ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
07/02/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4020 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (44-33) 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 9 1
Cottage City Cannonballers (25-52) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 10 2
Cannonballers Lose at Home, 6-5
The Huntsville Rockets dealt the Cottage City Cannonballers a 6-5 loss at Cannonballers Ballpark. Jesus Belcher was the star on offense. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 times. Eric Mohr was the winner. He's now 3-6. The loser was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Israel Beristain. The save went to Brian Blanchette, his 3rd this season.

In the top of the third, Huntsville third baseman Mike Ellis had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Ellis stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 4-1, Huntsville. For the game, he was 1 for 3 with a walk, while adding 2 RBI.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Ellis.

The Rockets move to 44-33 with the win, while the Cannonballers drop to 25-52.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .290 8 32
J. Gamboa DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .184 1 2
J. Belcher 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .293 12 40
J. Bronson CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .266 5 22
J. Perez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 4 29
M. Ellis 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .289 5 20
N. Miller RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 1 9
J. Archie SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .260 2 9
R. Carrigan C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .275 4 16
   a-P. Shelton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 11
   b-J. Dunn C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 1 2
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 6 17      
a - P. Shelton pinch ran for R. Carrigan in the 9th
b - J. Dunn substituted for P. Shelton in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Archie (1, 4th Inning off S. Esquivel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bronson (5, 1st Inning off I. Beristain, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Carrigan (4, 6th Inning off B. Eilers, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Belcher (12, 7th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 6 , J. Bronson 5 , M. Ellis , J. Archie 3 , R. Carrigan 5
2-out RBI: J. Bronson , M. Ellis , R. Carrigan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gamboa , J. Bronson , J. Perez , N. Miller , R. Carrigan
Sac Bunt: N. Miller
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Torres (6) , J. Archie (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ellis (2)
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Gelabert at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .309 8 25
J. Miller CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .300 0 1
M. Alvarado 3B 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .269 3 19
R. Intrieri LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .287 2 14
M. Lopez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .435 1 4
A. Bross RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .230 7 30
J. Hubbard SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .263 1 3
V. Gelabert C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .267 9 31
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Mills (7, 1st Inning off E. Mohr, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Miller (2, 7th Inning off B. Kasatkin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mills 2 , J. Miller 3 , M. Alvarado 2 , R. Intrieri , M. Lopez , J. Hubbard , V. Gelabert , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Miller , M. Alvarado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hubbard
Sac Fly: M. Mills , M. Alvarado
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alvarado (2) , J. Hubbard (1)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Mohr W (3-6) 6.1 6 2 2 2 7 0 90 4.91   
B. Kasatkin 1.2 4 3 1 1 2 0 32 6.41   
B. Blanchette SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Mohr 58
Batters Faced: E. Mohr 27, B. Kasatkin 11, B. Blanchette 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mohr 4-8, B. Kasatkin 0-2, B. Blanchette 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Mohr 90-57, B. Kasatkin 32-17, B. Blanchette 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kasatkin 1-1
WP: E. Mohr
Hit Batsmen: B. Kasatkin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Beristain L (1-14) 2.2 4 4 2 1 0 1 37 5.71   
S. Esquivel 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 48 3.70   
B. Eilers 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 19 8.05   
D. Lee 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 4.50   
A. Alvarez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 7.33   
M. Johnson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 6.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Beristain 33
Batters Faced: I. Beristain 13, S. Esquivel 11, B. Eilers 4, D. Lee 4, A. Alvarez 3, M. Johnson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Beristain 3-5, S. Esquivel 2-3, B. Eilers 0-0, D. Lee 1-2, A. Alvarez 1-0, M. Johnson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Beristain 37-24, S. Esquivel 48-30, B. Eilers 19-11, D. Lee 15-9, A. Alvarez 13-6, M. Johnson 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Esquivel 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Belcher
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 2320
Special Notes: SP Israel Beristain was injured while pitching.
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