ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
06/23/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 3971 - MONDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (39-28) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (30-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Jet Hawks Pick Up 3-0 Win Over Kansas City
The Kansas City Dust Devils went down to defeat to Matt Lavender and his Grand Rapids teammates. The final score was 3-0, in favor of the Jet Hawks. The winning pitcher was Lavender, now 3-3. He tossed 5 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. After today's action, Grand Rapids sits at 39-28; Kansas City slips to 30-37.

Caleb Herd, who is tied for 7th in the N-A with a 1.000 OPS, had a direct impact on the outcome. Herd contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put Grand Rapids up, 2-0.

"Felt great, felt really good," said Lavender.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 4 22
C. Holy 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .263 2 35
D. Lepp DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .330 14 45
C. Herd LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .353 14 43
C. Grant 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .405 2 5
M. Ayres RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 13 47
J. Duvall 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .299 1 9
E. Cruz CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .343 0 2
J. Bresette C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .255 6 28
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Cruz (1, 3rd Inning off J. Russak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Grant (2, 9th Inning off G. Lawrence, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lepp , C. Herd , C. Grant 6 , E. Cruz 2 , J. Bresette
2-out RBI: C. Herd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Grant , J. Duvall
GIDP: M. Ayres
Sac Bunt: M. Robertson 2 , M. Ayres
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Duvall-Holy-Grant)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 6 34
J. Diaz RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306 1 22
   a-M. Woolwine PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 6 34
B. Zerhusen DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .203 7 23
T. Mardis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .316 11 47
J. Weiser 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .268 14 41
M. Griffin CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .274 4 28
M. Unger C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .190 3 17
   b-I. Giddins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 0 3
M. Campbell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 3
J. Randel SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 0 8
Totals 31 0 5 0 3 9 20      
a - M. Woolwine pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 8th
b - I. Giddins pinch hit for M. Unger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Randel (5, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Thompson (18, 8th Inning off E. Clickner, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Weiser (15, 9th Inning off D. Koontz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Thompson 2 , J. Diaz , J. Weiser 2 , J. Randel 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Thompson , T. Mardis , M. Campbell
GIDP: V. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: M. Campbell
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Weiser-Randel-Mardis)
OF assists: 1 (Diaz(Bresette at home))
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (3-3) 5.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 88 5.00   
C. Soto H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 31 2.81   
E. Clickner H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.32   
D. Koontz SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 65
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 19, C. Soto 7, E. Clickner 5, D. Koontz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 3-7, C. Soto 3-1, E. Clickner 0-1, D. Koontz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 88-54, C. Soto 31-17, E. Clickner 18-12, D. Koontz 11-7
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russak L (1-6) 6.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 86 4.85   
G. Lawrence 2.1 1 1 1 1 5 1 45 5.87   
D. Romero 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russak 56
Batters Faced: J. Russak 25, G. Lawrence 9, D. Romero 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russak 10-4, G. Lawrence 1-1, D. Romero 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russak 86-56, G. Lawrence 45-33, D. Romero 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Romero 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lavender
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 4060
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