ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT POPLAR BLUFF HILLBILLIES
04/07/2022
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT POPLAR BLUFF HILLBILLIES
GAME ID: 4423 - THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (0-1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 2
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies (1-0) 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 6 0
Hillbillies Down Comets, 5-3
Fans of the Poplar Bluff Hillbillies who packed the stands for the home opener were rewarded with a Poplar Bluff win over the visiting Kalamazoo Comets, 5-3. Chris Lowe started for the home team against Alex Gonzales. Chris Lowe earned accolades for his performance. Jim Unknown snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 3 innings. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Poplar Bluff went up, 5-3, on Jerry Alvarado's 1st home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Alvarado hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Kalamazoo pitcher Alex Gonzales shaking his head.

"Chris just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Poplar Bluff manager Adrian Mercado.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE POPLAR BLUFF BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Watson LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .500 0 0
J. Grasso CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
M. Benitez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
M. Romero DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Miranda RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .667 1 1
K. Hilfiker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Kuhns 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
D. Alvarez SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .333 0 1
M. Schantz C 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .333 0 1
   a-C. St. Clair PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 11 19      
a - C. St. Clair pinch hit for M. Schantz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Miranda (1, 4th Inning off C. Lowe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Watson 2 , J. Grasso , M. Miranda 5 , S. Kuhns , D. Alvarez , M. Schantz
2-out RBI: D. Alvarez , M. Schantz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Watson , M. Benitez 2 , S. Kuhns
GIDP: J. Grasso , M. Benitez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Miranda (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benitez (1) , M. Schantz (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarez-Benitez-Kuhns)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Carter DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Hoffman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Myers LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Phillips 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
   c-G. Escobar 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hunt 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
A. Hargis SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
P. Campbell 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .667 1 2
S. Trusty RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
   a-D. Mayoral PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-I. Ethridge RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Alvarado C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .333 1 2
Totals 30 5 6 5 3 3 10      
a - D. Mayoral pinch hit for S. Trusty in the 7th
b - I. Ethridge substituted for D. Mayoral in the 8th
c - G. Escobar substituted for B. Phillips in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Trusty (1, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Campbell (1, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Alvarado (1, 7th Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Phillips , T. Hunt , P. Campbell 5 , S. Trusty 4 , J. Alvarado 4
2-out RBI: P. Campbell , S. Trusty , J. Alvarado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Carter , A. Hargis
GIDP: E. Hoffman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hargis (1) , S. Trusty (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hargis-Campbell-Phillips, Hunt-Campbell-Escobar)
PB: J. Alvarado
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE POPLAR BLUFF PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales L (0-1) 6.2 4 5 5 3 2 3 89 6.75   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 45
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 27, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 8-9, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 89-56, J. Unknown 20-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lowe 5.0 3 1 1 2 9 1 88 1.80   
M. Morgan BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 34 18.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lowe 64
Batters Faced: C. Lowe 21, M. Morgan 7, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lowe 4-3, M. Morgan 1-1, J. Unknown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lowe 88-55, M. Morgan 34-16, J. Unknown 25-20
WP: C. Lowe 2 , M. Morgan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lowe
Ballpark: Owls Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 14371
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