ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
05/12/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
GAME ID: 4601 - MONDAY, MAY 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (4-27) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
White Deer Tropics (17-14) 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 14 1
Long Beach Gets Another L
The White Deer Tropics did just enough to sneak past the Long Beach Keys, 5-4, at Ballpark of White Deer. White Deer pitcher Steve Greene, in particular, had a standout performance. The winner was Greene. He threw 6.1 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Katsumasa Nakatsu. Josh Fields picked up the save, his 1st.

Mario Garcia dealt the Keys a blow in the bottom of the seventh. Batting with the bases loaded and White Deer leading 4-2, Garcia hit a 0-1 changeup for a run-scoring single.

"We certainly don't want to get used to losing," said losing manager Ron Kunkleman.

The slumping Keys have lost 12 straight.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .265 2 9
M. Whatley 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .236 3 8
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 0 0 1 4 3 .286 7 20
J. Okuyama LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .265 5 16
C. DiMarzo RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .315 2 8
   a-V. Tijerina PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 2 6
B. Kaatz DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .348 3 14
M. Kopp 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .208 0 5
R. Whitmarsh C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .304 1 5
S. Toye CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .169 1 5
Totals 35 4 8 4 5 13 23      
a - V. Tijerina pinch ran for C. DiMarzo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Okuyama (8, 2nd Inning off S. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Ficca (1, 7th Inning off S. Greene, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Kaatz (3, 4th Inning off S. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Okuyama (5, 9th Inning off T. Marshall, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 3 , M. Whatley , J. Okuyama 6 , C. DiMarzo , B. Kaatz 5 , M. Kopp
2-out RBI: J. Okuyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ficca , J. Okuyama , R. Whitmarsh , S. Toye
Hit by Pitch: C. DiMarzo
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Whitmarsh-Kopp)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Himes RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .242 5 19
P. Hoffman LF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .273 7 23
M. Ross CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .291 6 13
J. Mann 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330 4 11
   a-B. Riffe PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 0 1
   b-A. Guerrero 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .317 2 7
D. Gonzalez DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .317 5 11
T. Hirsch C 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .318 5 22
M. Going 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .394 2 8
B. Parks 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .209 1 6
M. Garcia SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .309 2 7
Totals 36 5 14 5 3 4 24      
a - B. Riffe pinch ran for J. Mann in the 1st
b - A. Guerrero substituted for B. Riffe in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mann (5, 1st Inning off K. Nakatsu, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Going (1, 2nd Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Guerrero (3, 3rd Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hirsch (5, 3rd Inning off K. Nakatsu, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Himes , P. Hoffman 4 , J. Mann 2 , A. Guerrero 2 , D. Gonzalez 2 , T. Hirsch 5 , M. Going 2 , M. Garcia 2
2-out RBI: P. Hoffman , D. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ross , A. Guerrero 2 , T. Hirsch , B. Parks
GIDP: K. Himes
Sac Bunt: T. Hirsch
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hirsch (2)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakatsu L (0-5) 4.0 10 4 4 1 1 1 80 11.62   
J. Unknown 4.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 58 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakatsu 26
Batters Faced: K. Nakatsu 23, J. Unknown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakatsu 3-8, J. Unknown 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakatsu 80-53, J. Unknown 58-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Greene W (3-1) 6.1 6 2 2 2 7 1 104 2.04   
A. Balladares H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 39 5.79   
T. Marshall H (1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 26 2.63   
J. Fields SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Greene 58
Batters Faced: S. Greene 28, A. Balladares 8, T. Marshall 5, J. Fields 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Greene 6-6, A. Balladares 2-0, T. Marshall 0-0, J. Fields 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Greene 104-67, A. Balladares 39-27, T. Marshall 26-13, J. Fields 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Balladares 1-0 , J. Fields 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Marshall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Greene
Ballpark: Ballpark of White Deer
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 7492
Special Notes: 3B Jim Mann was injured while running the bases. Chris DiMarzo and Taylor Marshall were ejected in the 9th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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