ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
04/18/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 3619 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (5-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 0
Cottage City Cannonballers (4-6) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Cottage City Slaps 4-3 Loss on Huntsville
The Cottage City Cannonballers defeated the Huntsville Rockets, 4-3, in Northern A action at Cannonballers Ballpark. Cottage City pitcher Israel Beristain had a standout performance. The winner was Beristain. He threw 5.2 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Bohdan Kasatkin. The victory makes Cottage City 4-6.

Kyle Ranke contributed to the Cottage City win with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Huntsville manager Alec Roller.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bronson LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .314 1 6
D. Hidalgo 1B 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .417 1 4
N. Springer DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .194 2 5
C. Lirette 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 2 6
B. Sallee SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
N. Miller RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .083 0 1
J. Archie 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .375 0 0
   a-F. Leos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 3 9
M. Boyce CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
   b-V. Torres PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 1 2
C. Custer C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 2
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 7 18      
a - F. Leos pinch hit for J. Archie in the 9th
b - V. Torres pinch hit for M. Boyce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Archie 2 (2, 3rd Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Custer (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Sallee (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bronson 2 , N. Springer , C. Lirette , B. Sallee 2 , N. Miller , J. Archie 4 , C. Custer 2
2-out RBI: J. Bronson , D. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hidalgo , N. Springer 2 , C. Custer
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lirette-Archie-Hidalgo, Archie-Sallee-Hidalgo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .324 2 4
E. Dove 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 1 3
J. Freas SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .300 2 5
J. Johnson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 0 8
K. Ranke CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .314 3 9
A. Bross LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .263 0 4
J. Darden RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 1 4
V. Gelabert C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .156 1 2
J. Unknown DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
Totals 32 4 10 4 2 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Dove (4, 7th Inning off N. Goto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Freas (2, 3rd Inning off B. Kasatkin, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ranke (3, 3rd Inning off B. Kasatkin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Mills , E. Dove 3 , J. Freas 4 , K. Ranke 5 , J. Darden , V. Gelabert , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: M. Mills , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Dove , J. Johnson
GIDP: E. Dove , A. Bross
Team LOB: 6
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kasatkin L (0-1) 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 2 90 7.45   
N. Goto 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 32 1.29   
S. Gallagher 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kasatkin 37
Batters Faced: B. Kasatkin 23, N. Goto 7, S. Gallagher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kasatkin 5-6, N. Goto 1-0, S. Gallagher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kasatkin 90-52, N. Goto 32-20, S. Gallagher 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gallagher 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Beristain W (1-1) 5.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 62 4.34   
M. Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.52   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 3 3 3 1 0 47 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Beristain 67
Batters Faced: I. Beristain 20, M. Johnson 5, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Beristain 8-5, M. Johnson 2-0, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Beristain 62-45, M. Johnson 26-17, J. Unknown 47-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Israel Beristain
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 5370
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