ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
06/30/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4018 - TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (43-32) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 12 2
Cottage City Cannonballers (24-51) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
Rockets Earn 7-4 Win Against Cannonballers
The performance of Jesus Belcher proved critical in helping Huntsville beat Cottage City, 7-4, in 10 innings. The Rockets shortstop was 3-5 with 2 home runs. Steve Gallagher, credited with the win in relief, is now 3-3. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. The win gives Huntsville a season record of 43-32.

Belcher had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a 1-0 slider from Alex Alvarez, he banged a solo home run to left-center, giving the Rockets a 5-4 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Belcher.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Rockets manager Alec Roller.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Shelton RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .241 1 11
J. Gamboa DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 1 2
J. Belcher 1B, SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .286 11 39
J. Bronson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .262 4 20
J. Perez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .271 4 29
M. Ellis 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .289 5 18
C. Hartfield CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .265 7 13
C. Larsen C 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 .286 0 2
C. Brown SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 4 19
   a-N. Springer PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 8 35
   b-B. Collins PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 7 25
Totals 40 7 12 7 4 11 13      
a - N. Springer pinch hit for C. Brown in the 7th
b - B. Collins pinch hit for N. Springer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bronson (7, 10th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Belcher 2 (11, 1st Inning off T. Iden, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hartfield (7, 9th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 9 , J. Bronson 3 , J. Perez , M. Ellis , C. Hartfield 5 , C. Larsen 2 , C. Brown
2-out RBI: J. Belcher , J. Perez , M. Ellis , C. Larsen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Shelton , J. Gamboa , M. Ellis , B. Collins
GIDP: J. Bronson
Sac Bunt: P. Shelton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Shelton (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ellis (1) , C. Larsen (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Intrieri LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .283 2 14
M. Alvarado 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3 17
   a-V. Salinas PR, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .091 0 0
J. Smith 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .212 4 13
J. Freas SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .238 6 20
K. Ranke CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .245 12 37
A. Bross RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .237 7 30
J. Hubbard 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .226 1 2
V. Gelabert C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267 9 30
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 0 0
   b-M. Mills DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 8 24
Totals 39 4 9 4 2 12 17      
a - V. Salinas pinch ran for M. Alvarado in the 1st
b - M. Mills inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smith 2 (6, 4th Inning off Y. Lusalah, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off N. Goto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Gelabert (1, 7th Inning off N. Goto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hubbard (1, 4th Inning off Y. Lusalah, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Intrieri , V. Salinas , J. Smith 4 , J. Freas , J. Hubbard 5 , V. Gelabert 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Hubbard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Freas , J. Hubbard 2
Sac Fly: R. Intrieri
Hit by Pitch: M. Alvarado
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ranke (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Mendoza (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Freas-Smith-Hubbard)
OF assists: 1 (Ranke(Ellis at 3rd base))
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Lusalah 5.1 5 3 3 1 6 1 84 3.38   
N. Goto 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 32 2.61   
A. Aguilar 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.60   
S. Gallagher W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.64   
B. Blanchette SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Lusalah 51
Batters Faced: Y. Lusalah 23, N. Goto 8, A. Aguilar 4, S. Gallagher 3, B. Blanchette 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Lusalah 6-4, N. Goto 0-3, A. Aguilar 2-0, S. Gallagher 0-1, B. Blanchette 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Lusalah 84-55, N. Goto 32-19, A. Aguilar 13-7, S. Gallagher 17-10, B. Blanchette 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Lusalah
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Iden 5.0 2 1 1 2 7 1 79 3.76   
D. Lee H (2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 39 4.00   
G. Mendoza H (1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 29 6.75   
A. Alvarez L (1-3), BS (1) 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 2 34 7.62   
S. Esquivel 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iden 64
Batters Faced: T. Iden 19, D. Lee 8, G. Mendoza 6, A. Alvarez 10, S. Esquivel 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iden 3-5, D. Lee 2-1, G. Mendoza 0-0, A. Alvarez 3-2, S. Esquivel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iden 79-46, D. Lee 39-24, G. Mendoza 29-18, A. Alvarez 34-19, S. Esquivel 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Esquivel 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Belcher
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 3247
Special Notes: 2B Mario Alvarado was injured being hit by a pitch.
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