ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
04/15/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 4436 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (2-4) 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 3
Kalamazoo Comets (3-3) 2 1 6 0 3 0 1 3 X 16 19 0
Vicars Powers Comets Offense
Dan Vicars had a big hand in the 16-7 Kalamazoo triumph over Long Beach. He rattled off 3 hits in 4 at-bats, scoring 3 times and knocking in 2 runs. The winner in relief was Kevin Kerns. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits in 1.1 innings. He now owns a record of 2-0. Kalamazoo has a mark of 3-3 after the win.

Joe Deutsch chipped in a 2-run home run for Kalamazoo in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman had 3 hits in 6 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We got the victory," said Deutsch. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .391 1 2
J. Morgan 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .318 2 2
D. Grimm CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .304 1 6
J. Okuyama LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 2 5
   a-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Kaatz DH 5 1 3 2 0 2 1 .409 1 5
C. DiMarzo RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .231 0 0
M. Kopp 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Harden 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 1 2
R. Whitmarsh C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .600 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7 4 7 13      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for J. Okuyama in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Kaatz (1, 5th Inning off M. Gunter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morgan (2, 1st Inning off M. Gunter, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ficca (1, 1st Inning off M. Gunter, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Grimm (1, 3rd Inning off M. Gunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 4 , J. Morgan 5 , D. Grimm 5 , J. Okuyama , B. Kaatz 5 , D. Harden , R. Whitmarsh 2
2-out RBI: B. Kaatz , D. Harden
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ficca 2 (3) , D. Harden (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ficca-Morgan-Kopp)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 3 3 2 2 0 1 .480 0 4
S. Berger DH 5 3 3 2 1 0 5 .250 1 5
J. Rodriguez 1B 6 0 3 3 0 0 3 .500 0 3
T. Greer RF 5 1 3 3 1 2 5 .217 0 5
J. Deutsch 3B 6 1 3 2 0 0 4 .348 2 10
M. Guerrero CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 .217 2 2
T. Hendrix 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .381 1 3
M. Gainer C 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .190 1 1
K. Swaim SS 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 .118 0 2
Totals 42 16 19 14 8 4 30      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Greer 2 (2, 1st Inning off K. Fujikawa, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Hendrix (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Berger (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Vicars (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Berger (1, 3rd Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Deutsch (2, 3rd Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 4 , S. Berger 7 , J. Rodriguez 3 , T. Greer 5 , J. Deutsch 6 , M. Guerrero , T. Hendrix 3 , M. Gainer
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , T. Greer , J. Deutsch , M. Guerrero 2 , K. Swaim
GIDP: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Vicars (2) , T. Greer (1)
CS: T. Greer (1) , J. Deutsch (1) , T. Hendrix (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Guerrero(DiMarzo at home))
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fujikawa L (1-1) 2.1 6 6 5 1 1 2 54 6.30   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 3 2 1 1 0 49 9.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 6 4 4 4 1 0 60 15.43   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 3 2 2 1 0 24 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fujikawa 19
Batters Faced: K. Fujikawa 14, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fujikawa 2-3, J. Unknown 0-4, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fujikawa 54-32, J. Unknown 49-32, J. Unknown 60-27, J. Unknown 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
WP: K. Fujikawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gunter 4.2 8 7 7 1 3 3 75 11.57   
K. Kerns W (2-0) 1.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 35 0.00   
N. Fitzkee 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 34 0.00   
J. Tarin 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gunter 22
Batters Faced: M. Gunter 23, K. Kerns 8, N. Fitzkee 8, J. Tarin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gunter 5-6, K. Kerns 0-1, N. Fitzkee 3-3, J. Tarin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gunter 75-47, K. Kerns 35-19, N. Fitzkee 34-20, J. Tarin 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kerns 1-1 , N. Fitzkee 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Vicars
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 4134
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 5th inning.
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