ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
07/23/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4144 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (61-35) 1 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 11 12 0
Cottage City Cannonballers (30-66) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 8 0
Grand Rapids Wins, 11-4
Jeff Matchette knocked in 3 runs to help the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks win, 11-4, over the Cottage City Cannonballers. The win boosted Grand Rapids to 61-35.

With Grand Rapids leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Matchette hit a run-scoring single off Cottage City hurler Tim Iden. It was the 39th hit of the season for Matchette and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"No time for flexing," said Matchette. "It's always one game at a time."
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Martin CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .200 0 5
K. Aitcheson SS 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .275 6 27
R. Gruber LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .310 21 63
M. Hedger 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .347 25 80
C. Herd 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .336 10 44
M. Ayres RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 14 49
   a-M. Williams PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 4
K. Marin DH 4 1 1 0 1 3 2 .250 1 3
G. Gericke C 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 .295 17 45
J. Matchette 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .322 4 18
Totals 39 11 12 11 5 12 17      
a - M. Williams pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ayres (13, 3rd Inning off T. Iden, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Marin (1, 9th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Martin (2, 2nd Inning off T. Iden, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (21, 1st Inning off T. Iden, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Aitcheson (6, 2nd Inning off T. Iden, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Hedger (25, 5th Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Matchette (4, 7th Inning off D. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Martin 4 , K. Aitcheson 4 , R. Gruber 4 , M. Hedger 4 , C. Herd 2 , M. Ayres 2 , K. Marin 2 , J. Matchette 6
2-out RBI: R. Gruber , M. Hedger , J. Matchette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herd , J. Matchette 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Gruber
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hedger-Aitcheson-Wiggins)
OF assists: 1 (Martin(Ranke at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 0 1
J. Alarcon SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .370 2 4
J. Smith 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 6 31
   d-R. Tully PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 1
M. Alvarado 3B, 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257 10 31
   e-V. Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Intrieri LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 3 19
   a-E. Gallina PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 2 3
   f-E. Baros PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 1 1
K. Ranke RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 16 48
   b-I. Encinias PH, RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   g-V. Salinas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
M. Lopez 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .377 3 14
   c-D. Ashley PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 5 7      
a - E. Gallina pinch hit for R. Intrieri in the 7th
b - I. Encinias pinch hit for K. Ranke in the 7th
c - D. Ashley pinch hit for M. Lopez in the 7th
d - R. Tully pinch hit for J. Smith in the 9th
e - V. Morris pinch hit for M. Alvarado in the 9th
f - E. Baros pinch hit for E. Gallina in the 9th
g - V. Salinas pinch hit for I. Encinias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ranke (7, 2nd Inning off B. Wiggins, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Alarcon (1, 4th Inning off B. Wiggins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alvarado (10, 4th Inning off B. Wiggins, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Gallina (2, 7th Inning off B. Wiggins, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Baros (1, 9th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alarcon 3 , M. Alvarado 4 , E. Gallina 4 , E. Baros 4 , K. Ranke 2 , M. Lopez , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: E. Baros
GIDP: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Alarcon (1)
CS: J. Alarcon (1)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wiggins W (5-7) 6.2 7 3 3 1 4 2 91 5.47   
S. Nishiyama 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 24 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wiggins 51
Batters Faced: B. Wiggins 25, S. Nishiyama 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wiggins 6-7, S. Nishiyama 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wiggins 91-55, S. Nishiyama 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Iden L (2-3) 2.0 7 7 7 2 2 2 48 5.26   
G. Mendoza 4.0 2 2 2 2 7 1 60 8.48   
D. Lee 3.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 41 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iden 10
Batters Faced: T. Iden 15, G. Mendoza 17, D. Lee 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iden 2-2, G. Mendoza 4-1, D. Lee 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iden 48-33, G. Mendoza 60-39, D. Lee 41-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mendoza 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Matchette
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 2651
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