ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
05/26/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3850 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (25-20) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (27-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Capitals Win at Grand Rapids, 2-0
Tampa Capitals starter Jonathan Gutierrez turned in a top-notch performance against the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks at Jet Hawks Ballpark. The result was a win for the Capitals, 2-0. The winner was Gutierrez. He threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Chris Soto. The third-place Capitals lifted their record to 25-20.

Tampa won the game in part because of Chris Shamblen. The right fielder ripped a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Capitals ahead, 2-0. For the game, Shamblen had 1 double and 1 home run in 3 at-bats.

Tampa manager Matt Kaczmarczyk commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 3 18
A. Howard RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 1 15
   a-C. Shamblen PR, RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .340 1 9
C. Reyes DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .343 2 16
J. Perez CF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .212 8 26
R. Mann 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .265 7 28
   b-C. Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 3 27
A. Flores 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188 0 1
D. Rocha LF, CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .417 0 0
A. Lopez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 0 4
D. Callison C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .233 2 17
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 9 15      
a - C. Shamblen pinch ran for A. Howard in the 1st
b - C. Jones substituted for R. Mann in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Howard (12, 1st Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Shamblen (4, 3rd Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Shamblen (1, 5th Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Howard 2 , C. Shamblen 6 , J. Perez , R. Mann 2 , A. Flores , D. Rocha 2
2-out RBI: J. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Burton , R. Mann , A. Flores
Sac Bunt: A. Lopez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Rocha (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez)
OF assists: 1 (Shamblen(Velez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .287 1 21
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .234 7 20
R. Gruber LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 9 27
M. Hedger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .386 13 41
T. Renfro DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .283 6 16
R. Velez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .310 5 15
G. Gericke C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 6 26
   a-J. Gilbreath PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 2 5
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .403 2 12
   b-C. Herd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .355 4 19
G. Romo 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .283 2 16
Totals 31 0 6 0 3 6 19      
a - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 9th
b - C. Herd pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Cruz , R. Gruber , T. Renfro , R. Velez , G. Romo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ayres 2 , G. Romo
Hit by Pitch: T. Renfro , J. Gilbreath
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Gericke (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Cruz (4) , M. Ayres (1)
OF assists: 1 (Ayres(Mann at 3rd base))
PB: G. Gericke
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gutierrez W (2-3) 7.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 106 6.75   
K. Flay H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.16   
J. Lilley SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gutierrez 70
Batters Faced: J. Gutierrez 27, K. Flay 3, J. Lilley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gutierrez 4-10, K. Flay 1-1, J. Lilley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gutierrez 106-66, K. Flay 8-3, J. Lilley 27-11
Hit Batsmen: J. Lilley 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto L (4-4) 5.0 7 2 2 2 6 1 90 4.40   
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.20   
E. Clickner 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 35 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 49
Batters Faced: C. Soto 24, B. Wilson 3, E. Clickner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 5-4, B. Wilson 0-1, E. Clickner 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 90-59, B. Wilson 16-7, E. Clickner 35-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Gutierrez
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 10471
Special Notes: RF Andre Howard was injured while running the bases.
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