ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
04/16/2022
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
GAME ID: 4471 - SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (5-5) 1 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 11 15 0
Lake Elsinore Storm (2-8) 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 16 0
Comets Outmuscle Lake Elsinore, 11-8
Mike Bell did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Lake Elsinore Storm from being beaten, 11-8, to the Kalamazoo Comets at Dust Devils Ballpark. Bell was 3-5 with a home run, a triple, a double, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Jim Unknown got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2.1 innings. Lake Elsinore is 2-8 after the defeat.

In the top of the fifth, Kalamazoo right fielder Jose Ruiz had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Lake Elsinore hurler Jim Unknown, Ruiz drew a walk, driving in 1 run. That made the score 8-5, Kalamazoo. For the day, Ruiz was 3 for 5 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Ruiz told the Kalamazoo News. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kirkman CF 4 1 2 1 2 2 4 .125 0 1
M. Hoffman 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .304 3 7
   b-F. Vasquez PR, 1B 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
K. Gooch DH 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .312 1 4
J. Ruiz RF 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .265 0 4
M. Romero LF 4 0 0 1 2 4 6 .156 0 3
J. Parker 3B 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 .250 0 1
C. Stubbs 2B, SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .296 1 5
A. Vargas C 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .259 2 3
J. Browne SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
   a-T. Robinson PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11 10 13 28      
a - T. Robinson pinch hit for J. Browne in the 5th
b - F. Vasquez pinch ran for M. Hoffman in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Gooch (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Ruiz (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Vargas (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Hoffman (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Browne (1, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Kirkman (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Vargas (2, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kirkman 4 , M. Hoffman 3 , K. Gooch 2 , J. Ruiz 4 , J. Parker , C. Stubbs 2 , A. Vargas 6 , J. Browne 3 , T. Robinson
2-out RBI: M. Hoffman , J. Ruiz , M. Romero , J. Parker , C. Stubbs , A. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Romero , J. Parker , C. Stubbs , A. Vargas
GIDP: K. Gooch
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stubbs-Browne-Hoffman)
OF assists: 1 (Kirkman(Cromwell at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bell RF 5 1 3 4 1 1 2 .238 1 6
R. Carney LF 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 .372 1 5
V. Maxwell CF 4 0 0 0 2 2 6 .256 1 1
J. Crawford 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 6 .108 0 3
D. Moran 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .275 0 4
C. Flaherty 3B 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 .364 2 5
E. Garcia C 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 .235 1 4
A. Cromwell SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .129 0 1
   a-W. de Leon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Carrillo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
   c-T. Bartlett DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1 4
Totals 41 8 16 7 7 10 32      
a - W. de Leon pinch hit for A. Cromwell in the 8th
b - R. Carrillo substituted for W. de Leon in the 9th
c - T. Bartlett inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Carney (4, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Bell (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Bell (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bell (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bell 9 , R. Carney 3 , D. Moran 2 , C. Flaherty 4 , E. Garcia 2 , A. Cromwell , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: M. Bell , R. Carney , D. Moran , A. Cromwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carney , V. Maxwell , J. Crawford , C. Flaherty , E. Garcia
GIDP: E. Garcia
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cromwell-Moran-Crawford)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 12 7 7 3 5 1 113 13.50   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.1 3 1 1 3 1 0 47 3.86   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 14
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-6, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 113-73, J. Unknown 47-25, J. Unknown 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.1 8 5 5 4 5 1 94 10.38   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.1 3 6 6 4 1 0 25 162.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 36 0.00   
J. Unknown 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 28
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-3, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 94-53, J. Unknown 25-12, J. Unknown 36-21, J. Unknown 38-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Bell
Ballpark: Dust Devils Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 4715
Special Notes: LF Marcus Hoffman was injured while running the bases.
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