ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
09/25/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 10886 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Huntsville Rockets 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 1
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Torres Blasts Jet Hawks, Rockets Take Game 5, 10-4
Huntsville left fielder Vinny Torres was the key at Jet Hawks Ballpark, as he powered the Rockets to victory in a critical Game 5 of the League Championship Series. The Rockets took the 10-4 win over the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Huntsville used the hitting of Jesus Belcher to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Rockets on top, 7-4. For the game, Belcher had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Solid performance from our side," said Rockets manager Alec Roller.

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, September 27th , 2025 at Ballpark of Austin in Huntsville.
HUNTSVILLE BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Torres LF 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .267 1 4
C. Hartfield CF 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 .429 2 6
C. Lirette 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
J. Belcher 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .286 2 8
E. Sandoval C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .162 1 5
M. Ellis DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 5
   a-M. Boyce DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
N. Miller RF 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .133 0 0
V. Murillo 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .360 2 6
D. Boynton SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .292 0 3
Totals 35 10 10 9 10 3 20      
a - M. Boyce inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ellis (1, 6th Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Lirette (1, 7th Inning off D. Koontz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Torres (1, 7th Inning off C. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Torres (1, 2nd Inning off B. Wiggins, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Belcher (2, 7th Inning off D. Koontz, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Murillo (2, 7th Inning off D. Koontz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Torres 8 , C. Lirette 3 , J. Belcher 5 , M. Ellis 2 , M. Boyce , V. Murillo 4
2-out RBI: , V. Torres 2 , V. Murillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Hartfield 2 , J. Belcher , E. Sandoval
GIDP: D. Boynton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Lirette (1) , N. Miller (1)
CS: M. Boyce (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Belcher
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .325 2 8
C. Holy 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 2
B. Porter 1B 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .262 1 5
D. Lepp DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .302 2 8
C. Herd LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .282 1 5
M. Ayres RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .297 3 5
E. Cruz CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 1 5
J. Bresette C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 2 3
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .323 0 1
Totals 38 4 9 4 2 12 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Porter (2, 4th Inning off M. Harkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Herd 2 (2, 5th Inning off M. Harkins, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Voeller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Robertson , B. Porter 4 , C. Herd 4 , E. Cruz , L. Gracia 2
2-out RBI: E. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Holy , M. Ayres , E. Cruz , J. Bresette
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Cruz
Double Plays: 1 (Robertson-Holy-Porter)
HUNTSVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harkins W (1-0) 5.0 7 4 4 2 6 0 80 3.38   
D. Voeller SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 45 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harkins 41
Batters Faced: M. Harkins 25, D. Voeller 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harkins 7-3, D. Voeller 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harkins 80-51, D. Voeller 45-33
WP: M. Harkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wiggins L (0-1) 1.2 3 5 5 3 0 1 48 9.45   
C. Soto 4.0 1 0 0 4 2 0 60 1.42   
D. Koontz 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 2 33 5.62   
C. Torres 2.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 40 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wiggins 20
Batters Faced: B. Wiggins 11, C. Soto 17, D. Koontz 7, C. Torres 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wiggins 5-0, C. Soto 6-4, D. Koontz 1-0, C. Torres 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wiggins 48-28, C. Soto 60-34, D. Koontz 33-21, C. Torres 40-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Soto 1-0 , D. Koontz 3-0
WP: B. Wiggins 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vinny Torres
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Rain (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 19186
Special Notes: Nate Miller ties the N-A playoff game record for bases on balls with 4.
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