ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
06/04/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3888 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (32-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 3
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (33-20) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 0
Jet Hawks Capture Close Win
The Grand Rapids Jet Hawks eked out a 3-2 win versus the St. Catharines Blue Jays at Jet Hawks Ballpark. Nobody did more than pitcher Eunice Bamberg. He was terrific. With the win, the Jet Hawks have a record of 33-20.

Rick Gruber was the walk-off hero for Grand Rapids. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Jet Hawks left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Eunice's as tough as he is talented," said Grand Rapids manager Sadayuki Nishikawa.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 1 7
J. Kowalski LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .299 5 26
L. Blakesley 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .380 3 19
J. Dixon DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .300 1 13
N. Makar 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .389 4 21
   a-R. Rodrguez PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .304 10 25
   b-S. Gery 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 12 33
J. Argueta RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .351 6 18
T. Modell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 4 14
J. Stopper 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 3 18
M. Gutierrez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 4 20
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 4 9      
a - R. Rodrguez pinch hit for N. Makar in the 7th
b - S. Gery substituted for R. Rodrguez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodrguez (6, 7th Inning off E. Bamberg, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Blakesley , J. Dixon 3 , R. Rodrguez 2 , J. Stopper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Argueta , J. Stopper
GIDP: N. Makar , M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Thompson (2) , J. Kowalski (7) , T. Modell (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Modell-Blakesley-Stopper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .310 3 29
M. Ayres RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .256 9 23
R. Gruber LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .309 13 41
M. Hedger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .367 14 45
T. Renfro DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .299 7 20
R. Velez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 6 17
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .371 2 12
   a-J. Zanghi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 2 8
   b-J. Matchette SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 3 11
B. Agnew C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 1 9
   c-J. Gilbreath PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .450 2 5
G. Romo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .293 3 17
Totals 35 3 12 3 3 7 22      
a - J. Zanghi pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 8th
b - J. Matchette substituted for J. Zanghi in the 9th
c - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for B. Agnew in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gruber (13, 3rd Inning off T. Vigil, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cruz 2 , R. Gruber 6 , T. Renfro 2 , K. Aitcheson , B. Agnew 2 , J. Gilbreath , G. Romo
2-out RBI: R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ayres , J. Zanghi , G. Romo
GIDP: T. Renfro
Sac Bunt: G. Romo
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aitcheson-Romo-Hedger, Romo-Aitcheson-Hedger)
PB: B. Agnew 2
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vigil 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 89 6.65   
T. Kelly 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.80   
A. Mahoney L (0-2) 0.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 18 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vigil 55
Batters Faced: T. Vigil 25, T. Kelly 9, A. Mahoney 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vigil 7-3, T. Kelly 3-3, A. Mahoney 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vigil 89-57, T. Kelly 23-15, A. Mahoney 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bamberg 8.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 79 3.64   
E. Clickner W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bamberg 66
Batters Faced: E. Bamberg 29, E. Clickner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bamberg 13-5, E. Clickner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bamberg 79-51, E. Clickner 19-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eunice Bamberg
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 9583
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