ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT DELTAVILLE DELTAS
08/16/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT DELTAVILLE DELTAS
GAME ID: 4268 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (73-45) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 10 1
Deltaville Deltas (39-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
Rockets Win at Deltaville, 8-1
Deltaville had no answer for 19-year old right-handed pitcher Michael Harkins. The Huntsville Rockets starter stymied Deltas hitters, helping the Rockets cruise to victory, 8-1. Harkins got the win, improving to 8-3. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. By defeating Deltaville, the first-place Rockets improved to 73-45.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Matthew Brown? The Huntsville right fielder had a run-scoring walk in the top of the first inning to put the Rockets on top, 2-0. For the game, Brown had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Main thing is I want the team to win," Harkins told a reporter after the game. "Just have to go out there, take care of my job, and give my team a chance to win."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE DELTAVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 2 1 0 2 3 3 .310 17 51
J. Gamboa DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .299 10 33
J. Belcher 1B 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 .298 13 52
J. Bronson CF 4 1 0 1 1 2 4 .293 8 38
J. Perez 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .270 8 47
M. Brown RF 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 .309 1 20
J. Archie 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 8 .271 2 22
R. Carrigan C 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .253 8 26
C. Brown SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .204 5 25
Totals 38 8 10 8 8 14 28      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Perez (17, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Brown (7, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Belcher (13, 4th Inning off D. Yarussi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Torres , J. Gamboa , J. Belcher 4 , J. Perez 3 , M. Brown 3 , R. Carrigan 3
2-out RBI: J. Perez , M. Brown , R. Carrigan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Torres , J. Gamboa , J. Belcher , J. Archie , R. Carrigan , C. Brown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Torres 2 (60) , J. Perez (22) , C. Brown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Perez (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Archie-Belcher)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Husband CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 10 31
K. McCain SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .302 7 19
J. Munoz DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .254 1 14
Z. Weakley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 11 42
K. Scherbel 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 3 27
M. Poore 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277 2 20
F. Alvarez RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .239 11 34
D. Byerly C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .195 2 22
B. Uribe LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 2 16
   a-E. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 10 27
   b-A. Garza LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 6 17
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 6 20      
a - E. Harris pinch hit for B. Uribe in the 7th
b - A. Garza substituted for E. Harris in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Scherbel (16, 7th Inning off M. Harkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. McCain 2 , K. Scherbel 2 , M. Poore 2 , D. Byerly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Husband , J. Munoz , E. Harris
GIDP: Z. Weakley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Poore (4) , F. Alvarez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Alvarez (14)
OF assists: 1 (Alvarez(Perez at 3rd base))
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE DELTAVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harkins W (8-3) 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 84 3.36   
D. Johnson 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 38 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harkins 64
Batters Faced: M. Harkins 25, D. Johnson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harkins 5-8, D. Johnson 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harkins 84-55, D. Johnson 38-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Johnson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sitton L (4-6) 1.2 5 5 5 5 3 0 77 6.97   
D. Yarussi 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 34 5.96   
C. Tasillo 2.0 0 0 0 1 6 0 41 3.66   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 42 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sitton 17
Batters Faced: J. Sitton 15, D. Yarussi 11, C. Tasillo 7, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sitton 2-0, D. Yarussi 3-2, C. Tasillo 0-0, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sitton 77-39, D. Yarussi 34-19, C. Tasillo 41-28, J. Unknown 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Yarussi 3-0
WP: J. Sitton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Harkins
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 5099
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