ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
07/26/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4158 - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (53-45) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 8 8 0
Cottage City Cannonballers (28-70) 1 0 3 0 0 5 3 2 X 14 20 0
Kettle Gets 5 Hits
It was a sensational day at the plate for Steve Kettle as he led the charge to a nifty 14-8 win over the Jet Hawks. The Cottage City first baseman was pure misery for the Grand Rapids pitching staff. He left them shell-shocked with 5 hits in 5 at-bats in an explosive display of hitting.

"Kettle put the ball into play and he really hit it hard," said Sadayuki Nishikawa, manager for the Jet Hawks, after the game. "When you do that, you've got a good chance to do some damage. And that's what happened. I feel like we threw some good pitches, but he just put some good swings on the ball."

Steve Kettle singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

Thus far in 2025, Kettle is hitting .333 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs, 33 runs scored and has compiled a .392 OBP.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Holy SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 3 50
E. Cruz CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 4
   a-E. Olvera PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 2 2
B. Porter LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .354 14 61
   b-M. Williams PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
D. Lepp DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .317 20 63
J. Kipfer 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .335 7 35
J. Duvall 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .263 1 11
M. Ayres RF 4 2 1 4 0 1 0 .268 17 63
G. Gericke C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .208 1 2
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .164 3 21
Totals 35 8 8 8 4 8 7      
a - E. Olvera pinch hit for E. Cruz in the 8th
b - M. Williams pinch hit for B. Porter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Gericke (3, 5th Inning off O. Vega, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gracia (3, 5th Inning off L. Krijgsman, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Ayres (17, 8th Inning off L. Krijgsman, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cruz 2 , J. Kipfer 2 , M. Ayres 4 , G. Gericke 3 , L. Gracia 4
2-out RBI: J. Kipfer , M. Ayres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duvall
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Duvall (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Duvall-Holy-Kipfer, Gracia-Duvall-Kipfer, Gracia-Duvall-Kipfer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Decker RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .282 13 31
S. Kettle LF 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 .333 11 31
A. Williams SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .200 1 1
B. Burm 1B 3 3 1 2 2 0 1 .284 16 54
   a-T. Salazar 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .390 2 6
J. Freas 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .236 8 43
R. Brunner C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258 4 19
J. Johnson 3B 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .254 11 39
P. Baker CF 4 2 3 1 1 1 3 .239 10 48
J. Unknown DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .250 1 3
Totals 38 14 20 13 3 4 14      
a - T. Salazar substituted for B. Burm in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (12, 6th Inning off T. Hill, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off T. Hill, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Johnson (11, 7th Inning off C. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Baker (10, 7th Inning off C. Torres, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Decker 2 , S. Kettle 5 , A. Williams 2 , B. Burm , J. Freas , R. Brunner 2 , J. Johnson 7 , P. Baker 6 , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: R. Brunner , J. Johnson , P. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Brunner , P. Baker
GIDP: A. Williams , J. Unknown 2
Sac Bunt: J. Freas , R. Brunner
Sac Fly: J. Freas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Decker (10)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gagarian L (3-3) 5.0 8 5 5 2 2 0 72 2.94   
T. Hill 0.1 2 4 4 1 0 1 9 5.20   
C. Torres 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 2 30 5.26   
D. Koontz 1.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gagarian 31
Batters Faced: C. Gagarian 22, T. Hill 5, C. Torres 9, D. Koontz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gagarian 8-2, T. Hill 2-0, C. Torres 0-3, D. Koontz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gagarian 72-40, T. Hill 9-6, C. Torres 30-18, D. Koontz 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hill 1-1
WP: C. Gagarian
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Vega 4.0 3 3 3 2 4 0 62 5.39   
L. Krijgsman W (4-6) 3.2 4 5 5 2 3 2 53 4.44   
E. Gallman 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Vega 46
Batters Faced: O. Vega 17, L. Krijgsman 17, E. Gallman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Vega 3-5, L. Krijgsman 4-4, E. Gallman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Vega 62-38, L. Krijgsman 53-32, E. Gallman 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Krijgsman 2-2
WP: O. Vega
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javon Johnson
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 4788
Special Notes: Steve Kettle ties the CC regular season game record for hits with 5. 1B Bobby Burm was injured while running the bases.
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