ABA CLASS A
NEWARK FLYERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
04/11/2026
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ABA CLASS A
NEWARK FLYERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3593 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (2-1) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 1
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (1-2) 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 7 13 0
Down Goes Newark, 7-5
Though he had a terrific game, Matthew Bridges could not prevent his team, the Newark Flyers, from absorbing a loss. Grand Rapids won the game, 7-5. Bridges went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The winning pitcher was Eunice Bamberg. He tossed 106 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits. Newark is 2-1 after the loss.

Esteban Cruz aided the Grand Rapids cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the second. For the game, the center fielder was 2 for 3 with a double.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Cruz.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mora LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 0 0
J. Sears DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .444 0 0
O. Gatica 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
M. Bridges SS 5 1 4 2 0 1 3 .308 0 2
H. Perez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .100 0 1
   a-O. Ortiz PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 0 0
B. Reynolds 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .273 1 4
B. Folsy C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .600 0 2
J. Dawson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .300 0 2
E. Bertetto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .417 0 1
Totals 39 5 13 5 2 9 26      
a - O. Ortiz pinch hit for H. Perez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bridges (1, 1st Inning off E. Bamberg, 3 on, 0 outs) , B. Folsy (1, 6th Inning off E. Bamberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mora 2 , J. Sears 2 , O. Gatica 2 , M. Bridges 5 , B. Folsy 4
2-out RBI: B. Folsy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mora , H. Perez , B. Reynolds , J. Dawson
Sac Fly: B. Reynolds
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bridges (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bridges (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bridges-Dawson-Gatica)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .300 0 3
   c-M. Williams CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Gruber LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .400 1 3
   e-J. Matchette SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Herd SS, CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
M. Hedger 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1 3
   d-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Renfro DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 1 2
M. Ayres RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   a-B. Spross PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Zanghi RF, CF, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Gericke C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .222 0 0
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
G. Romo 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 7 2 6 16      
a - B. Spross pinch ran for M. Ayres in the 5th
b - J. Zanghi substituted for B. Spross in the 6th
c - M. Williams substituted for E. Cruz in the 7th
d - J. Duvall substituted for M. Hedger in the 9th
e - J. Matchette substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cruz (1, 1st Inning off J. Maddock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Renfro (1, 5th Inning off J. Maddock, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Gruber (1, 6th Inning off B. Cox, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Cruz 3 , R. Gruber 4 , C. Herd 2 , M. Hedger , T. Renfro 4 , M. Ayres , G. Gericke 2 , L. Gracia , G. Romo 2
2-out RBI: C. Herd , T. Renfro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Hedger 2 , T. Renfro , L. Gracia , G. Romo
GIDP: G. Gericke
Sac Bunt: E. Cruz
Sac Fly: R. Gruber
Hit by Pitch: C. Herd , M. Ayres
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Zanghi (1)
CS: C. Herd 2 (2)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maddock L (0-1) 4.2 9 5 5 0 3 1 81 9.64   
R. Huber 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
B. Cox 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 1 20 13.50   
S. Cripple 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 0.00   
M. Driskell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maddock 29
Batters Faced: J. Maddock 23, R. Huber 1, B. Cox 7, S. Cripple 5, M. Driskell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maddock 5-4, R. Huber 0-0, B. Cox 1-0, S. Cripple 2-1, M. Driskell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maddock 81-51, R. Huber 1-0, B. Cox 20-12, S. Cripple 19-9, M. Driskell 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cox 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Maddock , R. Huber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bamberg W (1-0) 5.0 8 4 4 2 5 0 106 7.20   
T. Hill H (1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 33 3.00   
B. Wilson H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
E. Clickner SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bamberg 38
Batters Faced: E. Bamberg 25, T. Hill 10, B. Wilson 3, E. Clickner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bamberg 2-8, T. Hill 2-1, B. Wilson 1-1, E. Clickner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bamberg 106-66, T. Hill 33-23, B. Wilson 9-7, E. Clickner 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Bridges
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 11668
Special Notes: Mike Ayres and Ryan Huber were ejected in the 5th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.CF Esteban Cruz was injured while throwing the ball.
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