ABA CLASS A
DELTAVILLE DELTAS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
07/09/2026
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ABA CLASS A
DELTAVILLE DELTAS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 4068 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Deltaville Deltas (23-60) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 1
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (53-30) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 15 0
Deltaville Loses, 7-6, to Grand Rapids in 10
Due in part to left fielder Rick Gruber, the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks chopped down the Deltaville Deltas, 7-6, in 10 innings. Gruber went 4-5 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Grand Rapids reliever Brian Wilson snagged the win, upping his record to 6-0. Jim Unknown shouldered the loss. The second-place Jet Hawks have won 5 in a row.

Grand Rapids got a knockout punch from Esteban Cruz. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"There were things that we could've improved upon," said Jet Hawks manager Sadayuki Nishikawa, "but all in all, I'm satisfied with our performance."
DELTAVILLE BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Budzisz CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 4 13
A. Benitez DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .342 11 31
K. McCain SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .282 1 3
B. Martin LF 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .318 12 42
R. Patton RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .282 10 30
Z. Weakley 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .291 3 18
M. Poore 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .256 1 13
D. Byerly C 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .175 2 17
B. Uribe 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .286 0 6
Totals 40 6 12 6 2 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. McCain (4, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Byerly (2, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Martin (12, 3rd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Benitez (11, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 1 out) , K. McCain (1, 10th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benitez 5 , K. McCain 6 , B. Martin 7 , M. Poore , D. Byerly 4 , B. Uribe 2
2-out RBI: B. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Patton , M. Poore 2
GIDP: A. Benitez
Sac Bunt: D. Budzisz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Weakley (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McCain-Weakley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 6 1 1 2 0 1 3 .301 4 38
M. Ayres RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 13 46
R. Gruber LF 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .317 19 57
M. Hedger 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .364 22 74
T. Renfro DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .296 14 36
G. Gericke C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .289 11 38
   d-J. Zanghi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 4 14
   f-C. Herd SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 8 35
K. Aitcheson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .289 3 20
   e-K. Marin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 1 2
   g-B. Agnew C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 11
G. Romo 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307 4 25
   a-B. Spross PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292 4 20
   c-R. Velez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 8 24
J. Matchette 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .318 3 14
   b-J. Gilbreath PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .419 3 9
Totals 42 7 15 7 3 8 20      
a - B. Spross pinch hit for G. Romo in the 8th
b - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 8th
c - R. Velez substituted for B. Spross in the 9th
d - J. Zanghi pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 9th
e - K. Marin pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th
f - C. Herd substituted for J. Zanghi in the 10th
g - B. Agnew substituted for K. Marin in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ayres (12, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Spross (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (19, 3rd Inning off X. Kuai, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Cruz (4, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Cruz 4 , M. Ayres 3 , R. Gruber 9 , T. Renfro , G. Gericke , J. Zanghi , K. Aitcheson , G. Romo , B. Spross 3 , J. Matchette , J. Gilbreath
2-out RBI: T. Renfro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Cruz 2 , M. Hedger 2 , K. Marin , J. Matchette
GIDP: E. Cruz
Sac Bunt: G. Romo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cruz (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aitcheson-Romo-Hedger)
DELTAVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Kuai 6.0 7 2 2 1 4 1 94 10.36   
J. Unknown BS (1) 2.2 5 3 3 2 4 0 54 10.12   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 25 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Kuai 53
Batters Faced: X. Kuai 27, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Kuai 4-10, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: X. Kuai 94-63, J. Unknown 54-33, J. Unknown 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 6.0 9 5 5 0 4 3 75 4.06   
S. Nishiyama 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.78   
B. Wilson W (6-0) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 22 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 38
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 27, S. Nishiyama 7, B. Wilson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 7-7, S. Nishiyama 1-3, B. Wilson 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 75-55, S. Nishiyama 29-14, B. Wilson 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Nishiyama 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 10680
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