ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS
08/23/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 4319 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (70-54) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 2
Santa Rosa Desperados (80-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 1
Lavender Tames Desperados, 4-3
The Grand Rapids Jet Hawks scored a tight, 4-3 win versus the Santa Rosa Desperados at Keelhaulers Ballpark. Grand Rapids pitcher Matt Lavender held his own in the contest. The win elevated the Jet Hawks to 70-54.

Lavender's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 6 strikeouts in 7 innings while allowing 3 hits. Lavender goes to 7-5 on the year with 70 strikeouts.

"Matt has got a slow heartbeat," said Grand Rapids manager Sadayuki Nishikawa. "He doesn't panic or anything."
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ROSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .257 6 45
C. Holy 2B 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 .277 8 65
B. Porter 1B 5 0 1 0 0 4 5 .344 17 76
D. Lepp DH 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .313 26 81
J. Bresette C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281 9 41
J. Rogers LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .279 4 10
J. Kipfer RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .332 7 36
E. Olvera CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .318 3 6
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .202 5 34
Totals 36 4 10 3 3 15 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Robertson (12, 1st Inning off G. Amos, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lepp (24, 1st Inning off G. Amos, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Gracia (5, 9th Inning off E. Hansen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 3 , C. Holy , B. Porter , D. Lepp 2 , J. Bresette , J. Kipfer , E. Olvera 2 , L. Gracia 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Holy , B. Porter , J. Rogers , J. Kipfer 2
GIDP: J. Rogers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Porter (12)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Robertson (9) , L. Gracia (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Porter-Robertson, Holy-Robertson-Porter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Robertson LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 2 30
C. Booker 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 6 23
C. Riddell 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 2 20
C. Sarate SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .281 9 47
R. Hebert 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .330 12 53
R. Rodriguez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 1 8
   a-J. DeLong PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .317 6 18
B. Tungate C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 7 24
D. Remmert DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 4 19
N. Crawford CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 3 15
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 10 12      
a - J. DeLong pinch hit for R. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. DeLong (6, 9th Inning off E. Clickner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Riddell , R. Hebert 2 , J. DeLong 4 , B. Tungate
2-out RBI: J. DeLong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Crawford
GIDP: C. Riddell 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Robertson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Robertson (6) , R. Hebert (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rodriguez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Riddell-Tungate-Booker)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ROSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (7-5) 7.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 87 4.12   
E. Clickner H (10) 1.2 2 3 3 1 4 1 32 2.58   
D. Koontz SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 75
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 25, E. Clickner 8, D. Koontz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-6, E. Clickner 0-1, D. Koontz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 87-55, E. Clickner 32-22, D. Koontz 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Amos L (11-8) 5.0 4 2 2 2 9 0 90 2.78   
T. Oshima 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 0 26 2.28   
J. Rodriguez 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
E. Hansen 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 18 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Amos 58
Batters Faced: G. Amos 21, T. Oshima 8, J. Rodriguez 5, E. Hansen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Amos 3-3, T. Oshima 1-1, J. Rodriguez 2-0, E. Hansen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Amos 90-56, T. Oshima 26-20, J. Rodriguez 22-14, E. Hansen 18-11
WP: G. Amos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lavender
Ballpark: Keelhaulers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 14365
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