ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
06/29/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 4002 - MONDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Rosa Desperados (30-44) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
St. Catharines Blue Jays (45-29) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 12 0
Blue Jays Score Late to Nip Desperados, 5-4
Though he had a terrific game, Mickey Michael could not prevent his team, the Santa Rosa Desperados, from absorbing a loss. St. Catharines won the game, 5-4. Michael was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The win belonged to Randy Nitchals in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Chris Erickson took the loss for Santa Rosa. St. Catharines is now 45-29, while Santa Rosa is 30-44.

The defining moment came in the bottom of the ninth for St. Catharines. That's when Lyle Blakesley hit a 2-run double off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Chris Erickson to win the game. The home crowd went wild.

Blakesley described the clubhouse as "kind of rowdy" after the game.
SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Riddle LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .319 2 3
M. Michael RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .317 9 26
C. Riddell 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .373 3 14
J. Krystofiak C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 2 7
Z. Neal DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .256 3 10
R. Silva 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 6 19
   c-T. Teixeira 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
N. Crawford CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 22
S. Lodi SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 14
   a-R. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 6 18
   b-E. Dallavilla SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 1 6
E. Fernandez 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 4 11
Totals 31 4 9 3 0 5 3      
a - R. Rodriguez pinch hit for S. Lodi in the 8th
b - E. Dallavilla substituted for R. Rodriguez in the 8th
c - T. Teixeira substituted for R. Silva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Riddle (2, 3rd Inning off R. Hadder, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Michael (10, 6th Inning off R. Hadder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Neal (3, 2nd Inning off R. Hadder, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Michael (9, 3rd Inning off R. Hadder, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Riddle 2 , M. Michael 7 , C. Riddell 3 , Z. Neal 4 , N. Crawford
GIDP: J. Krystofiak 2
Sac Bunt: S. Lodi
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Michael (8)
CS: M. Michael (3) , N. Crawford (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Michael (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .299 2 11
J. Kowalski LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .271 7 34
L. Blakesley DH 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .346 3 26
A. Lujan 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .185 1 5
N. Makar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .345 7 35
T. Modell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .318 6 20
   a-R. Rodrguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 12 32
   c-S. Anderson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Trevino 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .330 2 11
X. Brandon C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .571 3 4
   b-D. Reed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 2 10
   d-M. Stemwedel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
C. Burke CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 3 9
Totals 37 5 12 5 2 6 19      
a - R. Rodrguez pinch hit for T. Modell in the 8th
b - D. Reed pinch hit for X. Brandon in the 8th
c - S. Anderson substituted for R. Rodrguez in the 9th
d - M. Stemwedel substituted for D. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Thompson (10, 5th Inning off D. Golash, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Makar (15, 5th Inning off D. Golash, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Blakesley (12, 9th Inning off C. Erickson, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Trevino (1, 2nd Inning off D. Golash, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: X. Brandon (3, 2nd Inning off D. Golash, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Thompson 3 , J. Kowalski 2 , L. Blakesley 3 , A. Lujan , N. Makar 2 , B. Trevino 4 , X. Brandon 4 , C. Burke
2-out RBI: A. Lujan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Makar , T. Modell 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Makar-Trevino-Lujan, Lujan-Anderson-Lujan)
SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Golash 5.0 9 3 3 1 5 1 88 3.26   
E. Willis 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.31   
B. Blom 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.50   
C. Erickson L (2-3), BS (2) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 10 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Golash 41
Batters Faced: D. Golash 25, E. Willis 7, B. Blom 3, C. Erickson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Golash 5-5, E. Willis 2-3, B. Blom 1-2, C. Erickson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Golash 88-52, E. Willis 23-14, B. Blom 8-6, C. Erickson 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Willis 1-0
WP: D. Golash 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hadder 8.0 7 3 3 0 4 2 93 3.45   
R. Nitchals W (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hadder 60
Batters Faced: R. Hadder 28, R. Nitchals 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hadder 7-10, R. Nitchals 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hadder 93-65, R. Nitchals 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mickey Michael
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 7869
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