ABA CLASS A
NEWARK FLYERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
09/05/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
NEWARK FLYERS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 4392 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newark Flyers (72-65) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 7 0
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (88-49) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 0
Flyers 5-3 Winners Versus Grand Rapids
Led by Matthew Bridges, the Newark Flyers defeated the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks, 5-3. Bridges slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Flyers. The winning pitcher was Craig Breakfield. His record now stands at 5-2. The left-hander went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits for the Flyers. Dustin Miller was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 31 of 36 save opportunities.

Newark used the hitting of Jason King to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Flyers on top, 3-0. For the game, King had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Newark manager Matt Conners praised his team's "energy."

The win puts Newark at 72-65 this season.
NEWARK BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bertetto CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227 9 40
J. King DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .331 4 24
M. Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 11 33
   a-J. Collins 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 1 5
J. Mora 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .316 18 76
   b-E. Reynolds LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 4 11
M. Bridges 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .236 20 62
A. Schwark 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .350 3 28
J. Harris RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316 15 39
B. Spencer SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 11 28
S. Flores C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .177 2 3
Totals 32 5 7 5 1 12 3      
a - J. Collins substituted for M. Jackson in the 9th
b - E. Reynolds substituted for J. Mora in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Bridges 2 (20, 2nd Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. King (4, 6th Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. King 5 , M. Jackson , M. Bridges 8 , A. Schwark , S. Flores
2-out RBI: M. Bridges
GIDP: M. Jackson
Sac Bunt: E. Bertetto
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schwark-Bridges-Mora)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Martin CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 5 21
T. Renfro DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .315 26 61
R. Gruber LF 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .299 31 85
   a-E. Cruz PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 4 43
M. Hedger 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .334 31 103
C. Herd 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .324 20 71
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .262 20 69
G. Gericke C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .306 24 67
K. Aitcheson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 11 44
   b-J. Gilbreath PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 4 15
J. Matchette 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 4 20
   c-J. Zanghi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 5 17
Totals 32 3 6 3 4 5 10      
a - E. Cruz pinch ran for R. Gruber in the 8th
b - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th
c - J. Zanghi pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gruber (31, 6th Inning off C. Breakfield, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Gericke (24, 7th Inning off C. Breakfield, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Gruber 6 , M. Hedger , C. Herd , G. Gericke 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Martin , M. Ayres
GIDP: M. Ayres
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Herd-Aitcheson-Hedger)
NEWARK PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Breakfield W (5-2) 6.1 5 3 3 3 3 2 81 2.63   
B. Pace H (7) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.00   
D. Miller SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Breakfield 51
Batters Faced: C. Breakfield 26, B. Pace 7, D. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Breakfield 4-11, B. Pace 1-3, D. Miller 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Breakfield 81-52, B. Pace 17-10, D. Miller 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Pace 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams L (9-3) 5.2 4 3 3 0 9 2 69 2.54   
S. Nishiyama 3.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 41 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 58
Batters Faced: J. Williams 21, S. Nishiyama 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 3-5, S. Nishiyama 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 69-49, S. Nishiyama 41-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Bridges
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 11605
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