ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
07/03/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4023 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (48-29) 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 13 2
Tampa Capitals (31-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1
Jet Hawks Top Capitals, 8-2, Behind Lavender
Capitals Ballpark was the site for Northern A action featuring the Tampa Capitals and Grand Rapids Jet Hawks.

Grand Rapids turned a fine outing from starter Matt Lavender into a victory over the Tampa Capitals at Capitals Ballpark. The final score was 8-2. The third-place Jet Hawks have won 6 in a row.

Lavender allowed no runs on 1 hit over 6.1 innings for the Jet Hawks. He walked 2 and struck out 6.

"I like our mindset right now," said Grand Rapids manager Sadayuki Nishikawa.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .234 4 23
C. Holy 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .282 3 44
B. Porter CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .341 13 53
   a-M. Williams PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
D. Lepp DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .333 16 53
C. Herd LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .373 17 54
J. Duvall 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286 1 10
M. Ayres RF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .288 14 50
J. Bresette C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .286 8 32
C. Grant 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .383 3 10
Totals 36 8 13 7 4 3 19      
a - M. Williams pinch hit for B. Porter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Herd 2 (16, 2nd Inning off N. Billesbach, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Porter (14, 3rd Inning off N. Billesbach, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Holy (13, 7th Inning off J. Teske, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 2 , C. Holy 3 , B. Porter 2 , D. Lepp , C. Herd 4 , J. Duvall , M. Ayres , J. Bresette , C. Grant 2
2-out RBI: C. Holy , C. Grant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , D. Lepp , M. Ayres 2
GIDP: C. Holy
Sac Bunt: C. Holy
Sac Fly: C. Herd
Hit by Pitch: M. Robertson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Lepp (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ayres 2 (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .253 8 32
   a-Z. Macurdy PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 1 6
C. Reyes LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 3 10
   b-T. Trujillo PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
R. Ramirez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 1 11
   c-A. Burns PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Beall 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 16 40
   d-P. Deignan PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 0 3
   e-E. Schultz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 2 6
C. Malay DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .297 7 9
K. Tyndall SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .330 3 16
C. Shamblen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .212 1 12
A. Rogalsky 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .289 5 22
R. Arceri C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .225 3 10
Totals 32 2 5 2 4 9 8      
a - Z. Macurdy pinch hit for T. Burton in the 8th
b - T. Trujillo pinch hit for C. Reyes in the 8th
c - A. Burns pinch hit for R. Ramirez in the 8th
d - P. Deignan pinch hit for R. Beall in the 8th
e - E. Schultz substituted for P. Deignan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Z. Macurdy , A. Burns , P. Deignan , K. Tyndall , R. Arceri
2-out RBI: P. Deignan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Reyes , C. Malay , A. Rogalsky
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Billesbach (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tyndall-Burton-Beall)
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez(Duvall at 2nd base))
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (5-3) 6.1 1 0 0 2 6 0 75 3.99   
D. Koontz 2.2 4 2 0 2 3 0 55 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 75
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 22, D. Koontz 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 7-6, D. Koontz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 75-45, D. Koontz 55-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Billesbach L (1-5) 6.0 5 5 3 3 3 0 104 5.95   
J. Teske 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 28 3.78   
J. Unknown 1.1 5 2 2 0 0 0 25 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Billesbach 46
Batters Faced: N. Billesbach 26, J. Teske 8, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Billesbach 7-7, J. Teske 1-3, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Billesbach 104-62, J. Teske 28-13, J. Unknown 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Teske 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: N. Billesbach
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lavender
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 3723
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