ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS
07/01/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 4038 - MONDAY, JULY 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (47-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Santa Rosa Desperados (52-28) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 0
Huntsville Sunk by Santa Rosa, 1-0
Santa Rosa took on Huntsville in a contest which featured a pitchers' duel. Colin Andrus, in particular, was fantastic. The Santa Rosa right-hander helped his team snag the win, 1-0. The winning pitcher was Andrus, now 5-5. He tossed 5 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 6. Santa Rosa currently is in third place in the Northern A East Division at 52-28.

Cory Donaghy took Huntsville hurler Mike Bruce deep in the bottom of the fourth. His solo home run put the Desperados on top, 1-0. In all, Donaghy had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 4.

Andrus pitched well, despite being a bit under the weather. "To be honest, I was sick before the game," he said. "Just a stomach bug."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Raiff RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310 1 10
J. Wallick LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .310 8 35
N. Keller 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .292 12 44
D. Hidalgo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 0 0
O. Nunez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 1 12
V. Torres CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .264 6 22
I. Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .083 0 0
G. Murphy SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 1 22
T. Carr 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 4 25
Totals 30 0 5 0 3 9 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: N. Raiff , J. Wallick , N. Keller 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Raiff , V. Torres , G. Murphy
GIDP: D. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Torres (20)
CS: N. Keller (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Keller)
OF assists: 1 (Torres(Blaylock at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Scott RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 1 9
J. Napier LF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .356 5 33
J. Zerger 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .328 3 9
C. Donaghy DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .356 8 21
J. Blaylock 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .387 5 23
T. Cunningham SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .361 4 30
B. Groesbeck 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .354 5 31
V. Ontiveros CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 2 3
   a-J. Jones RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 11 43
P. Espanol C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1 5 2 16      
a - J. Jones substituted for V. Ontiveros in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Donaghy (8, 4th Inning off M. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Donaghy 6 , J. Blaylock , B. Groesbeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Scott , T. Cunningham 2
Sac Bunt: P. Espanol
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zerger-Cunningham-Blaylock)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bruce L (4-5) 5.0 2 1 1 4 2 1 86 4.48   
D. Orfila 3.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 50 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bruce 57
Batters Faced: M. Bruce 20, D. Orfila 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bruce 8-4, D. Orfila 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bruce 86-52, D. Orfila 50-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Andrus W (5-5) 5.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 82 6.53   
M. Schmidt H (3) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 33 6.34   
J. Reeher SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Andrus 65
Batters Faced: C. Andrus 19, M. Schmidt 11, J. Reeher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Andrus 5-3, M. Schmidt 3-2, J. Reeher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Andrus 82-48, M. Schmidt 33-24, J. Reeher 6-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colin Andrus
Ballpark: Keelhaulers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 8280
Thursday, October 23rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77