ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
08/05/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS AT COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS
GAME ID: 4209 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Dust Devils (47-60) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 14 11 0
Cottage City Cannonballers (32-75) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Dust Devils Lambaste Cannonballers, 14-2
The Kansas City Dust Devils got production from their entire lineup in an easy 14-2 win over the Cottage City Cannonballers. Doing his part was center fielder Matt Griffin. Griffin, who is tied for 5th in the N-A in stolen bases with 13, was 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5. Dave Romero snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 3 innings. He's now 4-3 on the season. Kansas City has rattled off 5 straight wins.

In the top of the seventh, Griffin put his team in front with his 7th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came against Jim Unknown, made it 3-1, Kansas City.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Griffin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Riggle LF 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 .261 4 28
M. Woolwine DH 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 .274 10 47
T. Mardis 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .312 12 61
V. Thompson RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .283 8 43
J. Weiser 2B 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 .263 21 59
M. Griffin CF 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .272 7 42
M. Campbell 3B 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .318 10 37
J. Randel SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .250 3 20
F. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .184 4 15
Totals 37 14 11 14 10 8 10      
BATTING
Triples: M. Griffin (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Woolwine 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. Torres, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Griffin (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Campbell (10, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Woolwine 8 , T. Mardis , V. Thompson 2 , M. Griffin 8 , M. Campbell 6
2-out RBI: M. Woolwine , T. Mardis , M. Griffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Woolwine , F. Castillo
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Decker RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .295 14 36
R. Intrieri LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .205 1 6
R. Cano SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .356 6 34
J. Freas 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 8 46
   b-J. Alarcon PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 4
R. Brunner C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .264 4 20
J. Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 11 39
   c-T. Salazar PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .381 2 6
A. Bross 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .347 3 18
   d-M. Alvarado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1 5
P. Baker CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 11 51
   e-J. Darden PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 3 12
J. Unknown DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-N. Miller DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 2 3
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 10 13      
a - N. Miller inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Alarcon pinch hit for J. Freas in the 8th
c - T. Salazar pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
d - M. Alvarado pinch hit for A. Bross in the 9th
e - J. Darden pinch hit for P. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Cano (6, 4th Inning off J. Russak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Decker , R. Cano 4 , R. Brunner 2 , P. Baker , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Cano 2 , A. Bross
Sac Bunt: R. Brunner
Hit by Pitch: J. Freas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Decker (22)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Baker(Woolwine at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russak 5.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 89 5.00   
D. Romero W (4-3) 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 0 39 4.37   
D. Valdez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russak 58
Batters Faced: J. Russak 22, D. Romero 11, D. Valdez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russak 8-2, D. Romero 3-2, D. Valdez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russak 89-57, D. Romero 39-27, D. Valdez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Romero 1-0
WP: D. Romero
Hit Batsmen: J. Russak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Torres 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 7.64   
L. Krijgsman 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 4.28   
B. Dixon 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 4.30   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 5 7 7 4 2 2 53 47.25   
J. Unknown 1.0 4 6 6 4 0 1 36 54.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Torres 38
Batters Faced: J. Torres 3, L. Krijgsman 8, B. Dixon 9, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Torres 0-2, L. Krijgsman 1-3, B. Dixon 1-5, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Torres 15-8, L. Krijgsman 35-24, B. Dixon 29-21, J. Unknown 53-27, J. Unknown 36-16, J. Unknown 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Griffin
Ballpark: Cannonballers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 2131
Special Notes: SP Jon Torres was injured while pitching.
Monday, February 23rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82