ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
08/25/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT TAMPA CAPITALS
GAME ID: 4342 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
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Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (77-52) 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 9 16 1
Tampa Capitals (66-63) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 11 1
Bunton Excels in 9-5 Grand Rapids Win
The Grand Rapids Jet Hawks downed the Tampa Capitals, 9-5. The hitting star was left fielder Isaiah Bunton. Bunton was 4 for 6 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 for the Jet Hawks. Grand Rapids now has a record of 77-52 with the win.

A key moment came with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Bunton hit a splitter from Dave Gonzalez for a 2-run single, putting Grand Rapids up, 6-1.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Bunton.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 .254 10 46
B. Porter RF 4 2 1 0 2 1 2 .303 28 94
D. Coffey 1B 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 .345 27 84
I. Bunton LF 6 2 4 4 0 1 2 .262 23 71
M. DeLaet DH 5 0 1 0 1 1 5 .254 11 32
C. Herd 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .284 11 34
D. Lepp CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .213 6 11
J. Bresette C 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .258 5 19
J. Unknown 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .500 1 1
Totals 42 9 16 9 8 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Robertson (27, 1st Inning off C. Ding, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Porter (6, 6th Inning off D. Villa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off M. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lepp (6, 2nd Inning off M. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bresette (5, 2nd Inning off M. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Bunton (23, 3rd Inning off D. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 3 , B. Porter 3 , D. Coffey , I. Bunton 7 , M. DeLaet , C. Herd 2 , D. Lepp 4 , J. Bresette 5 , J. Unknown 5
2-out RBI: I. Bunton , C. Herd , D. Lepp , J. Bresette 2 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Robertson , D. Coffey , I. Bunton , M. DeLaet
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: I. Bunton (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Burton RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .236 9 29
E. Lewis 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .199 3 20
M. Brown 1B, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 12 43
T. Chapin LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 9 27
   c-J. Masoner PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 2
D. Pinto 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 16 56
   d-M. Gilmore PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Lewis SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .240 10 41
   e-A. Crane PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   f-D. Robinson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
I. Valenzuela C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .235 2 15
J. Escalante CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .247 14 36
   a-E. Foley PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 12 35
N. Malone DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .222 3 6
   b-T. Dickson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 7
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 5 20      
a - E. Foley pinch hit for J. Escalante in the 6th
b - T. Dickson inserted as DH in the 6th
c - J. Masoner pinch hit for T. Chapin in the 8th
d - M. Gilmore pinch hit for D. Pinto in the 8th
e - A. Crane pinch hit for C. Lewis in the 8th
f - D. Robinson substituted for A. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Crane (1, 8th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lewis (3, 9th Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Lewis 5 , T. Chapin , D. Pinto , C. Lewis 2 , A. Crane 3 , I. Valenzuela 3 , J. Escalante
2-out RBI: I. Valenzuela , J. Escalante
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Burton , M. Gilmore , N. Malone
Sac Fly: D. Pinto
Hit by Pitch: T. Burton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Escalante (7)
OF assists: 1 (Escalante(Bunton at 3rd base))
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barth 4.1 7 2 2 0 5 0 75 3.15   
D. Perez W (2-0) 4.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 54 11.50   
J. Straughn 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barth 46
Batters Faced: S. Barth 21, D. Perez 17, J. Straughn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barth 4-4, D. Perez 7-5, J. Straughn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barth 75-51, D. Perez 54-36, J. Straughn 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Perez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Barth
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ding 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.75   
M. Mendoza L (5-3) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 3 11 5.20   
D. Gonzalez 2.0 2 3 3 5 1 1 55 6.62   
D. Villa 3.1 7 3 3 2 1 0 65 5.66   
J. Palacios 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 32 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ding 47
Batters Faced: C. Ding 5, M. Mendoza 4, D. Gonzalez 13, D. Villa 18, J. Palacios 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ding 0-3, M. Mendoza 0-1, D. Gonzalez 4-1, D. Villa 2-6, J. Palacios 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ding 19-13, M. Mendoza 11-8, D. Gonzalez 55-24, D. Villa 65-37, J. Palacios 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Villa 2-0 , J. Palacios 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Isaiah Bunton
Ballpark: Capitals Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 5266
Special Notes: SP Chun-mei Ding was injured while pitching.
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