ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
07/31/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4180 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (56-46) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Huntsville Rockets (62-40) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Jet Hawks Deal Rockets 4-1 Loss
Grand Rapids starter Chris Gagarian put a stranglehold on the Huntsville offense. The left-hander had complete command of his fastball in leading the Jet Hawks to a 4-1 win. Gagarian yielded 1 run over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. His record improves to 4-3. Grand Rapids is now 56-46, while Huntsville is 62-40.

Ernesto Olvera had a direct impact on the outcome. Olvera contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Grand Rapids up, 3-0.

"I thought we competed really well," said Jet Hawks manager Sadayuki Nishikawa. "I thought the energy was really good."
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .252 5 38
C. Holy 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .267 4 53
B. Porter 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .353 14 61
D. Lepp DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .320 22 66
C. Herd LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .349 18 62
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 18 65
J. Bresette C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 8 35
E. Olvera CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .340 2 3
L. Gracia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .154 3 22
Totals 37 4 9 4 1 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Holy (17, 5th Inning off D. Herbert, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Robertson (6, 5th Inning off D. Herbert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Lepp (22, 1st Inning off D. Herbert, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 4 , C. Holy 3 , D. Lepp 5 , C. Herd , J. Bresette , E. Olvera
2-out RBI: D. Lepp , E. Olvera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Herd , L. Gracia 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Bresette
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gracia-Holy-Porter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lirette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .309 3 13
J. Belcher 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .356 3 6
J. Ramos DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308 1 3
B. Sallee 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .185 0 5
E. Sandoval C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .261 13 50
M. Ellis LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .267 6 32
M. Boyce CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 0 3
   a-F. Leos PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 3 10
D. Cantimori RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .281 10 31
D. Boynton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 7 23
   b-B. Bull PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 10
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 8 16      
a - F. Leos pinch hit for M. Boyce in the 9th
b - B. Bull pinch hit for D. Boynton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Belcher (6, 8th Inning off D. Koontz, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Sallee (2, 9th Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Ramos (1, 6th Inning off C. Gagarian, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 2 , J. Ramos 3 , B. Sallee 2 , E. Sandoval , M. Ellis , M. Boyce , D. Cantimori
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramos , B. Bull
GIDP: C. Lirette
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ellis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lirette (6)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gagarian W (4-3) 6.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 75 2.78   
D. Koontz H (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.25   
J. Straughn SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 22 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gagarian 61
Batters Faced: C. Gagarian 24, D. Koontz 6, J. Straughn 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gagarian 4-11, D. Koontz 2-0, J. Straughn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gagarian 75-51, D. Koontz 25-17, J. Straughn 22-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Herbert L (9-6) 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 84 3.24   
Y. Lusalah 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 52 4.45   
S. Gallagher 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.72   
L. Walley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Herbert 35
Batters Faced: D. Herbert 22, Y. Lusalah 13, S. Gallagher 1, L. Walley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Herbert 6-6, Y. Lusalah 1-2, S. Gallagher 1-0, L. Walley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Herbert 84-58, Y. Lusalah 52-36, S. Gallagher 1-1, L. Walley 9-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Lusalah 1-0 , S. Gallagher 3-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Lusalah
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Gagarian
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 12970
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