ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
08/01/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4220 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (61-48) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1
Kansas City Dust Devils (45-64) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 5 0
Down Goes Huntsville, 4-2
Kansas City played host to Huntsville at Kansas City Grounds.

Kansas City Dust Devils starter Joey Russak was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Huntsville Rockets, 4-2. The winning pitcher was Russak, now 4-5. He tossed 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 4. Darius Timmons recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 6 for 9.

Mat Woolwine drove in one run against the Rockets. In the bottom of the first inning, he reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run, putting Kansas City in front, 1-0.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Huntsville manager Alec Roller. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."

The Dust Devils saw their record improve to 45-64.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Odom CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297 3 21
J. Lucia 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .281 6 42
   a-J. Quizhpi PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .277 6 23
J. James 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .343 6 31
E. Sandoval C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 6 43
O. Nunez DH 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269 2 27
C. Sanders 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 3 29
J. Wallick RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .304 9 38
G. Murphy SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .278 5 33
Totals 28 2 5 2 2 7 10      
a - J. Quizhpi pinch ran for J. Lucia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. James (14, 2nd Inning off J. Russak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Odom , J. Lucia , J. James 3 , G. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bailey , E. Sandoval
GIDP: J. Bailey , O. Nunez
Sac Fly: O. Nunez
Hit by Pitch: J. Wallick
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Odom (7)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Murphy (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Murphy-Sanders-Lucia, James-Sanders-Lucia)
OF assists: 1 (Bailey(Riggle at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 11 37
J. Riggle LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .242 3 23
   b-M. Griffin CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 3 19
C. Martinez CF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .389 7 26
J. Hunt 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .295 7 32
M. Woolwine 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .294 2 28
   a-A. Warfield 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 8
B. Zerhusen RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .269 27 63
M. Unger C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 5 33
B. Wheaton SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .331 3 21
O. Maldonado DH 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .143 0 0
Totals 26 4 5 4 6 6 13      
a - A. Warfield substituted for M. Woolwine in the 6th
b - M. Griffin substituted for J. Riggle in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Zerhusen (27, 4th Inning off M. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Thompson , J. Riggle , C. Martinez 2 , B. Zerhusen 4
2-out RBI: V. Thompson , J. Riggle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Riggle , O. Maldonado
GIDP: J. Hunt , B. Zerhusen
Hit by Pitch: B. Wheaton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Maldonado (1)
CS: B. Wheaton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hunt-Wheaton-Thompson, Hunt-Warfield-Thompson)
OF assists: 1 (Zerhusen(Murphy at 3rd base))
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bruce L (6-8) 5.0 5 4 3 5 2 1 89 4.50   
D. Voeller 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 3.06   
J. McCoart 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bruce 40
Batters Faced: M. Bruce 23, D. Voeller 4, J. McCoart 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bruce 5-4, D. Voeller 1-0, J. McCoart 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bruce 89-43, D. Voeller 14-8, J. McCoart 19-14
Hit Batsmen: M. Bruce
Balk: D. Voeller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russak W (4-5) 7.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 86 6.58   
C. Rigney H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 6.01   
D. Timmons SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russak 64
Batters Faced: J. Russak 24, C. Rigney 3, D. Timmons 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russak 9-5, C. Rigney 0-1, D. Timmons 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russak 86-53, C. Rigney 14-9, D. Timmons 16-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Russak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Russak
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 3663
Special Notes: RF Mat Woolwine was injured in a collision at a base.
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