ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
07/21/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
TAMPA CAPITALS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 4157 - FRIDAY, JULY 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (55-42) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 2
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (64-33) 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 7 14 0
Capitals Suffer 7-3 Road Loss
Grand Rapids right-hander Andy Mendelson pitched his team to victory over the Tampa Capitals at Jet Hawks Ballpark. The final score was 7-3. Keith Kramer closed out the game, earning his 3rd save. Grand Rapids has an impressive 64-33 record.

Chris Swain, who is tied for 4th in the N-A with a .581 slugging percentage, came through for Grand Rapids with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second. The second baseman went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 2 runs batted in.

Swain called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 7 16
C. Lewis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 8 31
M. Brown 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .264 9 32
T. Chapin LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .246 6 11
D. Pinto DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .347 6 28
A. McColl C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 10 24
   a-S. Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 5 25
E. Lewis 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .173 1 11
   b-E. Foley PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 11 33
M. Mellberg 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 5 12
   c-J. Greer PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .255 7 21
J. Escalante CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 11 31
   d-T. Dickson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133 1 3
Totals 34 3 11 3 2 8 13      
a - S. Jones pinch hit for A. McColl in the 9th
b - E. Foley pinch hit for E. Lewis in the 9th
c - J. Greer pinch hit for M. Mellberg in the 9th
d - T. Dickson pinch hit for J. Escalante in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Brown (15, 3rd Inning off A. Mendelson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Burton , C. Lewis , M. Brown 4 , T. Chapin , D. Pinto , S. Jones , E. Lewis , E. Foley , M. Mellberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pinto
GIDP: T. Burton , A. McColl , T. Dickson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Mellberg (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Brown (5) , J. Escalante (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Lewis-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Swain 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .282 21 61
M. Robertson SS 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .236 8 39
B. Porter 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .301 17 65
D. Coffey DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .332 19 59
I. Bunton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .299 18 56
C. Herd LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .272 7 21
J. Sadler CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .251 14 56
C. Holy 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .256 4 33
J. Bresette C 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 .261 2 8
Totals 38 7 14 6 2 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Holy (16, 2nd Inning off A. Devane, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bresette (4, 2nd Inning off A. Devane, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Swain (21, 4th Inning off D. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sadler (17, 7th Inning off D. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Robertson (15, 8th Inning off J. Palacios, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Swain (21, 2nd Inning off A. Devane, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Swain 6 , M. Robertson 5 , B. Porter 2 , I. Bunton , C. Herd , J. Sadler 3 , C. Holy 2 , J. Bresette 2
2-out RBI: C. Swain , J. Sadler , C. Holy , J. Bresette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Bunton , C. Herd , J. Bresette
GIDP: J. Bresette
Hit by Pitch: I. Bunton , C. Holy
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Robertson (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Holy-Swain-Porter, Swain-Robertson-Porter, Robertson-Swain-Porter)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Devane L (6-9) 2.2 7 5 5 0 3 1 65 4.92   
D. Gonzalez 3.2 5 2 1 1 4 0 72 6.12   
J. Palacios 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Devane 23
Batters Faced: A. Devane 16, D. Gonzalez 19, J. Palacios 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Devane 3-2, D. Gonzalez 3-4, J. Palacios 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Devane 65-42, D. Gonzalez 72-47, J. Palacios 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gonzalez 2-0 , J. Palacios 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Devane , D. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendelson W (5-4) 5.1 6 1 1 1 6 0 81 3.54   
R. Hache 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 49 3.00   
J. Lamas 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.50   
K. Kramer SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendelson 57
Batters Faced: A. Mendelson 21, R. Hache 12, J. Lamas 2, K. Kramer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendelson 7-1, R. Hache 2-4, J. Lamas 0-0, K. Kramer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendelson 81-52, R. Hache 49-33, J. Lamas 8-3, K. Kramer 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lamas 3-2 , K. Kramer 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Mendelson
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 11666
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