ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
06/26/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7341 - MONDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (27-47) 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 7 9 0
Kalamazoo Comets (29-45) 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 2 X 13 14 1
Benitez Rips 2 Home Runs in 13-7 Comets Triumph
The Kalamazoo Comets topped the Long Beach Keys, 13-7, at Wizards Stadium. Kalamazoo second baseman Max Benitez was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Jim Unknown earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 2 hits in 1.2 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown locked down his 1st save.

Freddy Vasquez helped out the Kalamazoo cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 3 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said Long Beach manager Ron Kunkleman.

The losing skid has reached 7 games for Long Beach.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .220 11 28
C. McNicholas CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .188 1 3
D. Marrin LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .150 1 1
M. Greene DH 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 .296 2 7
M. Kopp 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 4 8
D. Jones 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .225 2 7
M. Gaffney SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .235 0 3
   a-T. Dannenfelser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 0
   b-N. Nettles SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Benson 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .189 2 19
   c-A. Pabon PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 0 2
   d-J. Dobbins 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 0
A. Quinones C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .176 2 15
   e-J. Aranda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 1 4
Totals 36 7 9 7 9 7 15      
a - T. Dannenfelser pinch hit for M. Gaffney in the 7th
b - N. Nettles substituted for T. Dannenfelser in the 7th
c - A. Pabon pinch hit for T. Benson in the 8th
d - J. Dobbins substituted for A. Pabon in the 8th
e - J. Aranda pinch hit for A. Quinones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Halici (7, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Greene (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Halici 2 , C. McNicholas , D. Marrin , M. Greene 4 , D. Jones 2 , N. Nettles , T. Benson , A. Quinones
2-out RBI: D. Jones , T. Benson , A. Quinones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McNicholas , M. Greene , D. Jones , J. Aranda
GIDP: C. McNicholas
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 7 26
M. Benitez 2B 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .317 17 47
C. Brown 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .273 5 20
S. Kuhns DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .211 3 11
D. Shein RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .251 6 33
E. Kirkman CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .206 4 12
F. Vasquez 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .400 2 7
J. Browne SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 .156 4 14
R. Cordero C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .163 3 8
Totals 38 13 14 13 3 2 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Benitez 2 (17, 1st Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Vicars (7, 5th Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Kuhns (3, 5th Inning off J. Banda, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cordero (3, 6th Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Browne (4, 6th Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Shein (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 4 , M. Benitez 9 , C. Brown 2 , S. Kuhns 5 , D. Shein 5 , F. Vasquez , J. Browne 4 , R. Cordero 5
2-out RBI: D. Shein , F. Vasquez , R. Cordero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , J. Browne
Hit by Pitch: E. Kirkman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Shein (10)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vasquez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Benitez-Browne-Vasquez)
PB: R. Cordero
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Banda L (0-2) 5.1 8 8 8 3 1 6 96 8.49   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 5 5 0 1 1 48 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Banda 18
Batters Faced: J. Banda 27, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Banda 8-7, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Banda 96-53, J. Unknown 48-31
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 4.2 4 4 0 4 1 0 86 4.17   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 1 38 16.20   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 51 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 45
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 22, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 10-2, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 86-46, J. Unknown 38-23, J. Unknown 51-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: A. Gonzales 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Benitez
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 2954
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