ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
06/24/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7339 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (27-45) 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 9 15 2
Kalamazoo Comets (27-45) 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 10 18 0
Comets Use Late Score to Top Keys, 10-9
Max Benitez added some punch to the Kalamazoo offense, helping them outmuscle the Long Beach Keys, 10-9. In the game, Benitez, who is tied for 7th in the S-A in hits with 80, hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The Keys have now dropped 5 straight.

Shaun Poquette was the walk-off hero for Kalamazoo. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Comets center fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We maximized our offense today," said Kalamazoo skipper Morgan Van Dyke. "That makes everyone's life easier."
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 11 28
C. McNicholas CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .167 1 3
B. Largent 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .380 6 20
M. Greene DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .263 1 3
D. Marrin LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .154 1 1
C. Russell 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .208 2 5
M. Gaffney SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .244 0 3
   a-T. Dannenfelser PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   d-N. Nettles SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Benson 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .183 1 17
   b-D. Grimm PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 2 5
   e-C. Osorio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Quinones C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .172 2 13
   c-A. Pabon PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   f-J. Dobbins 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
Totals 42 9 15 9 3 8 18      
a - T. Dannenfelser pinch hit for M. Gaffney in the 9th
b - D. Grimm pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th
c - A. Pabon pinch hit for A. Quinones in the 9th
d - N. Nettles substituted for T. Dannenfelser in the 9th
e - C. Osorio substituted for D. Grimm in the 9th
f - J. Dobbins substituted for A. Pabon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Benson (5, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Pabon (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Greene (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McNicholas , B. Largent 2 , M. Greene 5 , D. Marrin , C. Russell 2 , M. Gaffney 3 , T. Dannenfelser , T. Benson 2 , A. Quinones , A. Pabon 3
2-out RBI: B. Largent , C. Russell , M. Gaffney , T. Benson , A. Pabon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Halici , M. Greene , T. Benson , A. Quinones
Hit by Pitch: D. Marrin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Benson 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Nettles-Dobbins-Largent)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shein RF 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 .247 5 30
M. Benitez 2B 6 2 2 3 0 0 2 .307 15 45
J. Muniz 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .291 7 19
   d-S. Poquette CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .290 2 7
C. Nilsen DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .231 4 7
M. Schantz C 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .238 4 11
D. Vicars LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .233 5 24
M. Petty CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .218 8 15
   c-D. Linser PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .191 3 9
   e-F. Vasquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 2 5
C. Brown 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .269 5 19
J. Browne SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .157 3 13
   a-M. Miranda PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .226 4 6
   b-C. Stubbs SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 3 5
Totals 44 10 18 10 4 1 16      
a - M. Miranda pinch hit for J. Browne in the 7th
b - C. Stubbs substituted for M. Miranda in the 8th
c - D. Linser pinch hit for M. Petty in the 8th
d - S. Poquette substituted for J. Muniz in the 9th
e - F. Vasquez substituted for D. Linser in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Muniz (7, 5th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Benitez 2 (15, 5th Inning off K. Nakatsu, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Miranda (4, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Shein 2 , M. Benitez 8 , J. Muniz 6 , S. Poquette , C. Nilsen , M. Schantz 2 , D. Vicars , M. Petty 2 , D. Linser , C. Brown 2 , M. Miranda 4
2-out RBI: , M. Benitez 2 , J. Muniz , S. Poquette , D. Vicars , D. Linser , M. Miranda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schantz , M. Petty , C. Brown 2 , J. Browne
GIDP: M. Benitez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Nilsen (3)
CS: M. Petty (1)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakatsu 4.2 6 3 2 0 0 2 89 10.29   
J. Unknown 2.1 7 4 4 2 0 2 48 15.43   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 5 3 3 2 1 0 51 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakatsu 42
Batters Faced: K. Nakatsu 22, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakatsu 8-6, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakatsu 89-51, J. Unknown 48-27, J. Unknown 51-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 8 5 5 2 2 0 72 9.64   
J. Unknown 3.1 5 3 3 1 4 1 61 8.10   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 28
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-6, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 72-44, J. Unknown 61-47, J. Unknown 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Benitez
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 5293
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