ABA CLASS A
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
08/08/2025
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ABA CLASS A
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4224 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cottage City Cannonballers (32-78) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Huntsville Rockets (67-43) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 X 4 8 0
Huntsville Beats Cottage City, 4-1
Behind an impressive start by Danny Orfila, Huntsville beat Cottage City, 4-1. In 6.1 innings, Orfila surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 0. He allowed 1 run. The first-place Rockets, at 67-43, lead the Northern A West Division by 6½ games.

Franklin Leos took Cottage City hurler Bill Dixon deep in the bottom of the sixth. His 3-run home run put the Rockets on top, 4-1. In all, Leos had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 2.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Leos said after the game.
COTTAGE CITY BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Decker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 14 36
P. Baker CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .249 11 52
S. Kettle LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .331 13 41
A. Williams SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .267 4 7
R. Cano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351 6 34
J. Freas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 8 46
R. Brunner C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 4 20
A. Bross 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .341 3 19
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Johnson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 11 39
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 10 12      
a - J. Johnson inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Baker 2 , S. Kettle , A. Williams , J. Freas , R. Brunner , A. Bross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Schelling LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 2 6
J. Belcher 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 5 11
E. Sandoval C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 13 51
D. Hidalgo SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286 22 62
   b-V. Murillo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 6 25
B. Sallee 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .232 0 9
C. Hartfield DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 16 48
   a-F. Leos DH 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .283 4 13
M. Ellis 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .276 8 36
   c-D. Boynton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 7 23
N. Miller RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 3 15
M. Boyce CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 0 5
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 5 12      
a - F. Leos inserted as DH in the 6th
b - V. Murillo substituted for D. Hidalgo in the 7th
c - D. Boynton substituted for M. Ellis in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Ellis (8, 5th Inning off B. Dixon, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Leos (4, 6th Inning off B. Dixon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 2 , D. Hidalgo , B. Sallee 2 , F. Leos 5 , M. Ellis 4
2-out RBI: F. Leos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartfield , D. Boynton
Team LOB: 6
COTTAGE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Beristain 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 58 6.97   
B. Dixon L (4-3) 2.1 4 4 4 0 2 2 39 4.58   
S. Moon 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.36   
S. Elliott 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.57   
J. Unknown 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Beristain 55
Batters Faced: I. Beristain 13, B. Dixon 11, S. Moon 1, S. Elliott 7, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Beristain 1-7, B. Dixon 3-2, S. Moon 0-0, S. Elliott 2-3, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Beristain 58-37, B. Dixon 39-25, S. Moon 6-3, S. Elliott 23-14, J. Unknown 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dixon 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Orfila W (7-3) 6.1 5 1 1 0 8 0 88 3.09   
J. McCoart H (5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.12   
L. Walley SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Orfila 67
Batters Faced: D. Orfila 24, J. McCoart 7, L. Walley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Orfila 6-5, J. McCoart 0-3, L. Walley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Orfila 88-59, J. McCoart 24-17, L. Walley 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McCoart 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Orfila
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 12982
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