ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
07/27/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 4175 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Dust Devils (42-58) 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (64-36) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 11 0
Jet Hawks Send Kansas City Home with 9-5 Loss
The inspired effort of Kansas City center fielder Francisco Flores was not enough to prevent a loss, 9-5, to the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks. Flores went 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The Jet Hawks are now 64-36.

George Gericke had a big 3-run home run for the Jet Hawks in the bottom of the first inning. With Grand Rapids leading 2-1 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he got a fastball from 18-year old left-handed pitcher Hidero Fujiyama and swatted a home run to right. It was his 18th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Jet Hawks ahead, 5-1.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Gericke told the Grand Rapids Gazette.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Flores CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .304 6 25
M. Woolwine DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .317 8 30
B. Farhi 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .345 13 47
T. Mardis LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .265 16 46
J. Maldonado RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .242 0 10
R. Cooper 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .281 3 19
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .237 9 28
B. Kent 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .229 1 1
M. Cortez SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .200 0 1
Totals 35 5 10 4 4 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Maldonado (6, 5th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Flores (6, 2nd Inning off C. Soto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Flores 5 , M. Woolwine 2 , T. Mardis 2 , J. Maldonado 2 , R. Cooper , B. Kent , M. Cortez
2-out RBI: F. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Maldonado , R. Cooper , B. Kent
GIDP: D. Wilson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Woolwine (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farhi-Cooper-Kent)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .298 4 40
T. Renfro DH 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .305 15 39
R. Gruber LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .309 21 65
M. Hedger 1B 4 1 0 1 1 2 5 .335 25 81
C. Herd SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .335 10 47
B. Spross RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .284 4 21
G. Gericke C 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 .301 18 49
G. Romo 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .300 5 27
J. Matchette 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 4 18
Totals 33 9 11 9 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Herd (10, 1st Inning off H. Fujiyama, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Spross (5, 7th Inning off S. Justice, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Gericke (18, 1st Inning off H. Fujiyama, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cruz , T. Renfro 3 , R. Gruber , C. Herd 3 , B. Spross 3 , G. Gericke 4 , J. Matchette
2-out RBI: C. Herd , B. Spross , G. Gericke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hedger , G. Romo , J. Matchette
GIDP: R. Gruber
Sac Fly: G. Romo
Hit by Pitch: T. Renfro
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Romo-Gericke-Hedger)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Fujiyama L (1-3) 1.0 7 7 7 1 1 1 39 9.00   
M. Guillen 2.1 1 2 2 4 1 0 43 4.93   
R. Gonzalez 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 3.56   
S. Justice 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.02   
I. Nakazawa 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Fujiyama 5
Batters Faced: H. Fujiyama 11, M. Guillen 12, R. Gonzalez 8, S. Justice 4, I. Nakazawa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Fujiyama 2-0, M. Guillen 4-2, R. Gonzalez 2-2, S. Justice 2-0, I. Nakazawa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Fujiyama 39-24, M. Guillen 43-24, R. Gonzalez 31-20, S. Justice 20-14, I. Nakazawa 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Guillen 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto 4.1 8 5 5 2 4 1 75 4.23   
S. Nishiyama W (11-3) 2.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 48 3.67   
C. Brown 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 29
Batters Faced: C. Soto 22, S. Nishiyama 11, C. Brown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 4-4, S. Nishiyama 3-2, C. Brown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 75-44, S. Nishiyama 48-26, C. Brown 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Nishiyama 1-0
WP: C. Soto 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Flores
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 11544
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