ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
08/22/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4304 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Rosa Desperados (56-68) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Huntsville Rockets (76-48) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 7 2
Desperados Defeated, 4-2, After Huntsville Rallies
Pete Shelton led Huntsville to a win over Santa Rosa. The final score was 4-2. The Hudson, Florida native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. The win went to Dan Johnson in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Antonio Velazquez took the loss. Getting the save was Luke Walley, his 19th.

Shelton had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a first pitch changeup from Antonio Velazquez, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Rockets a 4-2 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Shelton.

Huntsville manager Alec Roller commended his team for "banging out a nice win."

The Rockets lead the Northern A West Division by a game.
SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodriguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308 6 27
S. Welliver 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .340 4 28
C. Vandal 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .464 2 9
R. Lindauer LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .281 4 19
M. Michael CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .296 16 43
B. Rys DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .237 5 21
R. Silva 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .246 13 46
E. Fernandez SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .244 10 21
A. Maness C 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 3 9
   a-N. Riddle PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 4 9
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 8 20      
a - N. Riddle pinch hit for A. Maness in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Vandal (3, 8th Inning off D. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Fernandez (10, 3rd Inning off O. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Welliver , C. Vandal 3 , M. Michael , B. Rys , E. Fernandez 5 , N. Riddle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lindauer , B. Rys , R. Silva
GIDP: R. Rodriguez , R. Silva
Sac Bunt: R. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: S. Welliver , A. Maness
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Welliver (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brown RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 1 20
J. Belcher 1B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .299 15 56
N. Springer DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .292 11 49
   b-B. Collins DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 11 36
J. Bronson LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .295 8 41
   c-V. Torres PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 18 54
J. Perez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .282 9 50
P. Shelton CF, LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .250 2 18
J. Archie 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 2 24
C. Larsen C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .139 0 4
C. Brown SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208 5 25
   a-J. Gamboa PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 11 34
Totals 31 4 7 4 2 8 17      
a - J. Gamboa pinch hit for C. Brown in the 7th
b - B. Collins inserted as DH in the 8th
c - V. Torres pinch hit for J. Bronson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Belcher (26, 1st Inning off D. Golash, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Shelton (10, 1st Inning off D. Golash, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Bronson (13, 3rd Inning off D. Golash, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Shelton (2, 8th Inning off A. Velazquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Belcher 2 , J. Bronson 2 , V. Torres , J. Perez , P. Shelton 6 , C. Brown
2-out RBI: , P. Shelton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Springer , J. Perez , J. Archie 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Brown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Belcher (5)
CS: J. Perez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Gonzalez (1) , M. Brown (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Perez-Archie-Belcher, Brown-Archie-Belcher)
SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Golash 5.1 5 2 0 2 6 0 89 3.06   
E. Hansen 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.20   
R. Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
A. Velazquez L (1-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 17 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Golash 58
Batters Faced: D. Golash 24, E. Hansen 5, R. Walker 1, A. Velazquez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Golash 3-6, E. Hansen 4-1, R. Walker 0-0, A. Velazquez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Golash 89-59, E. Hansen 15-10, R. Walker 5-3, A. Velazquez 17-10
Hit Batsmen: D. Golash
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Gonzalez 5.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 71 3.83   
S. Gallagher 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.27   
D. Johnson W (2-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.15   
L. Walley SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Gonzalez 52
Batters Faced: O. Gonzalez 21, S. Gallagher 4, D. Johnson 8, L. Walley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Gonzalez 7-4, S. Gallagher 0-1, D. Johnson 1-3, L. Walley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Gonzalez 71-45, S. Gallagher 18-11, D. Johnson 26-18, L. Walley 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gallagher 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Gonzalez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Shelton
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Rain (87 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 13070
Special Notes: Rain delay of 21 minutes in the 6th inning.
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