ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
07/26/2026
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ABA CLASS A
TAMPA CAPITALS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4168 - SUNDAY, JULY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Capitals (46-53) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Huntsville Rockets (59-40) 3 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 10 12 1
Perez Helps Rockets Win, 10-2, with Pair of Homers
Powered by Justin Perez, the Huntsville Rockets downed the Tampa Capitals, 10-2. Perez hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Rockets. Dan Vatalaro got the win, improving to 3-0. He worked 5.1 innings, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 2. The win elevated the Rockets to 59-40.

Sean Hardin had a big 2-run home run for the Rockets in the bottom of the first inning. With Huntsville trailing 2-1 and a runner on 2nd, he got a fastball from Tom Moore and swatted a home run to left-center. It was his 2nd home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Rockets ahead, 3-2.

Tampa manager Matt Kaczmarczyk called the blowout loss "not what we wanted."
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kravit LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 5
   d-S. Bartlett PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .400 2 3
   e-T. Carnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   f-A. Lopez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 5
R. Mann 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281 13 49
S. Sheffield 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .312 8 25
M. Hinkel RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238 0 2
A. Rogalsky 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 9 55
   a-M. Mellberg PH, LF, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
D. Rocha CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 1 10
   b-T. Bosman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 1
   c-B. Dull 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
J. Gonzales DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .429 0 2
D. Callison C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 8 43
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 9 9      
a - M. Mellberg pinch hit for A. Rogalsky in the 7th
b - T. Bosman pinch hit for D. Rocha in the 7th
c - B. Dull substituted for T. Bosman in the 7th
d - S. Bartlett pinch hit for S. Kravit in the 8th
e - T. Carnes pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 8th
f - A. Lopez substituted for T. Carnes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kravit (5, 3rd Inning off D. Vatalaro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Sheffield (8, 1st Inning off D. Vatalaro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kravit 2 , R. Mann , S. Sheffield 4 , J. Gonzales
2-out RBI: S. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mann , D. Rocha
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hinkel (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Chavez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rogalsky-Sheffield-Mann, Sheffield-Lopez-Mann)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 13 43
   b-J. Dunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 1 2
   c-P. Shelton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 1 15
J. Pauly DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
J. Perez 2B 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 .288 8 38
   a-G. Renton PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .455 1 3
C. Hartfield 1B, 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .272 8 16
S. Hardin RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .167 2 3
M. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 0 9
M. Spradling 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .217 1 4
C. Larsen C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 0 4
C. Brown SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .208 4 22
Totals 35 10 12 9 1 6 11      
a - G. Renton pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
b - J. Dunn pinch hit for V. Torres in the 8th
c - P. Shelton substituted for J. Dunn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hartfield (2, 1st Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Brown (6, 2nd Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Hartfield (1, 5th Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hardin (2, 1st Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Perez 2 (8, 2nd Inning off T. Moore, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Renton (1, 7th Inning off K. Flay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Perez 9 , G. Renton 4 , C. Hartfield 5 , S. Hardin 4 , M. Brown , M. Spradling 2 , C. Larsen , C. Brown 2
2-out RBI: J. Perez , C. Hartfield , S. Hardin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dunn , C. Larsen
GIDP: C. Larsen , C. Brown
Hit by Pitch: J. Pauly
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Perez (18)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hartfield (3)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Moore L (7-9) 4.0 9 9 8 1 2 3 66 4.88   
K. Flay 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 33 5.09   
D. Robertson 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moore 11
Batters Faced: T. Moore 22, K. Flay 8, D. Robertson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moore 5-4, K. Flay 1-1, D. Robertson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moore 66-46, K. Flay 33-23, D. Robertson 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Flay 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Moore
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vatalaro W (3-0) 5.1 3 2 2 2 7 1 82 2.55   
I. Gonzalez SV (3) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vatalaro 59
Batters Faced: D. Vatalaro 21, I. Gonzalez 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vatalaro 3-6, I. Gonzalez 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vatalaro 82-50, I. Gonzalez 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Gonzalez 1-0
WP: D. Vatalaro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Perez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 13006
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