ABA CLASS A
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
08/07/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4218 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Cottage City Cannonballers (35-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Huntsville Rockets (68-42) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 X 7 13 0
Rockets Stay Hot, Beat Cannonballers, 7-0
Huntsville Rockets pitcher Dan Vatalaro was in top form, leading his team past the Cottage City Cannonballers, 7-0. Vatalaro, now 4-0, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing no runs. Huntsville now sports a record of 68-42.

Javier Gamboa took Cottage City hurler Steve Esquivel deep in the bottom of the third. His 2-run home run put the Rockets on top, 2-0. In all, Gamboa had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"It wasn't a very good day at the ballpark," said Cottage City manager .
COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 8 25
A. Lindsey SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .231 0 5
M. Alvarado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .256 12 36
R. Intrieri LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 6 29
K. Ranke CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .260 16 52
M. Lopez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 5 22
A. Bross RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 9 38
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 8 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Mills , A. Lindsey 2 , R. Intrieri , K. Ranke , A. Bross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lopez , J. Unknown
GIDP: M. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Bross (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
PB: J. Unknown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .300 16 48
J. Gamboa DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 .299 9 30
J. Belcher 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .293 12 48
J. Bronson CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .288 8 35
J. Perez 2B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .285 8 45
M. Brown RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .315 0 16
M. Spradling 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .245 1 6
R. Carrigan C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .230 7 20
C. Brown SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 5 23
Totals 36 7 13 7 6 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Torres (20, 1st Inning off S. Esquivel, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Spradling (2, 4th Inning off D. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Brown (6, 4th Inning off S. Esquivel, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Belcher (22, 8th Inning off M. Kishimoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gamboa (9, 3rd Inning off S. Esquivel, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Torres 5 , J. Gamboa 5 , J. Belcher 2 , J. Bronson , J. Perez , M. Brown 3 , M. Spradling 3
2-out RBI: J. Perez , M. Spradling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Belcher , J. Bronson , M. Brown , M. Spradling , R. Carrigan
Sac Bunt: M. Spradling
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Torres 2 (55) , J. Perez (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Brown-Belcher)
COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Esquivel L (3-9) 3.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 60 4.19   
D. Lee 1.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 44 3.52   
B. Hardy 1.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 40 4.50   
M. Kishimoto 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 31 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Esquivel 38
Batters Faced: S. Esquivel 15, D. Lee 10, B. Hardy 9, M. Kishimoto 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Esquivel 3-2, D. Lee 0-2, B. Hardy 0-3, M. Kishimoto 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Esquivel 60-36, D. Lee 44-25, B. Hardy 40-22, M. Kishimoto 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-1 , B. Hardy 1-0
WP: D. Lee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vatalaro W (4-0) 7.0 5 0 0 1 8 0 88 2.68   
J. Hennis 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vatalaro 74
Batters Faced: D. Vatalaro 27, J. Hennis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vatalaro 5-8, J. Hennis 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vatalaro 88-59, J. Hennis 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Vatalaro
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 12963
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