ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
06/08/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 3907 - MONDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Rosa Desperados (24-33) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Huntsville Rockets (34-23) 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 5 9 0
Rockets Take Down Desperados, 5-4
The Huntsville Rockets overcame a pretty good performance by Santa Rosa right fielder Rafael Silva, beating the Desperados, 5-4, at Ballpark of Austin. Silva went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. The Rockets, at 34-23, sit in first place in the Northern A West Division.

Mike Ellis took Santa Rosa hurler Henry Drake deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 2-run home run put the Rockets on top, 5-4. In all, Ellis had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Santa Rosa manager Angel Cano said, following the tough loss.
SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Crawford CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 4 21
S. Stahley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 5 15
   b-T. Teixeira PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .353 1 3
M. Fitzgerald 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .485 4 6
C. Booker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 2 11
R. Silva RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .241 6 17
R. Rodriguez DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .327 2 10
P. Leon C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .375 1 5
S. Lodi SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 2 11
E. Fernandez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 2 7
   a-B. Rys PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 10
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 4 13      
a - B. Rys pinch hit for E. Fernandez in the 9th
b - T. Teixeira pinch hit for S. Stahley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Silva 2 (6, 2nd Inning off I. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off I. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Fitzgerald (4, 5th Inning off I. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Crawford 2 , S. Stahley , M. Fitzgerald 5 , R. Silva 8 , P. Leon , S. Lodi , E. Fernandez , B. Rys
2-out RBI: M. Fitzgerald , S. Lodi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Fitzgerald 3 , E. Fernandez
GIDP: C. Booker
Sac Bunt: N. Crawford , S. Stahley
Hit by Pitch: R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rodriguez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lodi-Stahley-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 7 27
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 7 34
J. Belcher 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .290 8 32
M. Ellis RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .296 4 13
   a-N. Miller RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 1 6
B. Collins DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232 6 21
J. Perez 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .187 1 9
M. Boyce CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .286 2 9
R. Carrigan C 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .360 2 5
C. Brown SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .195 3 17
Totals 30 5 9 5 2 9 8      
a - N. Miller substituted for M. Ellis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Belcher (15, 4th Inning off H. Drake, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Perez (3, 4th Inning off H. Drake, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Boyce (1, 3rd Inning off H. Drake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ellis (4, 6th Inning off H. Drake, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 4 , M. Ellis 5 , J. Perez 2 , M. Boyce 4 , C. Brown
2-out RBI: M. Boyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Brown
GIDP: B. Collins
Sac Bunt: J. Perez
Sac Fly: R. Carrigan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Belcher (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Brown-Belcher)
SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Drake L (2-3) 5.0 8 5 5 0 4 1 66 3.96   
E. Willis 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 3.14   
B. Blom 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.73   
C. Erickson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Drake 35
Batters Faced: H. Drake 22, E. Willis 5, B. Blom 4, C. Erickson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Drake 5-5, E. Willis 1-0, B. Blom 1-0, C. Erickson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Drake 66-48, E. Willis 25-13, B. Blom 14-10, C. Erickson 12-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Gonzalez W (5-0) 6.0 9 4 4 1 3 3 83 3.54   
S. Gallagher H (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.42   
L. Walley SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Gonzalez 40
Batters Faced: I. Gonzalez 27, S. Gallagher 7, L. Walley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Gonzalez 10-4, S. Gallagher 3-3, L. Walley 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Gonzalez 83-55, S. Gallagher 14-8, L. Walley 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gallagher 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Gallagher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Silva
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 8583
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