ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
06/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
GAME ID: 7275 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (16-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 8 2
White Deer Tropics (33-32) 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 X 14 16 0
Stempien Stars for Tropics in 14-5 Win
The White Deer Tropics saddled the Kalamazoo Comets with a loss at Ballpark of White Deer. The final score was 14-5. Kyle Stempien was 3 for 4, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The White Deer catcher scored 4 runs and drove in 4. With the win, White Deer pushed its record to 33-32.

In the first inning, Stempien had a 2-run home run for White Deer. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Tropics on top, 3-0.

"We lit up the scoreboard," said White Deer manager Gabriel Gonzalez.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 1 8
T. Hendrix 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .216 2 13
T. Slagle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .287 12 33
N. Nicholson DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .317 8 29
C. Collett LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .301 11 36
K. Jones CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 6 29
   a-H. Sato PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   d-D. Hoffa CF, LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .287 8 19
W. Brown SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 1 14
   b-K. Swaim PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
B. McHale 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 15
   c-M. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   e-J. Deutsch 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 3
M. Marcus C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .155 4 8
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 5 10      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for K. Jones in the 7th
b - K. Swaim pinch hit for W. Brown in the 7th
c - M. Ramirez pinch hit for B. McHale in the 7th
d - D. Hoffa substituted for H. Sato in the 7th
e - J. Deutsch substituted for M. Ramirez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Sato (1, 7th Inning off S. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Nicholson (8, 9th Inning off S. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hoffa (8, 9th Inning off S. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Marcus (4, 9th Inning off S. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ruby , T. Slagle , N. Nicholson 5 , C. Collett , H. Sato 4 , D. Hoffa 4 , M. Marcus 4
2-out RBI: M. Marcus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Collett
Hit by Pitch: T. Hendrix
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hoffa (3) , B. McHale (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Hendrix-Slagle)
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Garcia at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Adam DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .275 4 22
P. Hoffman CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .258 9 27
M. Ross RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .324 11 41
   c-J. Perez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Anderson 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .300 9 29
K. Stempien C 4 4 3 4 1 1 1 .286 6 29
B. Parks 2B 5 1 2 4 0 0 1 .261 6 34
K. Hirsch LF 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 .306 6 20
   a-M. Bagby PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .480 1 5
A. Guerrero 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .197 4 21
   b-C. Bush PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 1
M. Garcia SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .236 1 12
Totals 40 14 16 14 3 9 15      
a - M. Bagby pinch hit for K. Hirsch in the 7th
b - C. Bush pinch hit for A. Guerrero in the 7th
c - J. Perez pinch hit for M. Ross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ross (12, 1st Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Hirsch (9, 2nd Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Adam (13, 2nd Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Guerrero (7, 5th Inning off N. Fitzkee, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Anderson (1, 1st Inning off Q. Dickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Stempien 2 (6, 1st Inning off Q. Dickson, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off H. Tatta, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Garcia (1, 2nd Inning off Q. Dickson, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Hirsch (6, 3rd Inning off H. Tatta, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Parks (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Adam 3 , P. Hoffman , M. Ross 3 , S. Anderson 4 , K. Stempien 9 , B. Parks 5 , K. Hirsch 6 , A. Guerrero 2 , M. Garcia 4
2-out RBI: S. Anderson , K. Stempien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Hoffman
GIDP: S. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: A. Guerrero
Team LOB: 6
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Dickson L (1-6) 1.0 6 6 6 0 1 2 25 5.83   
H. Tatta 3.0 4 3 3 1 1 2 44 5.93   
N. Fitzkee 1.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 32 1.81   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 5 4 0 3 1 42 18.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Dickson 12
Batters Faced: Q. Dickson 10, H. Tatta 13, N. Fitzkee 8, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Dickson 2-0, H. Tatta 2-4, N. Fitzkee 0-0, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Dickson 25-19, H. Tatta 44-25, N. Fitzkee 32-19, J. Unknown 42-27, J. Unknown 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Tatta 1-0 , N. Fitzkee 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Q. Dickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ayala W (4-1) 8.2 7 5 5 2 4 4 104 4.32   
J. Chouinard 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ayala 52
Batters Faced: S. Ayala 36, J. Chouinard 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ayala 10-12, J. Chouinard 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ayala 104-63, J. Chouinard 8-5
Hit Batsmen: S. Ayala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Stempien
Ballpark: Ballpark of White Deer
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 4213
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