ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
07/24/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4142 - FRIDAY, JULY 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Rosa Desperados (43-54) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Kansas City Dust Devils (42-55) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 6 11 0
Late Rally by Dust Devils Secures 6-4 Win
The Kansas City Dust Devils besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Santa Rosa first baseman Mike Fitzgerald by beating the Desperados, 6-4, at Kansas City Grounds. Fitzgerald went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times. The win went to Ben Nathan in relief, making him now 2-1. Dusty Garrow took the loss for Santa Rosa. Kansas City is now 42-55, Santa Rosa 43-54.

John Maldonado went 1-3 for Kansas City. The 23-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Dusty Garrow. It was his 10th RBI of the season.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Maldonado, "one at-bat at a time."
SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Michael CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302 11 32
S. Welliver 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .348 3 12
   a-S. Stahley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 5 17
M. Fitzgerald 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .398 11 22
R. Lindauer LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .288 2 7
J. Krystofiak C 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .255 3 15
R. Silva RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .246 8 29
   b-N. Riddle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 4 9
B. Rys DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 2 13
S. Lodi SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .271 6 25
E. Fernandez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 9 18
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 3 20      
a - S. Stahley substituted for S. Welliver in the 8th
b - N. Riddle pinch hit for R. Silva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Michael (15, 6th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Fitzgerald (5, 6th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lindauer (1, 9th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Fitzgerald (11, 1st Inning off B. Paterson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Michael 3 , S. Welliver , M. Fitzgerald 7 , R. Lindauer 3 , R. Silva , S. Lodi , E. Fernandez
2-out RBI: M. Fitzgerald , S. Lodi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fitzgerald , J. Krystofiak , R. Silva , N. Riddle , E. Fernandez
Hit by Pitch: S. Lodi
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lindauer (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Stahley (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Krystofiak-Fitzgerald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .306 5 22
S. Thomas DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .317 7 28
B. Farhi 2B, SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .348 12 46
T. Mardis RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .261 16 46
O. Lawson 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .281 1 9
   c-D. Carlsen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Maldonado LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .250 0 10
D. Wilson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .236 9 28
H. Hecht 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .243 7 17
M. Cortez SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .207 0 1
   a-A. Grenier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 2 3
   b-R. Cooper SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 3 18
Totals 33 6 11 5 1 7 13      
a - A. Grenier pinch hit for M. Cortez in the 7th
b - R. Cooper substituted for A. Grenier in the 8th
c - D. Carlsen substituted for O. Lawson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Flores (12, 6th Inning off C. Thill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Flores 2 , S. Thomas 2 , T. Mardis , O. Lawson 2 , J. Maldonado , D. Wilson 2 , H. Hecht , M. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson
GIDP: R. Cooper
Sac Fly: J. Maldonado
Hit by Pitch: B. Farhi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Thomas (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortez)
SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Thill 6.1 7 3 3 1 6 0 90 4.75   
D. Garrow L (2-2), BS (2) 1.2 4 3 2 0 1 0 28 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Thill 52
Batters Faced: C. Thill 26, D. Garrow 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Thill 6-6, D. Garrow 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Thill 90-59, D. Garrow 28-17
WP: C. Thill
Hit Batsmen: D. Garrow
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Paterson 4.0 6 3 3 2 2 1 86 2.76   
R. Gonzalez 3.0 4 1 1 2 0 0 47 4.01   
B. Nathan W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7.00   
A. Sanchez SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Paterson 38
Batters Faced: B. Paterson 21, R. Gonzalez 14, B. Nathan 3, A. Sanchez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Paterson 3-7, R. Gonzalez 3-5, B. Nathan 2-0, A. Sanchez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Paterson 86-50, R. Gonzalez 47-26, B. Nathan 10-7, A. Sanchez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Paterson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 3635
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