ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
08/31/2026
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ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4357 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (85-47) 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 12 0
Kansas City Dust Devils (56-76) 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 13 13 0
Dust Devils Walk It Off for 56th Win of Season
The Kansas City Dust Devils outscored the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks, 13-9. Among the hitting stars was left fielder David Short. Short was 2-3 with 2 home runs and 3 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 6. Kansas City reliever Ben Nathan was the winner. His record is now 4-2. The losing pitcher was Jim Unknown. The Dust Devils saw their win-loss record go to 56-76. At the same time, the Jet Hawks fell to 85-47.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With two out, Short hit a curveball from Jim Unknown for a grand slam home run. The Dust Devils, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"It's great to get the crowd pumped up," Short said.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 4 43
   e-J. Zanghi PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 5 17
T. Renfro DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .315 26 59
R. Gruber LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .296 28 78
M. Hedger 1B 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .339 31 101
M. Ayres RF, CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 .261 19 64
K. Aitcheson SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .302 11 42
   a-J. Gilbreath PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .365 4 15
   b-J. Matchette SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 4 20
   f-K. Marin PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .339 4 14
   g-R. Velez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 8 26
B. Agnew C 5 0 2 4 0 2 3 .211 2 18
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .246 0 9
   c-C. Herd PH, CF, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 17 67
G. Romo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 5 28
   d-J. Duvall PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 0 2
Totals 37 9 12 9 5 8 17      
a - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 5th
b - J. Matchette substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 5th
c - C. Herd pinch hit for L. Gracia in the 8th
d - J. Duvall pinch hit for G. Romo in the 8th
e - J. Zanghi pinch hit for E. Cruz in the 8th
f - K. Marin pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 9th
g - R. Velez substituted for K. Marin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Renfro (17, 9th Inning off B. Nathan, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Marin (3, 9th Inning off B. Nathan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Renfro (26, 1st Inning off M. Guillen, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hedger (31, 3rd Inning off M. Guillen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Renfro 6 , R. Gruber , M. Hedger 6 , M. Ayres 2 , K. Marin 2 , B. Agnew 2 , C. Herd
2-out RBI: K. Marin , B. Agnew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Agnew 2 , L. Gracia , G. Romo
GIDP: J. Zanghi
Sac Bunt: J. Matchette
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hedger-Aitcheson-Hedger, Romo-Aitcheson-Hedger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cooper 2B 3 2 0 0 3 1 3 .272 7 35
D. Short LF 3 3 2 6 3 0 0 .263 7 28
B. Farhi SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .344 17 64
J. Conde 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .364 5 18
   a-D. Carlsen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
C. Lupu 3B 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 .254 11 35
J. Medrano CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .360 7 21
T. Mardis DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .274 19 60
H. Hecht C 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .223 8 20
J. Maldonado RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .304 0 23
Totals 35 13 13 12 11 6 17      
a - D. Carlsen substituted for J. Conde in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lupu (12, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Hecht (9, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Short 2 (7, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Medrano (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Short 8 , B. Farhi 2 , J. Conde , C. Lupu 3 , J. Medrano 5 , T. Mardis 2 , H. Hecht 3
2-out RBI: , D. Short 2 , C. Lupu , J. Medrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cooper , C. Lupu , T. Mardis , J. Maldonado
GIDP: B. Farhi , J. Conde
Sac Bunt: J. Medrano
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Conde (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Conde-Farhi)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 4.0 7 5 5 5 2 0 79 4.28   
J. Unknown 2.2 4 4 4 2 2 2 46 13.50   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 2 4 4 4 2 1 54 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 25
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 22, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-3, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 79-39, J. Unknown 46-26, J. Unknown 54-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
WP: M. Lavender 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Guillen 2.0 5 5 5 3 0 2 50 5.69   
M. Paruzzi 2.0 0 1 1 1 4 0 37 6.23   
R. Gonzalez 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 41 2.87   
J. Gomez H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8.42   
F. Pastorelli H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.31   
B. Nathan W (4-2), BS (7) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 18 5.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guillen 19
Batters Faced: M. Guillen 14, M. Paruzzi 7, R. Gonzalez 13, J. Gomez 2, F. Pastorelli 1, B. Nathan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guillen 3-3, M. Paruzzi 0-2, R. Gonzalez 5-2, J. Gomez 0-1, F. Pastorelli 1-0, B. Nathan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guillen 50-27, M. Paruzzi 37-25, R. Gonzalez 41-24, J. Gomez 6-3, F. Pastorelli 1-1, B. Nathan 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Paruzzi 1-0 , R. Gonzalez 1-1 , F. Pastorelli 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Short
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 2103
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