ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
05/03/2024
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ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LAKE ELSINORE STORM
GAME ID: 4568 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (8-20) 1 0 0 0 5 1 5 7 11 30 23 3
Lake Elsinore Storm (5-23) 0 12 0 0 2 3 0 7 0 24 21 0
Grasso Slams 5 Hits for Kalamazoo
It was a big day for Justin Grasso and he brought the Kalamazoo Comets along for the ride.

Grasso led his club to victory, 30-24, over the Lake Elsinore Storm at Dust Devils Ballpark, smoking Lake Elsinore pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. The 23-year-old left fielder later called the victory "sweet."

Justin Grasso tripled in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, hit a three-run triple in the 5th, walked in a run in the 6th, doubled in the 7th, doubled in the 8th, walked in the 9th and hit a two-run double in the 9th.

Grasso currently has a .432 batting average with 19 hits, 1 homers, 15 RBIs, 10 runs scored and a .479 OBP.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 6 4 5 6 2 0 0 .432 1 15
M. Hoffman DH 6 3 3 4 2 1 4 .324 1 8
S. Dawson 1B 7 2 3 2 1 0 7 .349 2 9
D. Linser RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 4 10
   a-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
   f-C. Nilsen PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 10
   h-B. Gomes SS, 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 .333 3 8
B. Baker CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 0 1
   b-E. Kirkman PH, RF 2 2 1 4 1 0 3 .270 2 8
   i-L. Lopez RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 3
A. Vecino 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 0 6
   c-B. Gall PH, 2B 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 .250 0 3
J. Burson SS, 3B, SS 4 5 3 4 3 0 0 .355 2 5
B. McHale 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .345 1 7
   d-S. Poquette PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309 1 6
   e-N. Weatherhead PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 2 9
   g-B. Oliveros CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 .250 1 3
   j-C. Sutherland PH 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 .476 2 9
   k-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 30 23 29 18 5 32      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Linser in the 7th
b - E. Kirkman pinch hit for B. Baker in the 7th
c - B. Gall pinch hit for A. Vecino in the 7th
d - S. Poquette pinch hit for B. McHale in the 7th
e - N. Weatherhead pinch hit for S. Poquette in the 8th
f - C. Nilsen pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
g - B. Oliveros substituted for N. Weatherhead in the 8th
h - B. Gomes substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
i - L. Lopez substituted for E. Kirkman in the 8th
j - C. Sutherland pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
k - J. Unknown substituted for C. Sutherland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Dawson (2, 1st Inning off N. Ashworth, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Grasso 3 (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Burson (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Gall (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Grasso 2 (2, 1st Inning off N. Ashworth, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hoffman (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Burson (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Kirkman (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 12 , M. Hoffman 6 , S. Dawson 4 , D. Linser , J. Unknown , B. Gomes , E. Kirkman 4 , A. Vecino , B. Gall 2 , J. Burson 7 , B. McHale , N. Weatherhead , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: J. Grasso , S. Dawson , B. Gomes , E. Kirkman , B. Gall , C. Sutherland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dawson , E. Kirkman , L. Lopez , A. Vecino
GIDP: D. Linser , B. Baker
Sac Fly: B. Gomes
Hit by Pitch: D. Linser , L. Lopez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vecino (2) , B. Gall (1) , J. Unknown (0)
PB: J. Unknown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thompson RF 6 2 1 1 1 0 4 .252 1 9
J. Stack CF 6 2 3 4 1 0 0 .311 8 25
J. Hickey SS 6 3 4 2 1 1 2 .410 4 23
M. Legendre LF 3 2 0 0 4 0 4 .354 0 14
N. Kujawa 3B 5 4 3 7 2 0 3 .302 5 22
A. Lundquist 1B 6 3 3 1 1 0 2 .338 3 15
D. Cripps C 6 4 4 1 1 1 5 .315 1 9
S. Soto 2B 7 2 3 3 0 1 7 .337 2 14
J. Unknown DH 4 1 0 1 0 1 6 .000 0 1
   a-D. Taylor DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 49 24 21 20 12 4 33      
a - D. Taylor inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lundquist (4, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Cripps (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Kujawa (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Stack (8, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Soto (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Kujawa 2 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thompson , J. Stack 6 , J. Hickey 4 , N. Kujawa 10 , A. Lundquist 4 , D. Cripps 5 , S. Soto 6
2-out RBI: , J. Stack 2 , N. Kujawa 2 , S. Soto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Thompson 2 , J. Hickey , N. Kujawa 2 , S. Soto
Sac Fly: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hickey-Soto-Lundquist, Soto-Hickey-Lundquist)
PB: D. Cripps
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 7 3 4 1 1 58 16.20   
J. Unknown 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 2 16 0.00   
J. Unknown 4.0 10 5 5 0 1 1 64 11.25   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.1 4 7 4 7 1 0 67 15.43   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 20
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 5, J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 6-5, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 58-34, J. Unknown 16-9, J. Unknown 64-45, J. Unknown 67-30, J. Unknown 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Ashworth 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 45 4.71   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 6 6 4 1 1 66 20.25   
J. Unknown 1.2 4 6 6 5 1 1 53 32.40   
J. Unknown 1.1 5 8 8 3 1 2 62 54.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.1 2 8 8 5 0 0 39 216.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 23 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ashworth 46
Batters Faced: N. Ashworth 11, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ashworth 3-3, J. Unknown 5-0, J. Unknown 0-4, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ashworth 45-30, J. Unknown 66-36, J. Unknown 53-27, J. Unknown 62-34, J. Unknown 39-14, J. Unknown 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0 , J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Grasso
Ballpark: Dust Devils Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 5:37
Attendance: 2606
Special Notes: Justin Grasso ties the KLZ regular season game record for triples with 2. Nick Kujawa ties the LE regular season game record for runs with 4. Duncan Cripps ties the LE regular season game record for runs with 4. Matt Legendre ties the LE regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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