ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
05/31/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS
GAME ID: 3860 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (23-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 13 1
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (31-18) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 13 1
Jet Hawks Earn 7-6 Win Against Blue Jays
Despite a great performance by St. Catharines first baseman John Wallace, the Grand Rapids Jet Hawks defeated the Blue Jays by the score of 7-6 at Jet Hawks Ballpark. Wallace was 5-6 with a home run, a double, and 3 singles. He scored 3 times. The win lifted the Grand Rapids record to 31-18.

The two teams entertained the Jet Hawks Ballpark crowd with some good baseball.

"It was a test of wills," said Sadayuki Nishikawa, the Grand Rapids skipper. "I'm glad we came out of it with a win."
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Stopper 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .284 4 9
R. Rodrguez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 4 18
   d-C. McCarty PH, RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 1 8
R. Waugh LF 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .288 10 22
J. Wallace 1B 6 3 5 1 0 1 1 .383 3 10
N. Makar 3B 5 2 2 2 1 2 4 .290 5 21
D. Reed DH 6 0 2 1 0 2 2 .260 3 14
J. Alvarado C 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .250 2 4
C. Serrano CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Troia PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304 3 12
   b-B. Baker CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 1 3
A. McCoy SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 2 5
   c-M. Wisler PH, SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .302 8 25
Totals 46 6 13 6 2 14 30      
a - J. Troia pinch hit for C. Serrano in the 7th
b - B. Baker substituted for J. Troia in the 7th
c - M. Wisler pinch hit for A. McCoy in the 8th
d - C. McCarty pinch hit for R. Rodrguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Waugh (7, 4th Inning off E. Bamberg, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Makar (7, 7th Inning off E. Bamberg, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Alvarado (2, 11th Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wallace (5, 12th Inning off T. Hill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Waugh (10, 7th Inning off E. Bamberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Wallace (3, 10th Inning off J. Straughn, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Makar (5, 12th Inning off T. Hill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Waugh 6 , J. Wallace 9 , N. Makar 6 , D. Reed 2 , J. Alvarado 2 , A. McCoy
2-out RBI: J. Wallace , N. Makar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Stopper 2 , N. Makar 2
GIDP: J. Stopper , J. Alvarado
Sac Bunt: J. Stopper , J. Alvarado
Hit by Pitch: B. Baker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Waugh (1)
CS: J. Troia (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wisler (2)
Double Plays: 1 (McCoy-Stopper-Wallace)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .240 2 13
C. Holy 2B 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .280 1 26
C. Herd LF 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 .346 13 35
J. Kipfer DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .355 5 24
   a-D. Lepp DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .367 11 36
M. Ayres RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 .297 9 37
   b-B. Porter PH, RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .367 8 40
J. Duvall 1B 5 1 1 1 1 3 5 .212 1 4
J. Bresette C 5 0 2 3 1 0 1 .259 5 22
L. Gracia 3B 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .128 2 4
E. Olvera CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .371 2 2
Totals 48 7 13 5 6 11 27      
a - D. Lepp inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Porter pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duvall (3, 10th Inning off J. Decker, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bresette (5, 12th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 2 , C. Holy 2 , C. Herd 2 , J. Kipfer 2 , M. Ayres , J. Duvall 2 , J. Bresette 3 , E. Olvera
2-out RBI: J. Duvall , J. Bresette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duvall , L. Gracia 2
GIDP: J. Bresette
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Olvera (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Straughn (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Holy-Robertson-Duvall, Robertson-Holy-Duvall)
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE GRAND RAPIDS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Richert 5.2 8 2 2 1 7 0 92 4.96   
P. Ott 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 5.40   
M. Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 12.06   
J. Decker 3.1 2 3 2 3 2 0 57 3.38   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 19 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Richert 51
Batters Faced: M. Richert 25, P. Ott 6, M. Jones 3, J. Decker 16, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Richert 3-6, P. Ott 2-2, M. Jones 1-0, J. Decker 1-7, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Richert 92-64, P. Ott 22-13, M. Jones 15-9, J. Decker 57-31, J. Unknown 19-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ott 3-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: P. Ott , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bamberg 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 102 4.80   
D. Koontz 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.76   
J. Straughn 3.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 56 2.72   
T. Hill W (5-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 19 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bamberg 52
Batters Faced: E. Bamberg 27, D. Koontz 5, J. Straughn 14, T. Hill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bamberg 6-9, D. Koontz 2-0, J. Straughn 1-2, T. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bamberg 102-64, D. Koontz 22-16, J. Straughn 56-37, T. Hill 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Koontz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Straughn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Wallace
Ballpark: Jet Hawks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:44
Attendance: 11658
Special Notes: John Wallace ties the STC regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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