ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
05/04/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3732 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (17-12) 1 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 15 16 1
St. Catharines Blue Jays (12-17) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 2
Multi-HR Game for James in 15-5 Win
With Josh James leading the charge, the Huntsville Rockets defeated the St. Catharines Blue Jays, 15-5. James went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Rockets. The winner was Huntsville reliever Paul Dolezal, now 1-0. The loser was David Damian. The win for the Rockets raised their record to 17-12.

With Huntsville leading 4-3 in the top of the fourth, James hit a fastball from David Damian for a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Rockets ahead, 7-3.

"It felt good to put the barrel on the ball," said James.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Guzman CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .367 1 6
J. Wallick RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .326 3 13
   a-D. Boynton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   d-M. Boyce 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .438 0 2
J. James 3B 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 .314 3 11
   b-M. Guerra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 1
   e-L. Nielson LF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
J. Bailey LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .290 2 4
   c-B. Lopez PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .500 1 4
E. Sandoval C 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 .308 1 9
J. Lucia 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 .292 1 15
C. Sanders DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .338 1 6
G. Murphy SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .235 0 5
T. Carr 2B 4 2 1 3 0 0 4 .261 3 11
Totals 44 15 16 14 4 4 19      
a - D. Boynton pinch hit for J. Wallick in the 8th
b - M. Guerra pinch hit for J. James in the 8th
c - B. Lopez pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 8th
d - M. Boyce substituted for D. Boynton in the 8th
e - L. Nielson substituted for M. Guerra in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bailey (6, 4th Inning off J. Cohen, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Sanders (5, 5th Inning off J. Cohen, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Murphy (1, 9th Inning off C. Payton, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Boyce (2, 9th Inning off C. Payton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. James 2 (3, 3rd Inning off D. Damian, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Damian, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Guzman (1, 3rd Inning off D. Damian, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Carr (3, 7th Inning off C. Yarbrough, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Guzman 5 , J. Wallick , D. Boynton , M. Boyce 2 , J. James 8 , L. Nielson , J. Bailey 3 , B. Lopez , J. Lucia , C. Sanders 2 , G. Murphy 3 , T. Carr 4
2-out RBI: M. Boyce , J. James , J. Bailey , B. Lopez , T. Carr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Sandoval 3 , C. Sanders , T. Carr
Sac Bunt: K. Guzman
Hit by Pitch: T. Carr
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bailey (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. James (2)
Double Plays: 1 (James-Carr-Lucia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marsh 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .306 1 4
C. Bloodsaw C 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .284 3 14
N. Makar 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324 3 15
   a-R. Catchings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 2
   c-H. Nunez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Keys RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .393 10 29
M. Hutzel DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .429 0 2
S. Paiva 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-A. Villalobos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-T. Powell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
M. Judson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .500 1 2
D. Willis LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .235 1 3
E. Montes de Oca SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .362 2 12
Totals 38 5 12 5 2 10 17      
a - R. Catchings pinch hit for N. Makar in the 7th
b - A. Villalobos pinch hit for S. Paiva in the 7th
c - H. Nunez substituted for R. Catchings in the 8th
d - T. Powell substituted for A. Villalobos in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bloodsaw (3, 3rd Inning off D. Herbert, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Keys (10, 3rd Inning off D. Herbert, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Willis (1, 4th Inning off D. Herbert, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Judson (1, 8th Inning off P. Dolezal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bloodsaw 4 , N. Makar , H. Nunez , J. Keys 6 , M. Hutzel , M. Judson 4 , D. Willis 5 , E. Montes de Oca 2
2-out RBI: J. Keys , D. Willis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Villalobos , M. Judson , E. Montes de Oca
GIDP: J. Marsh
Sac Bunt: S. Paiva
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Paiva (1) , D. Willis (1)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Herbert 4.1 8 4 4 1 7 3 86 2.51   
P. Dolezal W (1-0) 4.0 4 1 1 1 3 1 63 4.72   
J. McCoart 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Herbert 37
Batters Faced: D. Herbert 23, P. Dolezal 16, J. McCoart 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Herbert 3-3, P. Dolezal 4-4, J. McCoart 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Herbert 86-59, P. Dolezal 63-40, J. McCoart 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Dolezal 3-0 , J. McCoart 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Damian L (1-2) 3.2 6 7 7 3 0 3 73 10.27   
J. Cohen 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 35 5.13   
C. Yarbrough 0.2 2 4 0 1 0 1 17 10.34   
C. Payton 2.1 6 4 1 0 1 0 44 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Damian 16
Batters Faced: D. Damian 21, J. Cohen 9, C. Yarbrough 6, C. Payton 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Damian 7-4, J. Cohen 3-1, C. Yarbrough 0-2, C. Payton 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Damian 73-42, J. Cohen 35-24, C. Yarbrough 17-9, C. Payton 44-28
WP: C. Yarbrough , C. Payton
Hit Batsmen: D. Damian
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh James
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 9170
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