ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
05/19/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 4661 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (13-30) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 2
Nashua Sweepers (21-22) 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 X 9 10 0
McKechnie Helps Sweepers Beat Comets, 9-5
With right fielder Malcolm McKechnie leading the charge, the Nashua Sweepers defeated the Kalamazoo Comets, 9-5, at Miller Park. McKechnie, who is tied for 10th in the S-A in home runs with 8, went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Nashua pitcher Tim White got the win. He's now 1-0. Jim Unknown was tagged with the loss. With the win, Nashua has a record of 21-22. Kalamazoo falls to 13-30.

McKechnie had a key at-bat in the bottom of the sixth to put Nashua in front, 7-5. With the bases loaded, he hit a sacrifice fly off Kalamazoo pitcher Jim Unknown.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," McKechnie said. "We did a good job of that today."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE NASHUA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .418 2 19
C. Nilsen DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .261 5 18
A. Vecino 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .269 0 8
B. Baker CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .303 3 6
J. Rodriguez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .316 1 4
J. Burson SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .286 3 7
   a-E. Kirkman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 11
   b-B. Gomes SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 3 9
L. Lopez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .192 0 3
B. McHale 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .262 1 7
J. Unknown C 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .500 0 1
Totals 35 5 11 5 7 10 25      
a - E. Kirkman pinch ran for J. Burson in the 7th
b - B. Gomes substituted for E. Kirkman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burson (3, 2nd Inning off S. Rudolph, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Nilsen (5, 4th Inning off S. Rudolph, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , C. Nilsen 5 , A. Vecino , B. Baker , J. Rodriguez , J. Burson 2 , B. McHale 2 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: , C. Nilsen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vecino , J. Rodriguez , L. Lopez , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: L. Lopez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grasso (8)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vecino (4) , J. Burson (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. James DH 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .367 1 21
   b-R. Davis DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 2 11
B. Pendergrass CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .294 5 18
J. Pettit 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .297 4 23
M. McKechnie RF 3 3 3 2 1 0 2 .306 8 23
J. Morrison 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .295 9 28
T. Royal LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .246 1 10
M. Sheets 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 .303 3 27
E. Hunter SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .276 1 18
M. Danner C 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .370 2 11
   a-E. Hull PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 0 7
   c-M. Pieroni C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 11
Totals 33 9 10 9 6 5 24      
a - E. Hull pinch ran for M. Danner in the 6th
b - R. Davis inserted as DH in the 6th
c - M. Pieroni substituted for E. Hull in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pettit (8, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. McKechnie (8, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. James (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. James 4 , B. Pendergrass , J. Pettit 2 , M. McKechnie 6 , J. Morrison , T. Royal , M. Sheets 2
2-out RBI: F. James , T. Royal , M. Sheets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Morrison 2 , M. Sheets
Sac Bunt: T. Royal
Sac Fly: M. McKechnie
Hit by Pitch: F. James , M. Danner
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morrison-Hunter, Morrison-Pettit)
PB: M. Danner
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE NASHUA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 3.2 5 5 1 3 2 2 71 2.45   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 40 7.71   
J. Unknown 2.0 2 2 0 2 2 0 43 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 36
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 71-41, J. Unknown 40-26, J. Unknown 43-21
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rudolph 4.0 8 5 5 4 5 1 98 6.06   
T. White W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 50 8.22   
M. Williams H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.93   
S. Quintero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rudolph 27
Batters Faced: S. Rudolph 24, T. White 12, M. Williams 4, S. Quintero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rudolph 4-3, T. White 1-2, M. Williams 1-1, S. Quintero 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rudolph 98-58, T. White 50-31, M. Williams 20-11, S. Quintero 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. White 2-0
WP: S. Rudolph
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malcolm McKechnie
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Roof closed, 56 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 6197
Special Notes: C Matt Danner was injured being hit by a pitch. 3B Freddie James was injured being hit by a pitch.
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