ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
08/20/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4292 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets (73-48) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 7 8 2
Tampa Capitals (50-71) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Rockets Win, 7-3, at Tampa
The Huntsville Rockets topped the Tampa Capitals, 7-3, with shortstop Mike Ellis playing a big role. Ellis was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Rockets in the win. Yekuno-Amlak Lusalah got credit for the win, improving to 6-2. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 3.1 innings. With this game in the books, Huntsville is 73-48, Tampa 50-71.

Huntsville used the hitting of Rich Lewis to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Rockets on top, 4-3. For the game, Lewis had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Ellis, "one at-bat at a time."
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramos 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 1 4
   a-M. Boyce CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 7
C. Hartfield CF, 1B 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 .271 23 58
E. Sandoval C 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 13 55
F. Leos DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .289 4 14
R. Lewis LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .271 22 51
M. Ellis SS 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .280 9 42
D. Cantimori RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .274 12 35
B. Sallee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 3 16
V. Murillo 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .276 7 27
Totals 36 7 8 7 1 8 11      
a - M. Boyce substituted for J. Ramos in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Leos (7, 4th Inning off A. Kent, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hartfield (23, 4th Inning off A. Kent, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (22, 6th Inning off A. Kent, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ellis (9, 8th Inning off J. Teske, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hartfield 5 , E. Sandoval , F. Leos 2 , R. Lewis 5 , M. Ellis 5
2-out RBI: C. Hartfield , E. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cantimori
Hit by Pitch: F. Leos , V. Murillo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Murillo (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Williams (1) , M. Ellis (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .244 11 49
   a-C. Reyes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315 9 24
   b-T. Bosman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 4
E. Schultz RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 3 21
R. Ramirez CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .257 10 29
C. Malay 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 15 31
K. Tyndall SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .300 7 35
A. Howard LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .256 1 10
Z. Macurdy DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .225 2 10
A. Rogalsky 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .305 7 34
R. Arceri C 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .212 13 31
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 17 18      
a - C. Reyes pinch hit for T. Burton in the 7th
b - T. Bosman substituted for C. Reyes in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Arceri (13, 2nd Inning off A. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Burton 2 , K. Tyndall 3 , A. Rogalsky , R. Arceri 4
2-out RBI: R. Arceri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Malay 2 , R. Arceri
Sac Bunt: E. Schultz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Burton (15) , R. Ramirez (5)
CS: E. Schultz (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Tyndall (6)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Williams 3.2 4 3 3 3 8 1 94 4.85   
Y. Lusalah W (6-2) 3.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 38 3.96   
T. Surber 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.67   
J. Lyles 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Williams 44
Batters Faced: A. Williams 17, Y. Lusalah 12, T. Surber 4, J. Lyles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Williams 1-0, Y. Lusalah 2-2, T. Surber 0-2, J. Lyles 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Williams 94-57, Y. Lusalah 38-29, T. Surber 13-9, J. Lyles 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Lusalah 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kent L (5-6) 5.0 6 4 4 1 6 2 110 4.97   
J. Gutierrez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.05   
J. Teske 0.0 1 3 2 0 0 1 10 4.03   
K. Flay 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 6.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kent 44
Batters Faced: A. Kent 23, J. Gutierrez 7, J. Teske 3, K. Flay 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kent 4-5, J. Gutierrez 3-2, J. Teske 0-0, K. Flay 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kent 110-68, J. Gutierrez 26-16, J. Teske 10-4, K. Flay 16-13
Hit Batsmen: A. Kent , J. Teske
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Ellis
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 2635
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