ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
04/08/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 3604 - MONDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Huntsville Rockets (3-2) 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 4 3 17 23 0
Cottage City Cannonballers (0-5) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
Rockets Overwhelm Cannonballers, 17-6
The Huntsville Rockets beat the Cottage City Cannonballers, 17-6, at Cannonballers Ballpark. The win was due in part to designated hitter Chris Sanders, who went 4-5 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Huntsville reliever Eric Mohr picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Jim Unknown absorbed the loss. Cottage City drops to 0-5.

Huntsville used a clutch at-bat from John Lucia to capture the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Rockets ahead, 8-6. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Enjoyed this one," Lucia told the Huntsville Bulletin. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey LF 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 .250 1 1
   f-L. Nielson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   g-B. Bull LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Wallick RF 6 3 4 1 1 1 0 .318 0 2
J. James 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .529 0 1
   a-D. Boynton PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   c-O. Nunez 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Keller 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .429 2 5
   b-G. Murphy PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
R. Cashman SS 7 0 2 1 0 1 11 .286 1 4
J. Lucia 2B 5 2 1 3 1 1 6 .250 1 4
E. Sandoval C 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .333 1 3
   d-J. Jaramillo PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Sanders DH 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 .500 1 2
V. Torres CF 3 3 1 2 2 0 4 .294 2 6
   e-N. Odom PH, CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 50 17 23 16 9 6 35      
a - D. Boynton pinch hit for J. James in the 8th
b - G. Murphy pinch hit for N. Keller in the 8th
c - O. Nunez substituted for D. Boynton in the 8th
d - J. Jaramillo pinch hit for E. Sandoval in the 9th
e - N. Odom pinch hit for V. Torres in the 9th
f - L. Nielson pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th
g - B. Bull substituted for L. Nielson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Keller (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Wallick (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Sandoval (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lucia (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Torres (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Sanders (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bailey , L. Nielson , J. Wallick 6 , J. James 3 , D. Boynton , N. Keller 2 , G. Murphy , R. Cashman 2 , J. Lucia 4 , E. Sandoval 6 , C. Sanders 7 , V. Torres 4
2-out RBI: L. Nielson , G. Murphy , R. Cashman , J. Lucia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bailey , R. Cashman 3 , J. Lucia 2 , V. Torres
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Sanders (1)
CS: J. Lucia (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cashman-Lucia-James)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Wenzel CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .316 0 1
M. Gelardi 2B 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 .267 1 2
   a-T. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Watson 2B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Marshall 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .211 0 0
   c-R. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Shabazian C 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .273 0 3
F. Liu SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .312 2 4
   d-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Larsen RF, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .071 0 1
E. Goni LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 0 1
R. Hodge 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .533 1 1
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 35 6 9 6 6 7 19      
a - T. Ramos pinch hit for M. Gelardi in the 8th
b - W. Watson substituted for T. Ramos in the 9th
c - R. Martin pinch hit for R. Marshall in the 9th
d - J. Anderson pinch hit for F. Liu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shabazian (2, 4th Inning off M. Bruce, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Marshall (1, 4th Inning off M. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Wenzel , R. Marshall 3 , M. Shabazian 2 , F. Liu , R. Larsen , E. Goni , R. Hodge , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gelardi , F. Liu 2
GIDP: M. Gelardi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hodge (2)
PB: M. Shabazian
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bruce 3.0 8 6 6 3 4 0 76 18.00   
E. Mohr W (2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 52 0.00   
J. Lyles SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bruce 18
Batters Faced: M. Bruce 19, E. Mohr 13, J. Lyles 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bruce 3-1, E. Mohr 6-2, J. Lyles 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bruce 76-45, E. Mohr 52-28, J. Lyles 31-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mohr 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Vera 3.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 59 3.60   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 8 7 7 2 0 1 41 37.80   
J. Unknown BS (1) 1.2 6 6 6 3 3 3 50 32.40   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 4 4 3 2 0 55 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Vera 51
Batters Faced: S. Vera 16, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Vera 4-5, J. Unknown 4-1, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Vera 59-43, J. Unknown 41-20, J. Unknown 50-27, J. Unknown 55-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sanders
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 9356
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