ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
09/04/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4388 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (80-56) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
Huntsville Rockets (86-50) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 1
Blue Jays Get Past Huntsville for 4-3 Win
The St. Catharines Blue Jays did just enough to sneak past the Huntsville Rockets, 4-3, at Ballpark of Austin. St. Catharines pitcher Carlos Balderrama, in particular, had a standout performance. The win was credited to 23-year old right-handed pitcher Tim Kelly in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Naohiro Goto took the loss. St. Catharines is now 80-56. Huntsville is 86-50.

St. Catharines used a timely hit from Eric Stogdill to get the win. The third baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Blue Jays ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said St. Catharines manager Nate Cato. "It's usually not just one thing."
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .308 3 18
J. Russell SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .293 10 24
J. Dixon DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .269 3 18
J. Capen LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .310 0 3
   a-K. Hunt PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   c-J. Baeza LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Moctezuma RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .245 4 16
S. Gery 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .290 16 45
E. Stogdill 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .360 7 21
   b-G. Williams PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 3
C. Wallace 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
J. Hernandez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .545 0 1
Totals 38 4 11 4 2 10 21      
a - K. Hunt pinch ran for J. Capen in the 8th
b - G. Williams pinch ran for E. Stogdill in the 8th
c - J. Baeza substituted for K. Hunt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Thompson (19, 2nd Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Russell (11, 2nd Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Stogdill (2, 8th Inning off N. Goto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Thompson 3 , J. Russell 2 , J. Dixon , J. Capen 2 , T. Moctezuma , S. Gery , E. Stogdill 2 , J. Hernandez 2
2-out RBI: M. Thompson , J. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thompson , J. Russell , J. Dixon , S. Gery
Sac Bunt: J. Russell
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Moctezuma (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 21 63
M. Irons 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   a-J. Pauly PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348 2 8
J. Gamboa DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 13 39
M. Brown CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .296 3 28
J. Archie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 2 27
S. Hardin RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .200 2 7
D. Stoltzfoos 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143 2 4
C. Larsen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 1 9
C. Brown SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .212 5 26
Totals 33 3 8 2 1 8 6      
a - J. Pauly pinch hit for M. Irons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Brown (12, 1st Inning off C. Balderrama, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Stoltzfoos (2, 2nd Inning off C. Balderrama, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Irons , J. Gamboa , M. Brown 3 , J. Archie , S. Hardin , D. Stoltzfoos 4 , C. Brown
2-out RBI: M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Archie , S. Hardin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Irons (1) , S. Hardin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Archie (4)
OF assists: 1 (Hardin(Gery at 2nd base))
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Balderrama 6.1 8 3 2 0 6 1 93 4.40   
T. Kelly W (4-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.70   
J. Popp SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Balderrama 53
Batters Faced: C. Balderrama 25, T. Kelly 6, J. Popp 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Balderrama 5-6, T. Kelly 2-3, J. Popp 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Balderrama 93-62, T. Kelly 18-8, J. Popp 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguilar 5.2 8 2 2 1 6 0 83 2.56   
N. Goto L (4-1) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 28 3.39   
S. Gallagher 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguilar 50
Batters Faced: A. Aguilar 26, N. Goto 11, S. Gallagher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguilar 5-6, N. Goto 3-2, S. Gallagher 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguilar 83-57, N. Goto 28-20, S. Gallagher 15-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Balderrama
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 13052
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