ABA CLASS A
DELTAVILLE DELTAS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
04/23/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
DELTAVILLE DELTAS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3642 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Deltaville Deltas (9-5) 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 11 8 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (10-4) 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 13 1
Dent hits 2 home runs in Deltas Win
Thanks in large part to center fielder Bill Dent, the Deltaville Deltas beat the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks, 11-7. Dent was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Jim Unknown picked up the save for Deltaville, his 1st of the year. The victory makes Deltaville 9-5.

David Byerly came through with a big-time hit for Deltaville. The catcher smacked a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 8-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Whenever I help the team," said Dent, "it sort of justifies my place on the roster."
DELTAVILLE BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Axelson 2B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 1 9
J. Avenell DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500 5 7
M. Echavarria 1B 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 .400 7 13
T. Stroupe RF, 2B 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .261 1 5
R. Davis LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .245 1 3
B. Dent CF 3 2 2 4 2 0 3 .282 6 15
D. Byerly C 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .237 2 9
B. Lewis 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 1 6
W. Myers SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 4
   a-C. Bates PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 0 1
   b-C. Curran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-R. Patton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 11 8 11 7 5 18      
a - C. Bates pinch hit for W. Myers in the 6th
b - C. Curran pinch hit for C. Bates in the 8th
c - R. Patton substituted for C. Curran in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Echavarria 2 (7, 1st Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Torres, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Avenell (5, 1st Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Dent 2 (6, 2nd Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Byerly (2, 7th Inning off T. Hill, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Avenell 4 , M. Echavarria 9 , R. Davis , B. Dent 8 , D. Byerly 4
2-out RBI: M. Echavarria , D. Byerly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Axelson , R. Davis , W. Myers
Sac Bunt: D. Byerly 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Davis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Axelson-Stroupe-Echavarria)
OF assists: 2 (Dent(Sadler at 3rd base), Dent(Lepp at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Holy 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .327 0 7
J. Sadler LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .300 3 9
D. Lepp CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .346 3 15
B. Porter 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .390 2 19
C. Herd 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .351 4 11
M. Coker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .326 4 13
J. Kipfer DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .325 3 11
M. Ayres SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .380 3 9
J. Bresette C 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .205 1 3
Totals 37 7 13 7 4 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Herd (4, 1st Inning off B. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Lepp (4, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kipfer (3, 2nd Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Herd (4, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sadler (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Holy , J. Sadler 5 , D. Lepp 4 , B. Porter , C. Herd 6 , M. Coker , J. Kipfer 5 , M. Ayres
2-out RBI: C. Herd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lepp , M. Coker , J. Kipfer
GIDP: C. Holy
Hit by Pitch: M. Coker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Torres (1)
DELTAVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 3.1 7 5 5 0 3 1 54 11.85   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.2 3 1 1 4 1 1 63 2.45   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 27
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 16, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 3-3, J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 54-34, J. Unknown 63-34, J. Unknown 16-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Straughn 3.1 4 3 3 2 2 3 59 3.94   
C. Torres 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 51 7.98   
T. Hill L (1-1), BS (2) 1.1 1 4 4 2 1 1 28 4.72   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 43 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Straughn 38
Batters Faced: J. Straughn 16, C. Torres 10, T. Hill 8, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Straughn 5-3, C. Torres 1-5, T. Hill 0-3, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Straughn 59-33, C. Torres 51-32, T. Hill 28-14, J. Unknown 43-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Torres 1-0 , T. Hill 3-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Hill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Dent
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (38 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 10051
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