ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
06/25/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3988 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (47-22) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (41-28) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 14 0
Jet Hawks Deal Huntsville 4-2 Defeat
Grand Rapids beat Huntsville on the strength of starting pitcher Ben Wiggins's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. James Straughn was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 10 save opportunities. The defeat makes Huntsville 47-22.

Grand Rapids left fielder Caleb Herd contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the second. With two down, he hit a sinker to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 88th hit of the season and put the Jet Hawks ahead, 4-0.

Said losing manager Alec Roller: "Give the Jet Hawks credit. They played a better game than we did."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Odom CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 3 18
J. Belcher 1B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
C. Lirette 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 1 3
M. Ellis DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .246 4 20
E. Sandoval C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 9 36
C. Sanders 2B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .239 4 10
B. Bull LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 0 5
J. Wallick RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .350 7 21
D. Boynton SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 7 21
   a-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 13 35
   b-M. Boyce SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
Totals 27 2 4 2 6 4 14      
a - R. Lewis pinch hit for D. Boynton in the 7th
b - M. Boyce substituted for R. Lewis in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Lirette (1, 8th Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lirette 5 , B. Bull , J. Wallick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Belcher 2 , B. Bull
GIDP: M. Ellis , E. Sandoval
Sac Fly: J. Wallick
Hit by Pitch: D. Boynton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lirette (2) , C. Sanders (5)
CS: C. Sanders (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .227 4 23
C. Holy 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .270 2 36
D. Lepp DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .331 14 45
C. Herd LF 5 0 4 2 0 0 1 .365 14 47
J. Kipfer 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .357 7 30
   a-B. Porter 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 13 49
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296 14 49
E. Cruz CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .359 0 2
J. Bresette C 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .269 6 28
L. Gracia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .117 2 11
Totals 38 4 14 4 2 8 21      
a - B. Porter substituted for J. Kipfer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kipfer (5, 1st Inning off D. Orfila, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Cruz 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Orfila, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off E. Mohr, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bresette (8, 5th Inning off D. Orfila, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Holy 2 , D. Lepp , C. Herd 4 , J. Kipfer 2 , E. Cruz 4 , J. Bresette 4 , L. Gracia
2-out RBI: C. Herd , J. Kipfer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Robertson 2 , J. Kipfer 3 , M. Ayres , L. Gracia
Hit by Pitch: C. Holy
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Holy-Robertson-Kipfer, Gracia-Holy-Kipfer)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Orfila L (4-2) 5.0 10 4 4 1 4 0 88 3.02   
E. Mohr 3.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 53 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Orfila 34
Batters Faced: D. Orfila 27, E. Mohr 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Orfila 5-6, E. Mohr 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Orfila 88-58, E. Mohr 53-36
Hit Batsmen: D. Orfila
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wiggins W (5-3) 5.1 3 1 1 5 4 0 89 2.27   
C. Soto H (2) 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 21 2.86   
J. Straughn SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wiggins 57
Batters Faced: B. Wiggins 22, C. Soto 10, J. Straughn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wiggins 3-6, C. Soto 3-5, J. Straughn 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wiggins 89-44, C. Soto 21-14, J. Straughn 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Soto 1-0
WP: B. Wiggins
Hit Batsmen: B. Wiggins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Wiggins
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 7412
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