ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
08/19/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4291 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (72-48) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Tampa Capitals (50-70) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 6 11 1
Huntsville Upended, 6-1, by Tampa
Huntsville had no answer for Tampa Capitals starter Danny Villa, who flummoxed Rockets hitters as the Capitals cruised to victory, 6-1. The winner was Villa. He threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Danny Orfila. The 5th-place Capitals sport a record of 50-70.

Matt Mellberg contributed to the Tampa win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Villa.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Boyce CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .208 1 7
I. Schelling LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .368 2 10
M. Ellis DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .277 8 39
J. Lucia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
B. Sallee 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 3 16
E. Sandoval C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 13 54
N. Miller RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 3 15
V. Murillo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 7 27
D. Boynton SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 7 23
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Schelling (8, 4th Inning off D. Villa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Schelling 2 , M. Ellis , J. Lucia , N. Miller
GIDP: E. Sandoval
Hit by Pitch: B. Sallee
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Schelling (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Sallee (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Boynton-Sallee-Lucia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Reyes RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .317 9 24
E. Schultz CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .210 3 21
C. Malay 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .278 15 31
K. Tyndall SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 7 35
   a-A. Burns PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 1
   b-P. Deignan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 3
   c-A. Stelting PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 10 40
   d-T. Burton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 11 49
A. Howard LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .265 1 10
A. Flores DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .301 4 16
M. Mellberg 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .271 3 19
R. Arceri C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 12 28
T. Bosman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 2 4
Totals 35 6 11 5 0 9 16      
a - A. Burns pinch ran for K. Tyndall in the 6th
b - P. Deignan substituted for A. Burns in the 7th
c - A. Stelting pinch hit for P. Deignan in the 8th
d - T. Burton substituted for A. Stelting in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Reyes (7, 5th Inning off D. Orfila, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Flores (7, 8th Inning off E. Mohr, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Malay (15, 1st Inning off D. Orfila, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Mellberg (3, 8th Inning off E. Mohr, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Reyes 3 , E. Schultz , C. Malay 4 , K. Tyndall , A. Stelting , A. Flores 3 , M. Mellberg 5 , T. Bosman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Malay 2 , R. Arceri
GIDP: R. Arceri
Sac Bunt: A. Howard
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Bosman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Bosman (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Malay-Tyndall-Malay)
OF assists: 1 (Reyes(Miller at 2nd base))
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Orfila L (8-4) 5.2 7 3 3 0 4 1 87 2.96   
E. Mohr 1.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 32 3.29   
B. Kasatkin 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Orfila 47
Batters Faced: D. Orfila 25, E. Mohr 9, B. Kasatkin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Orfila 10-3, E. Mohr 1-1, B. Kasatkin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Orfila 87-58, E. Mohr 32-22, B. Kasatkin 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mohr 2-1
WP: E. Mohr
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Villa W (3-16) 8.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 104 6.04   
J. Gutierrez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Villa 71
Batters Faced: D. Villa 30, J. Gutierrez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Villa 8-11, J. Gutierrez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Villa 104-70, J. Gutierrez 16-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Villa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Villa
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 2847
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