ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
07/23/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4165 - SUNDAY, JULY 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (51-48) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 8 0
Tampa Capitals (56-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0
Dominant Performance by O'Brien in Huntsville Win
Huntsville Rockets starter Aaron O'Brien pitched a strong game against the Tampa Capitals at Capitals Ballpark, leading the Rockets to victory, 5-2. The save was Mike Watts's, his 6th. With the win, the Rockets hiked their record to 51-48.

O'Brien allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7.1 innings for the Rockets. He walked 1 and struck out 7.

O'Brien told the Huntsville Gazette: "Don't care what other people think. Aaron knows who Aaron is."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .218 5 23
D. Moody CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .216 8 23
R. Cashman SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .188 3 7
R. Anderson 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 .238 5 16
N. Keller 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .287 7 28
J. Lucia 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .241 5 9
O. Nunez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
J. Wallick RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 2 4
J. Dunn C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .075 3 7
Totals 32 5 8 5 8 4 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Anderson (5, 2nd Inning off C. Ding, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lucia (5, 5th Inning off C. Ding, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Moody , R. Anderson 4 , N. Keller 2 , J. Lucia 4 , O. Nunez , J. Wallick , J. Dunn
2-out RBI: N. Keller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Anderson 2 , J. Lucia , O. Nunez , J. Dunn
GIDP: J. Lucia
Sac Fly: N. Keller
Hit by Pitch: D. Moody , R. Cashman , O. Nunez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Wallick (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Keller-Lucia-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .232 8 19
C. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 8 31
M. Brown 1B, 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .258 9 33
T. Chapin LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 6 12
D. Pinto DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .330 7 29
J. Greer SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 7 21
I. Valenzuela C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 2 14
M. Mellberg 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 5 12
   a-S. Jones PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 5 25
J. Escalante CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270 11 31
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 8 12      
a - S. Jones pinch hit for M. Mellberg in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Greer (4, 2nd Inning off A. O'Brien, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Escalante (12, 3rd Inning off A. O'Brien, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Jones (12, 9th Inning off M. Watts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pinto (7, 9th Inning off M. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lewis , D. Pinto 4 , J. Greer 3 , S. Jones 2 , J. Escalante 2
2-out RBI: M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lewis , T. Chapin , I. Valenzuela , J. Escalante
GIDP: M. Brown
Hit by Pitch: J. Escalante
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ding-Greer-Brown)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. O'Brien W (5-10) 7.1 3 0 0 1 7 0 88 4.66   
D. Voeller 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 18 10.03   
M. Bruce 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 8.10   
M. Watts SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. O'Brien 78
Batters Faced: A. O'Brien 25, D. Voeller 6, M. Bruce 1, M. Watts 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. O'Brien 6-8, D. Voeller 0-1, M. Bruce 0-0, M. Watts 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. O'Brien 88-54, D. Voeller 18-7, M. Bruce 4-2, M. Watts 10-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Voeller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ding L (2-2) 5.0 7 4 4 4 1 2 105 3.61   
E. Volmar 2.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 43 3.38   
M. Mendoza 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ding 34
Batters Faced: C. Ding 27, E. Volmar 11, M. Mendoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ding 7-6, E. Volmar 3-2, M. Mendoza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ding 105-60, E. Volmar 43-22, M. Mendoza 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Volmar 1-1 , M. Mendoza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Ding 2 , E. Volmar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron O'Brien
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Rain (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 7567
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