ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT ATLANTA AGGIES
06/04/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT ATLANTA AGGIES
GAME ID: 6620 - SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (22-34) 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 10 0
Atlanta Aggies (18-38) 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 X 10 20 2
Loss Diminishes Fine Performance by Benitez
The Kalamazoo Comets got a sterling performance from shortstop Max Benitez, but the Atlanta Aggies still prevailed, 10-9. Benitez belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Jim Unknown snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. Atlanta, with the win, climbs to 18-38.

The Comets had been locked in a 7-7 tie with the Aggies going into the bottom of the eighth inning. That changed quickly when the 24-year old third baseman Ben Heath came to the plate. Heath hit a run-scoring double on a first pitch splitter from Kalamazoo hurler Jim Unknown. It was Heath's 5th double of the year.

"Winning never gets dull," said Heath.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shein RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .252 4 22
J. Muniz 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .320 4 15
M. Benitez SS 5 3 3 4 0 0 2 .318 12 39
M. Romero DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .195 11 24
   c-M. Miranda DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 3 4
D. Vicars LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .229 5 19
B. Frett 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .175 1 4
A. Vargas C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .270 2 11
S. Poquette CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 1 5
C. Brown 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274 4 16
   a-C. Nilsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 4 7
   b-T. Woods 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 7
Totals 37 9 10 9 5 8 14      
a - C. Nilsen pinch hit for C. Brown in the 8th
b - T. Woods substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
c - M. Miranda inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Shein (9, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Benitez 2 (12, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Vicars 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Shein 2 , J. Muniz 2 , M. Benitez 9 , M. Romero , D. Vicars 8 , A. Vargas
2-out RBI: M. Romero , D. Vicars , A. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , S. Poquette
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Benitez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Velasco CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .190 4 18
A. Driver SS 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .283 9 32
D. Willingham DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .241 9 26
C. Tams RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .400 0 3
D. Semones 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .286 3 11
J. Polanco LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .321 4 23
J. Hatton 2B 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 .252 6 15
B. Heath 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .208 3 16
J. Unknown C 4 1 3 3 0 1 2 .750 1 3
Totals 41 10 20 10 3 4 25      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Driver (8, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Semones (5, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Willingham (5, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Heath (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Semones (3, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Driver 5 , D. Willingham 3 , C. Tams 2 , D. Semones 6 , J. Polanco 2 , J. Hatton 4 , B. Heath 2 , J. Unknown 6
2-out RBI: C. Tams , J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Tams 2 , D. Semones , J. Hatton , B. Heath , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: C. Velasco , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Velasco (7) , A. Driver (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Semones-Hatton)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 3.1 11 5 5 2 1 1 69 13.50   
J. Unknown 4.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 65 4.50   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 13 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 15
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-3, J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 69-39, J. Unknown 65-44, J. Unknown 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 5 4 2 1 2 58 21.60   
J. Unknown 3.1 2 1 1 2 4 0 55 2.70   
J. Unknown BS (1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 35 4.50   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 20 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 20
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 58-35, J. Unknown 55-29, J. Unknown 35-22, J. Unknown 20-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Benitez
Ballpark: Aggies Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 3276
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