ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
06/13/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 7256 - FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (22-39) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Nashua Sweepers (35-26) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
Nashua Beats Kalamazoo, 5-2
Nashua got a strong outing from Paul Birchfield as the Sweepers defeated the Kalamazoo Comets, 5-2, at Miller Park. Birchfield yielded 2 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 4, and struck out 2. His record improves to 2-0. The save went to Andrew Rogers, his 2nd this season.

The Comets had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Sweepers going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 22-year old second baseman Matt Jackson came to the plate. Jackson hit a 3-run home run on a full count fastball from Kalamazoo hurler Mike Gunter. It was Jackson's 5th home run of the year.

Jackson attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

With the win, Nashua pushed its record to 35-26.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE NASHUA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jacobi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 0
T. Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 0 1
C. Nilsen RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
C. Brown CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .105 0 0
J. Pierce DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .150 0 0
B. McHale 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
   a-J. Keiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 1
J. Deutsch 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .254 4 31
T. Amos SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 1 3
M. Gainer C 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .217 9 25
Totals 28 2 7 2 4 3 12      
a - J. Keiser pinch hit for B. McHale in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Nilsen 2 , C. Brown , J. Pierce , B. McHale , J. Deutsch , T. Amos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Nilsen , J. Deutsch
GIDP: J. Pierce , J. Keiser
Sac Fly: J. Deutsch , M. Gainer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Ramos at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .231 2 2
M. Middlebrooks 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .291 9 36
M. Jackson LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .270 5 32
S. Gosselin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 7 22
B. Morris CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .317 6 48
T. Humes DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .250 0 2
C. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 3 12
J. Lang RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 3 9
C. Ramos 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 2 5
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morris (11, 4th Inning off A. Silva, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Ramos (2, 6th Inning off M. Gunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Middlebrooks (9, 3rd Inning off A. Silva, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Jackson (5, 5th Inning off M. Gunter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lemos , M. Middlebrooks 4 , M. Jackson 4 , B. Morris 2 , T. Humes , C. Williams , C. Ramos 3
2-out RBI: M. Middlebrooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams , J. Lang
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Ramos (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Gosselin (7)
Double Plays: 4 (Ramos-Middlebrooks, Birchfield-Middlebrooks-Ramos, Gosselin-Ramos, Middlebrooks-Lemos-Ramos)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE NASHUA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Silva L (0-1) 4.1 5 4 4 2 3 1 57 5.23   
M. Gunter 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 34 7.74   
B. Mabry 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.97   
C. Coccaro 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Silva 38
Batters Faced: A. Silva 20, M. Gunter 8, B. Mabry 3, C. Coccaro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Silva 5-5, M. Gunter 2-0, B. Mabry 0-1, C. Coccaro 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Silva 57-34, M. Gunter 34-21, B. Mabry 12-9, C. Coccaro 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gunter 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Birchfield W (2-0) 7.0 5 2 2 4 2 0 103 1.84   
A. Rogers SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Birchfield 57
Batters Faced: P. Birchfield 26, A. Rogers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Birchfield 5-10, A. Rogers 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Birchfield 103-60, A. Rogers 29-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Birchfield
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 10220
Special Notes: SP Angel Silva was injured while pitching.
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