ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
04/28/2026
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ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3686 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (9-10) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 12 1
St. Catharines Blue Jays (11-8) 0 0 3 0 9 0 0 0 X 12 12 1
Blue Jays Drop Jet Hawks, 12-5
St. Catharines designated hitter Julian Dixon played a vital role in his team's 12-5 conquest of Grand Rapids. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for St. Catharines. The win has St. Catharines at 11-8.

In the bottom of the third, Dixon had a 2-run home run for St. Catharines. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 3-1.

Dixon told the St. Catharines Bulletin: "Sometimes the big stage is not big enough for me."
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .288 0 10
R. Gruber LF 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .257 4 15
   b-M. Williams PH, LF, RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
C. Herd SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .359 3 12
   c-J. Gilbreath PH, 2B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .571 2 3
M. Hedger 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .328 3 13
   d-T. Mazoch PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 1
J. Zanghi DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .286 1 4
M. Ayres RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .180 1 4
   f-B. Agnew PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 2 9
G. Romo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 0 3
   a-S. Velazquez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-K. Aitcheson SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Matchette 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .297 1 1
Totals 36 5 12 4 4 10 23      
a - S. Velazquez pinch hit for G. Romo in the 7th
b - M. Williams pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 7th
c - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for C. Herd in the 7th
d - T. Mazoch pinch hit for M. Hedger in the 7th
e - K. Aitcheson substituted for S. Velazquez in the 7th
f - B. Agnew pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Matchette (2, 3rd Inning off B. Pfau, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gilbreath (2, 9th Inning off T. Kelly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cruz , R. Gruber 2 , M. Williams , C. Herd , J. Gilbreath 5 , M. Hedger , J. Zanghi , S. Velazquez , J. Matchette 3
2-out RBI: J. Gilbreath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herd , J. Zanghi , G. Gericke
GIDP: M. Williams , J. Zanghi , G. Gericke
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Herd (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Aitcheson-Gilbreath-Mazoch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell SS 2 3 1 1 3 0 1 .295 2 7
J. Kowalski CF 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 .301 1 10
   a-T. King PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
L. Blakesley 2B 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 .409 2 8
   b-M. Stemwedel PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1
J. Dixon DH 5 2 3 3 0 2 3 .280 1 9
J. Stopper 1B, 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .190 1 7
T. Moctezuma RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333 1 5
C. Burke LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .292 1 5
C. Fitch 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 0 2
B. Caroll C 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .125 0 0
Totals 36 12 12 11 7 12 22      
a - T. King pinch hit for J. Kowalski in the 7th
b - M. Stemwedel pinch hit for L. Blakesley in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Blakesley (1, 3rd Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Kowalski (5, 5th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dixon (1, 3rd Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Russell , J. Kowalski 2 , L. Blakesley 3 , J. Dixon 6 , J. Stopper , T. Moctezuma 2 , C. Burke , B. Caroll
2-out RBI: J. Russell , J. Kowalski , L. Blakesley , J. Dixon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dixon , B. Caroll
GIDP: J. Stopper
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Russell (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kowalski (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Stopper-Russell-Stopper, Russell-Stopper-Stemwedel, Stopper-Russell-Stemwedel)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Brown L (1-2) 4.0 6 7 7 3 8 1 87 4.88   
S. Nishiyama 0.2 3 5 0 2 1 0 27 0.00   
B. Wilson 3.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 42 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Brown 27
Batters Faced: C. Brown 21, S. Nishiyama 8, B. Wilson 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Brown 2-2, S. Nishiyama 0-1, B. Wilson 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Brown 87-54, S. Nishiyama 27-13, B. Wilson 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Nishiyama 2-2 , B. Wilson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pfau W (2-0) 6.0 7 4 3 2 7 0 91 3.21   
D. Berger 2.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 36 5.06   
T. Kelly 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pfau 49
Batters Faced: B. Pfau 26, D. Berger 10, T. Kelly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pfau 3-7, D. Berger 2-1, T. Kelly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pfau 91-60, D. Berger 36-18, T. Kelly 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Berger 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julian Dixon
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 6027
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