ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
07/11/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 4085 - SATURDAY, JULY 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (54-31) 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 7 12 1
St. Catharines Blue Jays (53-32) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
On Road, Grand Rapids Beats St. Catharines, 7-3
Due in large part to catcher George Gericke, the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks sunk the St. Catharines Blue Jays, 7-3. Gericke went 2-4 with 2 home runs. Eddie Clickner earned the save, his 24th in 25 tries. Grand Rapids is second in the Northern A East Division with a record of 54-31.

Grand Rapids used the timely hitting of Caleb Herd to capture the win. The center fielder socked a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Jet Hawks ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"I felt good about my swing," said Gericke.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Romo 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .302 4 25
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 13 46
R. Gruber LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .325 19 59
M. Hedger 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .362 22 74
T. Renfro DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .295 14 37
R. Velez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .222 8 24
C. Herd CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .351 9 38
G. Gericke C 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .293 13 40
K. Aitcheson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .283 3 20
Totals 36 7 12 7 1 8 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: G. Gericke 2 (13, 3rd Inning off D. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Serrano, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Herd (9, 6th Inning off C. Serrano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Romo , R. Gruber 3 , M. Hedger , T. Renfro 2 , R. Velez , C. Herd 4 , G. Gericke 8 , K. Aitcheson
2-out RBI: T. Renfro , C. Herd , G. Gericke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hedger , R. Velez
GIDP: G. Gericke
Sac Bunt: M. Ayres
Sac Fly: R. Gruber
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gruber (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Hedger-Aitcheson-Hedger, Romo-Aitcheson-Hedger, Velez-Romo-Hedger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Modell SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .318 8 30
R. Rodrguez 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .301 14 38
B. Stangle RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .358 2 11
D. Reed DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .244 2 10
N. Makar 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .347 8 44
T. Chapin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .358 4 25
B. Trevino 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .339 3 18
M. Gutierrez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .285 7 41
C. Burke CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .289 4 16
Totals 33 3 9 3 4 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutierrez (10, 3rd Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Modell (10, 3rd Inning off C. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Modell 2 , R. Rodrguez 2 , B. Stangle 2 , N. Makar 2 , M. Gutierrez 3
2-out RBI: N. Makar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodrguez , T. Chapin , B. Trevino
GIDP: T. Modell , B. Stangle , D. Reed
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Modell-Rodrguez)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto W (8-5) 7.0 9 3 3 1 7 0 93 4.40   
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.95   
T. Hill 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 4.05   
E. Clickner SV (24) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 53
Batters Faced: C. Soto 29, B. Wilson 4, T. Hill 3, E. Clickner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 8-4, B. Wilson 1-1, T. Hill 0-0, E. Clickner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 93-62, B. Wilson 13-7, T. Hill 14-5, E. Clickner 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Clickner 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bell 5.2 7 3 3 0 4 1 89 3.90   
C. Serrano L (4-4), BS (1) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 9 3.91   
J. Jackson 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 25 2.09   
M. Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.75   
R. Nitchals 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bell 47
Batters Faced: D. Bell 23, C. Serrano 3, J. Jackson 7, M. Jones 3, R. Nitchals 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bell 5-7, C. Serrano 0-0, J. Jackson 2-0, M. Jones 2-0, R. Nitchals 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bell 89-60, C. Serrano 9-3, J. Jackson 25-18, M. Jones 12-10, R. Nitchals 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Serrano 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Gericke
Ballpark: Engineers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 13174
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