ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS
06/28/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 7349 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (34-42) 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 8 9 0
Louisville Sweepers (33-43) 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 10 2
Borich Goes Deep Twice, Helps Bowsers Top Sweepers, 8-6
At Miller Park, the Louisville Sweepers and Columbus Bowsers were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Columbus Bowsers trumped the Louisville Sweepers, 8-6, at Miller Park. Columbus center fielder Jim Borich was terrific. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. After today's action, Columbus sits at 34-42; Louisville slips to 33-43.

In the top of the eighth, Borich put his team in front with his 10th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Daniel Williams, made it 8-6, Columbus.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Borich told the Columbus Times.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borich CF 4 2 2 5 1 1 2 .272 10 19
B. Demers DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 4 10
O. Baker RF, LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .247 14 45
N. Creswell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .254 7 22
J. Baker 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295 2 15
B. Highsmith SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .222 4 14
C. Ruiz LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   a-J. McCoy PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 14 24
   b-A. Ayler LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   c-J. Higgs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   f-J. Gentry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 6
D. Brent 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .286 6 18
   e-D. Fincannon PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   g-R. Colon RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 12
R. Doyle C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .190 11 27
   d-G. Carter PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .364 3 10
   h-X. Brandon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 8 3 7 17      
a - J. McCoy pinch ran for C. Ruiz in the 5th
b - A. Ayler substituted for J. McCoy in the 5th
c - J. Higgs pinch hit for A. Ayler in the 8th
d - G. Carter pinch hit for R. Doyle in the 8th
e - D. Fincannon pinch ran for D. Brent in the 8th
f - J. Gentry substituted for J. Higgs in the 8th
g - R. Colon substituted for D. Fincannon in the 8th
h - X. Brandon substituted for G. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Creswell (6, 7th Inning off M. Bogucki, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Borich 2 (10, 3rd Inning off M. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Borich 8 , O. Baker , N. Creswell 2 , J. Baker 2 , B. Highsmith , D. Brent , R. Doyle
2-out RBI: , J. Borich 2 , O. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Borich , N. Creswell , J. Baker
GIDP: C. Ruiz
Hit by Pitch: C. Ruiz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brent-Highsmith-Creswell, Highsmith-Gentry-Creswell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .225 3 7
T. Swerdlove 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269 0 2
B. Pendergrass LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .278 0 1
C. Kelley DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .230 14 22
J. Pettit 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .221 12 26
R. Davis 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .235 3 5
F. James SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .167 1 2
M. McKechnie RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .263 1 3
D. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 8 20
   a-L. Keller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 5 18
Totals 35 6 10 6 2 9 9      
a - L. Keller pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. James (1, 6th Inning off C. Dupere, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. McKechnie (1, 6th Inning off C. Dupere, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Davis (3, 2nd Inning off K. Cloud, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Benson (3, 5th Inning off K. Cloud, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Kelley (14, 6th Inning off C. Dupere, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Benson 4 , C. Kelley 5 , J. Pettit 3 , R. Davis 4 , F. James 2 , M. McKechnie 4
2-out RBI: J. Benson , M. McKechnie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. James 2 , D. Wilson
GIDP: R. Davis , D. Wilson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Swerdlove 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Swerdlove-James-Davis)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Cloud 5.0 4 3 3 2 5 2 78 3.86   
C. Dupere BS (3) 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 29 3.35   
C. Knipple W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.83   
M. Young H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.11   
J. Byler SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Cloud 50
Batters Faced: K. Cloud 20, C. Dupere 7, C. Knipple 3, M. Young 4, J. Byler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Cloud 4-5, C. Dupere 0-1, C. Knipple 0-1, M. Young 2-0, J. Byler 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Cloud 78-45, C. Dupere 29-20, C. Knipple 14-9, M. Young 13-9, J. Byler 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hall 5.1 7 5 2 1 6 1 92 4.57   
M. Bogucki 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.80   
D. Williams L (3-2), BS (3) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 1 20 4.26   
D. Alvarez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.62   
M. Felty 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hall 45
Batters Faced: M. Hall 26, M. Bogucki 6, D. Williams 5, D. Alvarez 1, M. Felty 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hall 6-3, M. Bogucki 2-2, D. Williams 0-2, D. Alvarez 0-1, M. Felty 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hall 92-60, M. Bogucki 20-13, D. Williams 20-8, D. Alvarez 2-1, M. Felty 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bogucki 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Borich
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 3316
Special Notes: LF Carlos Ruiz was injured being hit by a pitch.
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