ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
09/03/2025
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ABA CLASS A
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4368 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (76-58) 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 5 3 14 16 1
Kansas City Dust Devils (61-73) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 8 1
Jet Hawks CF Ayres goes 3-for-5 in Win
Grand Rapids right fielder Mike Ayres contributed significantly to his team's 14-5 win over the Kansas City Dust Devils. Ayres, who is tied for 5th in the N-A in home runs with 24, went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored to lead the offensive attack for the Jet Hawks. Matt Lavender picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 9-5. Grand Rapids is now 76-58.

With Grand Rapids leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Ayres hit a fastball from Justin Ashe for a 3-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Jet Hawks ahead, 5-0.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Ayres.
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Holy 3B, 2B 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .278 9 71
M. Robertson 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278 8 53
   a-J. Duvall PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 2 13
B. Porter 1B 5 1 1 0 1 2 4 .338 20 83
D. Lepp DH 3 3 0 1 3 2 2 .318 30 96
C. Herd SS 4 4 3 0 2 0 2 .346 23 86
M. Ayres RF 5 1 3 7 1 1 4 .268 24 89
J. Rogers LF 6 0 1 1 0 1 6 .291 4 11
G. Gericke C 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 .216 2 4
E. Olvera CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .315 4 7
Totals 42 14 16 13 10 9 28      
a - J. Duvall pinch hit for M. Robertson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Herd 2 (29, 2nd Inning off J. Ashe, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Jacobs, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ayres 2 (26, 2nd Inning off J. Ashe, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Jacobs, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Holy (23, 3rd Inning off J. Ashe, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Gericke (5, 4th Inning off T. Jacobs, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Robertson (15, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ayres (24, 3rd Inning off J. Ashe, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Gericke (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Holy (9, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Holy 7 , M. Robertson 3 , B. Porter , C. Herd 5 , M. Ayres 8 , J. Rogers , G. Gericke 6 , E. Olvera
2-out RBI: , M. Ayres 2 , J. Rogers , G. Gericke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Holy , C. Herd , J. Rogers 2 , E. Olvera 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Porter (17)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Herd (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Holy-Robertson-Porter, Herd-Robertson-Porter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 8 52
J. Diaz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .291 5 45
T. Mardis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .312 15 68
M. Woolwine 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 12 62
D. Wilson C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 1 8
   a-F. Castillo PR, C 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 21
M. Griffin CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .249 9 50
   b-W. Ramirez CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .136 0 3
I. Giddins 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .291 3 18
B. Zerhusen DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .236 25 59
M. Campbell SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296 14 46
Totals 33 5 8 3 1 5 15      
a - F. Castillo pinch ran for D. Wilson in the 5th
b - W. Ramirez substituted for M. Griffin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Griffin (16, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Ramirez (3, 9th Inning off C. Torres, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zerhusen (25, 7th Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Thompson 2 , J. Diaz , M. Griffin 2 , W. Ramirez 2 , B. Zerhusen 5 , M. Campbell
2-out RBI: B. Zerhusen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Thompson , M. Campbell
GIDP: J. Diaz , M. Woolwine
Sac Fly: I. Giddins
Hit by Pitch: D. Wilson , F. Castillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Woolwine (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Woolwine)
OF assists: 2 (Diaz(Gericke at 3rd base), Griffin(Holy at 2nd base))
PB: D. Wilson
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (9-5) 7.0 6 3 3 1 4 1 77 3.95   
C. Torres 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 31 5.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 56
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 27, C. Torres 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 6-9, C. Torres 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 77-52, C. Torres 31-24
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender , C. Torres
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ashe L (9-8) 2.2 6 5 5 1 5 1 56 5.34   
T. Jacobs 3.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 40 3.41   
J. Unknown 1.2 6 5 2 4 2 1 52 10.80   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 3 3 4 1 1 42 20.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ashe 26
Batters Faced: J. Ashe 15, T. Jacobs 13, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ashe 2-1, T. Jacobs 2-6, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ashe 56-35, T. Jacobs 40-25, J. Unknown 52-32, J. Unknown 42-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Ayres
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 3561
Special Notes: C Dave Wilson was injured being hit by a pitch. CF Matt Griffin was injured while throwing the ball.
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