ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS
06/26/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 3987 - FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (37-34) 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 11 17 1
Santa Rosa Desperados (30-41) 2 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 2
Santa Rosa Edges Capitals, 12-11, Riddell Clutch
The Santa Rosa Desperados managed to get by the Tampa Capitals, 12-11, at Keelhaulers Ballpark. Santa Rosa second baseman Craig Riddell set himself apart with his performance. The loss makes Tampa 37-34.

Zack Neal had a big grand slam home run for the Desperados in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Santa Rosa leading 3-1 and the bases loaded, he got a cutter from Aaron Kent and swatted a home run to right-center. It was his 2nd home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Desperados ahead, 7-1.

"To get where we want to as a team, we all have to do things out of our comfort zone," Neal told the Santa Rosa Herald.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Reyes LF 6 2 3 1 0 1 0 .308 4 28
A. Howard CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .325 5 26
   a-M. Mellberg PR, CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .261 0 2
A. Went 1B 6 1 3 2 0 1 3 .451 5 22
M. Cordon RF 4 3 2 0 2 1 4 .333 4 15
S. Sheffield 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .391 1 5
R. Mann DH 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .283 9 39
A. Rogalsky 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .298 6 35
B. McMahon SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .265 4 20
S. Hayes C 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .222 0 0
Totals 44 11 17 11 4 10 25      
a - M. Mellberg pinch ran for A. Howard in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cordon (6, 2nd Inning off G. Amos, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Mann 2 (8, 2nd Inning off G. Amos, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off E. Hansen, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Howard (16, 5th Inning off G. Amos, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Rogalsky (11, 5th Inning off S. Khu, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Reyes (12, 5th Inning off S. Khu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Reyes 4 , A. Howard 2 , M. Mellberg 2 , A. Went 3 , M. Cordon 3 , S. Sheffield , R. Mann 5 , A. Rogalsky 2 , B. McMahon
2-out RBI: C. Reyes , M. Mellberg , A. Went
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Cordon 2 , S. Sheffield , B. McMahon 2
Sac Fly: A. Rogalsky
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cordon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McMahon-Sheffield-Went)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Riddle LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .324 2 3
R. Rodriguez RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .355 6 18
C. Riddell 2B 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .347 3 13
Z. Neal DH 3 1 1 5 1 0 4 .256 2 9
R. Silva 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .225 6 19
   a-T. Teixeira 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
N. Crawford CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .265 4 22
S. Lodi SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .240 3 13
P. Leon C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .425 2 9
E. Fernandez 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .218 4 11
Totals 32 12 12 11 7 5 16      
a - T. Teixeira substituted for R. Silva in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Riddell (3, 3rd Inning off A. Kent, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Neal (2, 4th Inning off A. Kent, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Riddell 7 , Z. Neal 4 , R. Silva 3 , P. Leon 2 , E. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: C. Riddell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodriguez , Z. Neal , S. Lodi , P. Leon
GIDP: Z. Neal
Sac Bunt: N. Riddle , R. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: Z. Neal
Hit by Pitch: R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Riddle (1) , E. Fernandez (3)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kent L (4-6) 3.1 8 8 8 4 0 2 65 4.00   
K. Flay 0.1 3 4 4 3 1 0 29 5.74   
D. Robertson 4.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kent 6
Batters Faced: A. Kent 23, K. Flay 7, D. Robertson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kent 3-7, K. Flay 0-0, D. Robertson 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kent 65-37, K. Flay 29-16, D. Robertson 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Flay 1-1 , D. Robertson 2-0
WP: A. Kent
Hit Batsmen: A. Kent
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Amos 4.1 7 6 5 4 5 0 94 4.10   
S. Khu 0.2 4 3 0 0 2 0 24 2.21   
S. Shewmaker W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
E. Hansen H (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 1.27   
C. Erickson SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Amos 28
Batters Faced: G. Amos 24, S. Khu 7, S. Shewmaker 7, E. Hansen 6, C. Erickson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Amos 4-4, S. Khu 0-0, S. Shewmaker 3-1, E. Hansen 1-2, C. Erickson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Amos 94-53, S. Khu 24-16, S. Shewmaker 19-14, E. Hansen 17-11, C. Erickson 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Khu 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Craig Riddell
Ballpark: Keelhaulers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 7758
Special Notes: RF Andre Howard was injured while running the bases.
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