ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
04/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 3618 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (5-4) 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 12 17 1
Cottage City Cannonballers (3-6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2
Cannonballers Suffer 12-2 Drubbing
David Hidalgo powered the Huntsville Rockets to a win over the Cottage City Cannonballers. The final score was 12-2. The Huntsville first baseman was a force to be reckoned with. He banged out 4 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 3 doubles. The win moves Huntsville to a record of 5-4.

Huntsville used a well-timed hit by Casey Brown to capture the win. The shortstop socked a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Rockets ahead, 4-1. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

"We can't expect to win," said Cottage City manager , "with that kind of performance."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 5 2 3 0 0 2 3 .297 1 2
   e-A. Belk PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   f-N. Miller LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Leos RF, LF 5 3 2 3 1 0 3 .333 3 9
C. Lirette 3B 5 0 2 2 1 1 1 .306 2 6
D. Hidalgo 1B 5 2 4 3 0 0 2 .556 1 3
N. Springer DH 6 1 1 0 0 1 8 .192 2 5
J. Bronson CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 1 5
   a-M. Boyce PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
B. Sallee 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-C. Hartfield PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-G. Renton PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   d-J. Archie 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
A. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .167 0 0
C. Brown SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .200 0 2
Totals 46 12 17 12 4 7 32      
a - M. Boyce pinch hit for J. Bronson in the 7th
b - C. Hartfield pinch hit for B. Sallee in the 7th
c - G. Renton pinch hit for C. Hartfield in the 8th
d - J. Archie substituted for G. Renton in the 8th
e - A. Belk pinch hit for V. Torres in the 9th
f - N. Miller substituted for A. Belk in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hidalgo 3 (3, 1st Inning off S. Esquivel, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off S. Esquivel, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Brown (2, 4th Inning off S. Esquivel, 3 on, 1 out) , V. Torres (2, 8th Inning off S. Elliott, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Belk (1, 9th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Leos (3, 4th Inning off B. Eilers, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Hidalgo (1, 5th Inning off B. Eilers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Torres 4 , A. Belk 2 , F. Leos 5 , C. Lirette 2 , D. Hidalgo 10 , N. Springer , J. Bronson , B. Sallee , G. Renton , C. Brown 2
2-out RBI: F. Leos , G. Renton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Springer 2 , M. Boyce , A. Mejia , C. Brown
Hit by Pitch: D. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Torres 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lirette (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 3
E. Dove 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .389 1 3
J. Freas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 1 4
J. Johnson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 0 8
   c-T. Salazar PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
K. Ranke CF, LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290 2 8
   d-I. Encinias PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Bross LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 4
   a-R. Intrieri PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Darden RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 1 4
   b-N. Miller PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
V. Gelabert C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .138 1 2
J. Unknown DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 6 12      
a - R. Intrieri pinch hit for A. Bross in the 7th
b - N. Miller pinch hit for J. Darden in the 7th
c - T. Salazar pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
d - I. Encinias pinch hit for K. Ranke in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Ranke (2, 2nd Inning off I. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Miller (1, 7th Inning off I. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Mills , E. Dove , J. Freas , J. Johnson , K. Ranke 4 , N. Miller 4 , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Dove 2 , I. Encinias , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: M. Mills
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mills (1) , E. Dove (1)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Gonzalez W (2-0) 6.1 6 2 2 0 4 2 85 2.16   
D. Voeller 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 48 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Gonzalez 57
Batters Faced: I. Gonzalez 25, D. Voeller 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Gonzalez 7-8, D. Voeller 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Gonzalez 85-53, D. Voeller 48-33
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Esquivel L (1-1) 3.2 7 6 6 0 2 0 62 4.91   
B. Eilers 2.1 4 2 2 1 2 2 42 11.37   
S. Elliott 1.0 1 2 2 3 1 0 35 16.20   
A. Alvarez 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 30 9.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Esquivel 23
Batters Faced: S. Esquivel 19, B. Eilers 13, S. Elliott 7, A. Alvarez 8, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Esquivel 2-7, B. Eilers 3-2, S. Elliott 2-0, A. Alvarez 1-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Esquivel 62-42, B. Eilers 42-27, S. Elliott 35-19, A. Alvarez 30-19, J. Unknown 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Eilers 2-2 , A. Alvarez 3-2 , J. Unknown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Alvarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Hidalgo
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 5070
Special Notes: David Hidalgo ties the HUN regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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