ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
06/23/2026
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ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 3969 - TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (39-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 2
Tampa Capitals (36-32) 0 0 3 5 0 1 1 0 X 10 16 0
Capitals 2B Sheffield 4-for-4 in Win
Steve Sheffield was instrumental in his team's 10-4 triumph over the Huntsville Rockets. The second baseman went 4 for 4 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Tampa Capitals. Andy Espindola, the winning pitcher, is now 7-4. He went 6.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, while fanning 8 and walking 4. With the victory, the Capitals record stands at 36-32.

The Capitals got an important contribution from right fielder Manny Cordon, who in the bottom of the third hit a 2-1 slider to right-center for a run-scoring double. It was his 5th double of the season and put the Capitals ahead, 2-0.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Sheffield told the Tampa Observer.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 8 29
N. Springer DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 8 31
J. Belcher 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .281 8 35
J. Bronson CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 3 17
   a-C. Hartfield PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254 6 12
   e-C. Larsen 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
P. Shelton RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 1 8
   b-G. Renton PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Perez 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236 3 22
   c-M. Ellis PH, 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291 5 17
J. Archie 2B, SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .280 2 6
R. Carrigan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286 2 12
C. Brown SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 3 18
   d-N. Miller PH, RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .284 1 8
Totals 31 4 7 3 4 9 9      
a - C. Hartfield pinch hit for J. Bronson in the 7th
b - G. Renton pinch hit for P. Shelton in the 7th
c - M. Ellis pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
d - N. Miller pinch hit for C. Brown in the 7th
e - C. Larsen substituted for C. Hartfield in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ellis (2, 7th Inning off A. Espindola, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Torres , J. Belcher , C. Hartfield , G. Renton , M. Ellis 2 , J. Archie , C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Springer , R. Carrigan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Perez (10)
CS: V. Torres (5) , J. Belcher (2) , C. Brown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Larsen (1) , N. Miller (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Archie-Brown-Belcher, Belcher-Carrigan-Belcher)
OF assists: 1 (Bronson(Rogalsky at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Went 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .464 5 20
A. Howard CF 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .332 5 25
C. Reyes LF 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 .310 4 27
S. Sheffield 2B 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 .636 1 4
M. Cordon RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .318 4 15
A. Rogalsky 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .309 6 32
T. Burton SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .242 4 20
M. Hinkel DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
D. Callison C 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .269 6 35
Totals 38 10 16 10 5 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cordon (5, 3rd Inning off O. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Sheffield (1, 4th Inning off B. Kasatkin, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Howard (5, 4th Inning off O. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Rogalsky (6, 4th Inning off B. Kasatkin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Went 2 , A. Howard 5 , S. Sheffield 7 , M. Cordon 3 , A. Rogalsky 7 , D. Callison 2
2-out RBI: A. Went , S. Sheffield , M. Cordon , A. Rogalsky 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Howard , M. Cordon , M. Hinkel
GIDP: A. Went , T. Burton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hinkel (1)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Gonzalez L (3-4) 3.1 7 5 5 3 3 1 58 3.31   
B. Kasatkin 2.2 5 4 4 2 2 2 39 6.79   
I. Gonzalez 1.1 4 1 0 0 4 0 36 3.51   
N. Goto 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Gonzalez 24
Batters Faced: O. Gonzalez 20, B. Kasatkin 13, I. Gonzalez 9, N. Goto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Gonzalez 4-3, B. Kasatkin 4-0, I. Gonzalez 0-0, N. Goto 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Gonzalez 58-38, B. Kasatkin 39-26, I. Gonzalez 36-25, N. Goto 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goto 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Espindola W (7-4) 6.1 7 4 4 4 8 0 114 3.28   
J. Unknown 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Espindola 47
Batters Faced: A. Espindola 27, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Espindola 4-4, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Espindola 114-74, J. Unknown 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Sheffield
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 4563
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