ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT LONG BEACH KEYS
04/26/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 4530 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Aggies (3-17) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Long Beach Keys (8-12) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 13 0
5 Straight Wins for Keys
The Long Beach Keys besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Atlanta right fielder Matt Grissom by beating the Aggies, 6-5, at Long Beach Grounds. Grissom hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Atlanta, now 3-17, continues its dreadful start.

In the bottom of the ninth, with one out and the game tied, 5-5, 22-year old second baseman Danny Gates won it for Long Beach. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Gates hit a 0-1 fastball from Jim Unknown for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 6-5 win.

"This losing streak feels like riding on a runaway train," said Atlanta manager Jeremiah Simpson.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Velasco CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 3 7
J. Beck 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .299 2 3
J. Coker LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .218 1 3
J. Jirkovsky 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210 4 11
M. Grissom RF 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .311 4 11
C. Goodwin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 2 5
D. Willingham DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 3 9
A. Driver SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 1 3
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-N. Grove PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 3
   b-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5 3 6 6      
a - N. Grove pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
b - J. Unknown substituted for N. Grove in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Driver (3, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Grissom 2 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Velasco , J. Coker , M. Grissom 9 , A. Driver 2
2-out RBI: , M. Grissom 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Beck , C. Goodwin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Beck (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Driver-Goodwin-Beck)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .269 4 10
J. Ficca 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .271 3 6
B. Largent 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .397 0 5
M. Fishburn LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .275 4 15
D. Gates DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .357 3 7
A. Rodriguez CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .288 2 10
I. Vance C 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .400 2 7
M. Gaffney SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   a-J. Aranda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   c-B. Baracco 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .714 3 8
T. Benson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 0 4
   b-B. Kaatz PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 4 11
   d-M. Nelson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 4 8
Totals 37 6 13 6 4 3 18      
a - J. Aranda pinch hit for M. Gaffney in the 8th
b - B. Kaatz pinch hit for T. Benson in the 8th
c - B. Baracco substituted for J. Aranda in the 9th
d - M. Nelson substituted for B. Kaatz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Vance (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Halici , J. Ficca 2 , B. Largent 2 , M. Fishburn , D. Gates , A. Rodriguez 2 , I. Vance 5 , J. Aranda , T. Benson , B. Kaatz
2-out RBI: B. Kaatz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Halici , B. Largent , I. Vance
GIDP: B. Largent
Team LOB: 9
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 7.2 9 5 5 3 3 1 106 5.87   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 31 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 41
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 34, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 12-7, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 106-66, J. Unknown 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 6 5 5 3 2 2 96 9.64   
J. Unknown 3.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 36 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 31
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-6, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 96-53, J. Unknown 36-22, J. Unknown 6-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Grissom
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 2468
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