ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
09/04/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS AT HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS
GAME ID: 4405 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (80-58) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 1
Huntsville Rockets (74-64) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 9 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Rockets, 4-3
The Huntsville Rockets did just enough to sneak past the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks, 4-3, at Ballpark of Austin. Huntsville pitcher Ruben Lopez, in particular, had a standout performance. Their 74-64 record puts the Rockets second in the Northern A West Division.

Ken Guzman went 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk for Huntsville. The 24-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the third. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring single off Oscar Casas. It was his 68th hit of the season.

"It's still just a game," said Guzman, "whether you win or lose."
GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 11 50
I. Bunton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 25 79
B. Porter CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .299 28 97
D. Coffey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .339 27 85
M. DeLaet DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .251 13 38
C. Herd 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .286 16 40
D. Lepp RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 8 16
J. Bresette C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 7 24
J. Unknown 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 11 9      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Coffey (29, 4th Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. DeLaet (13, 2nd Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Herd (16, 7th Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Bunton , B. Porter , D. Coffey 2 , M. DeLaet 4 , C. Herd 4 , D. Lepp , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: B. Porter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Robertson , C. Herd
GIDP: B. Porter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Herd (4)
OF assists: 1 (Porter(Ramos at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Steiner 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .207 14 34
D. Hidalgo DH 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .243 5 14
J. Ramos 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .362 6 27
R. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 18 66
N. Keller 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 6 .273 16 42
K. Guzman CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .345 5 29
J. Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .230 8 39
J. Dunn C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .098 7 22
T. Carr SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 4 20
Totals 32 4 9 4 3 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Steiner 2 (20, 1st Inning off O. Casas, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off O. Casas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Keller (16, 5th Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hidalgo (5, 7th Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Steiner 4 , D. Hidalgo 4 , J. Ramos 2 , R. Martinez , N. Keller 4 , K. Guzman 2
2-out RBI: N. Keller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Steiner , D. Hidalgo , J. Bailey , J. Dunn
Sac Bunt: J. Bailey
Hit by Pitch: J. Ramos , T. Carr
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steiner-Carr-Ramos)
GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Casas L (10-6) 3.2 5 2 1 2 3 0 77 3.56   
G. Marin 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 37 4.22   
J. Straughn 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 27 5.02   
B. Wiggins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.67   
W. Argomaniz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Casas 44
Batters Faced: O. Casas 19, G. Marin 9, J. Straughn 7, B. Wiggins 1, W. Argomaniz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Casas 5-2, G. Marin 3-2, J. Straughn 0-0, B. Wiggins 1-0, W. Argomaniz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Casas 77-45, G. Marin 37-22, J. Straughn 27-15, B. Wiggins 5-2, W. Argomaniz 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Marin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Casas , J. Straughn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lopez W (9-1) 7.0 5 2 2 1 10 2 87 2.97   
M. Watts H (12) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 4.24   
R. Sargent SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 68
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 26, M. Watts 5, R. Sargent 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 6-4, M. Watts 3-0, R. Sargent 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 87-61, M. Watts 17-12, R. Sargent 13-8
WP: R. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Lopez
Ballpark: Ballpark of Austin
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 6835
Special Notes: SP Ben Wiggins was injured while pitching.
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