ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
07/02/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4017 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (47-30) 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 13 18 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (36-41) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 1
Modell Powers Blue Jays Offense
Due in large part to second baseman Tom Modell, the St. Catharines Blue Jays sunk the Kansas City Dust Devils, 13-5. Modell went 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. The loss makes Kansas City 36-41.

Modell made an early impact for St. Catharines when he stroked his 8th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the top of the first, put the Blue Jays on top, 6-0.

"We hit the ball hard," said St. Catharines manager Freddy Coss. "Line drive after line drive."
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson CF 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 .310 2 11
   b-C. Burke PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293 3 9
J. Kowalski LF 5 1 3 1 1 0 4 .279 8 37
R. Rodrguez 1B 5 1 2 1 1 2 4 .298 12 33
L. Blakesley SS 6 1 3 3 0 0 4 .358 5 32
B. Stangle RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .260 1 8
N. Makar 3B 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 .341 7 35
T. Modell 2B 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 .333 8 25
D. Reed DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 2 10
M. Gutierrez C 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .266 6 34
   a-M. Stemwedel PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
Totals 42 13 18 13 7 5 20      
a - M. Stemwedel pinch hit for M. Gutierrez in the 9th
b - C. Burke pinch hit for M. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodrguez (9, 1st Inning off S. Gurrola, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Kowalski (19, 4th Inning off M. Stone, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Burke (4, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Modell 2 (8, 1st Inning off S. Gurrola, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Nathan, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Blakesley (5, 1st Inning off S. Gurrola, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Gutierrez (6, 5th Inning off M. Stone, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Thompson , C. Burke 2 , J. Kowalski 4 , R. Rodrguez 3 , L. Blakesley 6 , N. Makar , T. Modell 9 , D. Reed , M. Gutierrez 6
2-out RBI: L. Blakesley , T. Modell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Blakesley , B. Stangle
GIDP: J. Kowalski , R. Rodrguez , L. Blakesley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Stangle (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .302 8 33
D. Short LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .318 1 2
B. Farhi 3B, 2B 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 .376 10 39
T. Mardis DH 3 1 1 3 2 0 3 .267 14 42
M. Escobar RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .286 1 2
O. Lawson 1B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .222 0 2
D. Wilson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .240 5 21
R. Cooper 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .280 0 0
S. Mikami SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 0 5
   a-S. Thomas PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321 7 25
Totals 36 5 9 5 5 7 25      
a - S. Thomas pinch ran for S. Mikami in the 5th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Mardis (14, 9th Inning off C. Serrano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Short , B. Farhi 2 , T. Mardis 4 , O. Lawson , D. Wilson , R. Cooper , S. Mikami 2
2-out RBI: T. Mardis , D. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Short , T. Mardis , R. Cooper 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. Mikami (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Cooper-Mikami-Lawson, Lawson-Mikami-Lawson, Lawson-Farhi-Thomas)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Langan W (2-0) 6.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 98 3.93   
C. Serrano SV (1) 3.0 4 4 4 3 1 1 49 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Langan 62
Batters Faced: C. Langan 25, C. Serrano 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Langan 5-7, C. Serrano 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Langan 98-64, C. Serrano 49-30
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gurrola L (0-4) 0.1 4 6 5 2 1 2 29 15.19   
R. Gonzalez 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 38 3.86   
M. Stone 1.1 6 3 3 0 2 1 30 5.06   
B. Nathan 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 28 10.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 42 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gurrola 12
Batters Faced: S. Gurrola 8, R. Gonzalez 10, M. Stone 10, B. Nathan 9, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gurrola 0-0, R. Gonzalez 3-2, M. Stone 0-2, B. Nathan 2-2, J. Unknown 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gurrola 29-15, R. Gonzalez 38-24, M. Stone 30-21, B. Nathan 28-15, J. Unknown 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 1-0 , M. Stone 1-1 , B. Nathan 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Modell
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 4087
Special Notes: SS Shunsen Mikami was injured while running the bases.
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