ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
09/20/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 10875 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Huntsville Rockets 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 5 7 0
League Championship Series Game 1 Goes to Huntsville, Thanks to Hartfield
The Huntsville Rockets started the League Championship Series in style, downing the visiting Grand Rapids Jet Hawks at Ballpark of Austin by a score of 5-2 to grab an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Rockets first baseman Chris Hartfield was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Hartfield delivered big-time for Huntsville, stroking a dramatic 3-run home run off Eddie Clickner. The game-changing hit put the Rockets on top, 5-2.

Said losing manager Sadayuki Nishikawa: "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Ballpark of Austin in Huntsville.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 .409 2 7
C. Holy 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .250 0 2
B. Porter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .208 1 4
D. Lepp DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .346 1 5
C. Herd LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .167 1 4
M. Ayres RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304 2 2
   a-J. Rogers PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-J. Kipfer RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 0 0
J. Bresette C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 1 2
L. Gracia 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 0 1
Totals 31 2 8 2 4 12 18      
a - J. Rogers pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 8th
b - J. Kipfer substituted for J. Rogers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ayres (3, 4th Inning off M. Harkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Gracia (1, 5th Inning off M. Harkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Robertson (2, 3rd Inning off M. Harkins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 5 , M. Ayres 3 , J. Rogers , J. Bresette 2 , L. Gracia 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Porter , D. Lepp , E. Cruz , J. Bresette
GIDP: E. Cruz
Sac Bunt: M. Ayres , L. Gracia 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Holy , J. Bresette
Double Plays: 2 (Robertson-Holy-Porter, Gracia-Holy-Porter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 0 0
B. Collins DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .375 0 1
R. Lewis LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .267 1 2
   c-J. Ramos PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .533 0 3
   d-B. Bull LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hartfield CF, 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .750 1 3
E. Sandoval C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 1 3
J. Lucia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 0
   e-M. Boyce CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Cantimori RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294 0 0
V. Murillo 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 3
D. Boynton SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .462 0 3
   a-N. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Ellis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
Totals 30 5 7 4 3 7 8      
a - N. Miller pinch hit for D. Boynton in the 7th
b - M. Ellis substituted for N. Miller in the 8th
c - J. Ramos pinch hit for R. Lewis in the 8th
d - B. Bull substituted for J. Ramos in the 9th
e - M. Boyce substituted for J. Lucia in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: V. Murillo (1, 5th Inning off E. Bamberg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hartfield (1, 8th Inning off E. Clickner, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Collins 2 , J. Ramos , C. Hartfield 6 , V. Murillo 3
2-out RBI: V. Murillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lirette , J. Lucia , D. Boynton
GIDP: C. Hartfield , E. Sandoval
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Cantimori (1) , D. Boynton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boynton-Murillo-Lucia)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bamberg L (0-2) 7.1 5 3 2 3 6 0 102 2.57   
E. Clickner 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bamberg 61
Batters Faced: E. Bamberg 29, E. Clickner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bamberg 9-5, E. Clickner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bamberg 102-61, E. Clickner 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Clickner 1-1
WP: E. Bamberg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harkins 4.1 4 2 2 3 7 1 78 1.64   
E. Mohr 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 0.00   
T. Surber W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
L. Walley SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harkins 51
Batters Faced: M. Harkins 20, E. Mohr 10, T. Surber 4, L. Walley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harkins 4-2, E. Mohr 3-1, T. Surber 0-1, L. Walley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harkins 78-47, E. Mohr 42-27, T. Surber 11-8, L. Walley 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mohr 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hartfield
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 20100
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