ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
07/14/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 4103 - TUESDAY, JULY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (53-35) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (55-33) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 1
Jet Hawks Stumble, Lose 4-2 to Rockets
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 22-year old left fielder Joe Bronson, the Huntsville Rockets stopped the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks, 4-2, in 9 innings. Picking up the win was Orlando Gonzalez. He went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The right--hander struck out 1 and walked 5. With the win, the Rockets have a record of 53-35.

Mike Ellis had a direct impact on the outcome. Ellis contributed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put Huntsville up, 4-0.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Huntsville manager Alec Roller.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .295 11 40
N. Springer DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .295 8 36
J. Bronson LF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .288 5 26
P. Shelton RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 1 14
M. Ellis 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .295 5 24
B. Collins 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .220 7 26
J. Perez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 4 32
R. Carrigan C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .264 5 17
C. Brown SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .208 4 21
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bronson (8, 8th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Torres 2 , J. Bronson 4 , P. Shelton , M. Ellis , B. Collins , R. Carrigan
2-out RBI: P. Shelton , M. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Torres , M. Ellis , B. Collins
Sac Fly: J. Bronson
Hit by Pitch: P. Shelton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Torres (39)
CS: V. Torres (9) , J. Bronson (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Martin CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 0 1
T. Renfro DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .296 15 38
M. Hedger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .355 23 76
J. Zanghi LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .212 4 14
C. Herd SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .344 9 40
M. Ayres RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 13 46
   a-J. Gilbreath PH, RF, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .371 3 9
B. Agnew C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .219 1 11
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 0 5
   b-B. Spross PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 4 20
G. Romo 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 4 25
   c-R. Gruber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324 20 60
   d-R. Velez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 8 24
Totals 31 2 6 2 6 5 20      
a - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 6th
b - B. Spross pinch hit for L. Gracia in the 8th
c - R. Gruber pinch hit for G. Romo in the 8th
d - R. Velez substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. Romo (2, 7th Inning off D. Voeller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Renfro 2 , C. Herd 3 , G. Romo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Agnew , L. Gracia , R. Gruber
Sac Fly: M. Martin
Hit by Pitch: M. Hedger
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Zanghi (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Velez (8)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Gonzalez W (5-5) 5.0 4 1 1 5 1 0 83 3.08   
D. Voeller H (2) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 28 3.64   
R. Mims H (10) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 1.40   
L. Walley SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Gonzalez 51
Batters Faced: O. Gonzalez 23, D. Voeller 6, R. Mims 7, L. Walley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Gonzalez 7-6, D. Voeller 1-1, R. Mims 0-3, L. Walley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Gonzalez 83-43, D. Voeller 28-18, R. Mims 26-17, L. Walley 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Voeller 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Mims
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender L (5-4) 7.0 6 4 4 1 7 0 107 4.13   
B. Wilson 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.84   
S. Nishiyama 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 55
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 27, B. Wilson 5, S. Nishiyama 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 9-4, B. Wilson 0-1, S. Nishiyama 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 107-66, B. Wilson 18-10, S. Nishiyama 21-14
Hit Batsmen: B. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Bronson
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 11395
Special Notes: RP Doug Voeller was injured while pitching.
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