ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
05/22/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 4679 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (17-29) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Kalamazoo Comets (15-31) 1 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 X 9 16 3
Kalamazoo Makes Long Beach 9-5 Losers
The Kalamazoo Comets beat the Long Beach Keys, 9-5, at Wizards Stadium. Kalamazoo left fielder Justin Grasso, who is tied for 6th in the S-A in stolen bases with 9, collected 3 singles and 1 double with 3 runs batted in. Jim Unknown snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. The Comets improved to 15-31.

With Kalamazoo leading 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh, Grasso hit a 2-run single off Long Beach hurler Jim Unknown. It was the 46th hit of the season for Grasso and put his team ahead, 8-5.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Grasso told a Kalamazoo Daily reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pabon RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .341 5 32
A. Rodriguez CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .325 3 24
M. Tabarez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .294 1 14
B. Reott 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .380 4 28
D. Jones LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .425 1 5
T. Dannenfelser DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .308 1 13
M. Nelson SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .308 5 17
D. Hendrix C 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .312 0 7
D. Harden 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .170 1 8
Totals 37 5 9 4 6 4 25      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (5, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pabon 2 , M. Tabarez , B. Reott , D. Jones 3 , M. Nelson , D. Hendrix 2
2-out RBI: D. Hendrix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pabon , A. Rodriguez , M. Tabarez , T. Dannenfelser , M. Nelson 2
GIDP: D. Harden
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Nelson (5) , D. Hendrix (1)
CS: D. Hendrix (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Reott (2)
OF assists: 1 (Rodriguez(Hoffman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 4 0 4 3 1 0 0 .422 2 22
N. Weatherhead 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .345 5 22
M. Hoffman DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .276 4 17
S. Dawson RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .341 6 24
   c-L. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 3
B. Baker CF, 2B 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .314 3 6
A. Vecino 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270 0 8
   a-C. Nilsen PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 5 19
   b-E. Kirkman 2B, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309 3 11
J. Burson SS 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .278 4 11
B. McHale 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .247 2 9
J. Unknown C 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 38 9 16 9 5 4 21      
a - C. Nilsen pinch hit for A. Vecino in the 7th
b - E. Kirkman substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
c - L. Lopez substituted for S. Dawson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burson (4, 2nd Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Baker (4, 5th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Grasso (10, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burson (4, 3rd Inning off K. Nakatsu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 5 , N. Weatherhead 2 , M. Hoffman , S. Dawson , B. Baker 4 , A. Vecino , J. Burson 6 , B. McHale , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: J. Grasso , N. Weatherhead , J. Burson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Weatherhead , M. Hoffman , S. Dawson , A. Vecino , J. Burson , B. McHale
Sac Bunt: B. Baker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Baker (3)
CS: J. Grasso 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Vecino (5) , J. Burson 2 (14)
Double Plays: 1 (McHale-Baker-Weatherhead)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakatsu 5.1 12 5 5 2 2 1 89 6.83   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 3 4 0 2 1 0 42 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakatsu 24
Batters Faced: K. Nakatsu 27, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakatsu 5-6, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakatsu 89-58, J. Unknown 42-24, J. Unknown 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 7 5 3 3 1 0 89 5.79   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.1 2 0 0 3 3 0 56 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 32
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 26, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-8, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 89-54, J. Unknown 56-30, J. Unknown 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Grasso
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 2742
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