ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
04/12/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 4449 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (0-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Kalamazoo Comets (4-3) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 5 0
Long Beach Gets Another L
Behind the hitting of Mario Romero, the Kalamazoo Comets stopped the Long Beach Keys, 2-1. Romero went 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Comets. Jim Unknown got the win, improving to 1-0. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 8 hits and 1 run, while striking out 1 and walking 5. The win moves Kalamazoo to a record of 4-3.

Romero had a timely hit for Kalamazoo in the bottom of the sixth. With Kalamazoo trailing 1-0, he turned a 2-2 curveball into a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season, making it 2-1, Kalamazoo.

"Both teams played hard," said Kalamazoo manager Morgan Van Dyke.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200 1 3
J. Ficca 3B, 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .160 0 0
B. Kaatz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .250 1 2
D. Jones 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 .000 0 0
A. Rodriguez CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 0 1
M. Nelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .130 0 0
I. Vance C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
C. Daigre LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-D. Gates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2
T. Benson 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 0 1
   a-B. Largent PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 1
   b-M. Gaffney 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Fishburn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 0 3
Totals 32 1 8 1 5 4 20      
a - B. Largent pinch hit for T. Benson in the 7th
b - M. Gaffney substituted for B. Largent in the 7th
c - D. Gates pinch hit for C. Daigre in the 9th
d - M. Fishburn pinch hit for M. Gaffney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Benson (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Halici , J. Ficca 2 , M. Nelson , I. Vance 2 , T. Benson 2 , B. Largent
2-out RBI: I. Vance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jones 2
GIDP: J. Ficca , I. Vance
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Benson-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kirkman CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .391 1 7
M. Benitez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .321 1 5
M. Romero DH 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .167 3 5
D. Linser RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 2 2
   a-F. Vasquez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
D. Vicars LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
C. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 3 6
S. Kuhns 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-B. Oliveros RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Vargas C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
J. Browne SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .316 1 1
Totals 28 2 5 2 8 3 17      
a - F. Vasquez substituted for D. Linser in the 7th
b - B. Oliveros substituted for S. Kuhns in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Romero (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Benitez , M. Romero 4 , C. Brown , A. Vargas , J. Browne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kirkman , F. Vasquez , D. Vicars , J. Browne
GIDP: E. Kirkman
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Benitez-Browne-Kuhns, Brown-Benitez-Kuhns)
OF assists: 1 (Kirkman(Nelson at home))
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 6.2 5 2 2 4 2 1 107 2.70   
J. Unknown 1.1 0 0 0 4 1 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 54
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 9-8, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 107-61, J. Unknown 35-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.2 8 1 1 5 1 0 102 1.35   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 50
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-8, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 102-56, J. Unknown 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Romero
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 6065
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