ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
07/04/2026
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ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4048 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (48-30) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 11 0
Tampa Capitals (40-38) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
Capitals Sneak Past Jet Hawks, 5-4
The Tampa Capitals battled the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks into extra innings before the outcome was decided. The Capitals won it, finally, 5-4, in 10 innings. In the game, Tampa second baseman Steve Sheffield was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The win elevated the Capitals to 40-38.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the tenth for Tampa. That's when 22-year old right fielder Manny Cordon hit a solo home run off Eddie Clickner to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Sheffield said.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 .314 3 35
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 12 43
   e-J. Zanghi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 4 12
   f-M. Martin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-M. Williams PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 4
R. Gruber LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .304 18 55
M. Hedger 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .368 20 71
T. Renfro DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 .296 12 32
C. Herd 2B, SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .347 7 32
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .298 11 38
   g-K. Marin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 1 2
   i-B. Agnew C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 9
K. Aitcheson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 3 19
   a-J. Gilbreath PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 3 9
   c-R. Velez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 7 20
J. Matchette 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317 3 14
   b-B. Spross PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 4 18
   d-G. Romo SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 4 24
Totals 35 4 11 4 9 7 23      
a - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 8th
b - B. Spross pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 8th
c - R. Velez substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 8th
d - G. Romo substituted for B. Spross in the 8th
e - J. Zanghi pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 9th
f - M. Martin substituted for J. Zanghi in the 9th
g - K. Marin pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 10th
h - M. Williams pinch hit for M. Martin in the 10th
i - B. Agnew substituted for K. Marin in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hedger (19, 6th Inning off A. Espindola, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Renfro (16, 8th Inning off K. Flay, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Cruz 3 , R. Gruber , M. Hedger 3 , T. Renfro 2 , C. Herd 2 , K. Marin , J. Gilbreath
2-out RBI: E. Cruz , J. Gilbreath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , C. Herd , J. Matchette
Sac Bunt: R. Velez
Sac Fly: T. Renfro , G. Gericke
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cruz (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ayres(Rocha at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Howard LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .325 5 28
M. Hinkel DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
S. Sheffield 2B 5 1 3 3 0 2 2 .340 3 13
M. Cordon RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .294 6 18
A. Went 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .406 6 25
A. Rogalsky 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 7 43
D. Rocha CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 8
   a-A. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 3 9
   b-S. Kravit CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
B. McMahon SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282 6 26
D. Callison C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .269 6 35
Totals 39 5 11 5 1 9 11      
a - A. Flores pinch hit for D. Rocha in the 8th
b - S. Kravit substituted for A. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Howard (17, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rocha (3, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Cordon (7, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Sheffield (3, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Cordon (6, 10th Inning off E. Clickner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Howard 3 , M. Hinkel 2 , S. Sheffield 6 , M. Cordon 6 , D. Rocha 2 , D. Callison
2-out RBI: M. Hinkel , S. Sheffield , M. Cordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cordon , A. Rogalsky
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Howard (5) , D. Callison (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McMahon (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Went)
OF assists: 3 (Rocha(Hedger at home), Rocha(Gilbreath at home), Kravit(Gruber at home))
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 6.0 9 4 4 1 4 1 91 3.84   
S. Nishiyama 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 3.98   
E. Clickner L (2-4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 41
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 27, S. Nishiyama 10, E. Clickner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-8, S. Nishiyama 3-2, E. Clickner 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 91-61, S. Nishiyama 38-29, E. Clickner 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Espindola 6.0 4 1 0 4 4 0 107 3.17   
K. Flay H (3) 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 37 6.04   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 2.1 4 0 0 4 1 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Espindola 62
Batters Faced: A. Espindola 25, K. Flay 9, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Espindola 5-7, K. Flay 2-1, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Espindola 107-63, K. Flay 37-21, J. Unknown 42-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Sheffield
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 6872
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