ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
07/02/2024
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ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 7381 - TUESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (21-60) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Columbus Bowsers (37-44) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 7 11 2
Cluff Hammers 2 Homers in 7-6 Win
Joe Cluff led Columbus to a triumph over Kalamazoo. The final score was 7-6. The left fielder went 4 for 5, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 3 runs and added 3 RBI. Columbus reliever Luis de la Piedra was the winner. His record is now 3-5. Jim Unknown took the loss. The slumping Comets have dropped 8 in a row.

Winter Park, Florida-born Alex Mareno came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the eighth, with the bases loaded and the Bowsers trailing 6-5, he hit a 2-run single to center to put Columbus on top.

"We're going through a bad spell," said Kalamazoo manager Morgan Van Dyke.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .403 5 34
S. Dawson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .308 7 35
   b-N. Weatherhead 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 8 45
M. Hoffman DH 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 .298 8 35
D. Linser RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 6 25
   a-L. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 10
   c-C. Nilsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 7 25
B. Baker CF 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 .311 9 17
A. Vecino 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .275 3 22
   d-C. Sutherland PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .414 3 12
J. Burson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .282 6 29
   e-A. Kishbaugh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .435 1 11
B. McHale 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .185 2 14
   f-S. Poquette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .355 2 17
J. Unknown C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 4 9 2 24      
a - L. Lopez substituted for D. Linser in the 7th
b - N. Weatherhead substituted for S. Dawson in the 8th
c - C. Nilsen pinch hit for L. Lopez in the 9th
d - C. Sutherland pinch hit for A. Vecino in the 9th
e - A. Kishbaugh pinch hit for J. Burson in the 9th
f - S. Poquette pinch hit for B. McHale in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Baker (9, 1st Inning off R. Tovar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , M. Hoffman , B. Baker 7 , A. Vecino , J. Burson , B. McHale , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: B. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dawson , M. Hoffman , J. Burson , S. Poquette
GIDP: D. Linser , J. Unknown 2
Sac Bunt: S. Dawson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Grasso (25) , B. Baker (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Baker(Gottlieb at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cluff LF 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .327 2 8
   b-S. Huhtinen SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 0 5
D. Martinez 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .292 1 4
S. Gottlieb RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .313 12 52
A. Mareno 1B 4 0 2 3 1 1 3 .329 15 50
   c-R. Bondo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 4 24
J. Engelke DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .361 7 18
C. Malabranca CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .371 1 5
C. Weidner SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .136 1 3
   a-T. Brown PH, SS, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .383 16 33
M. Struckman C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .206 7 19
S. Fanning 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 6 22
Totals 34 7 11 7 6 7 18      
a - T. Brown pinch hit for C. Weidner in the 7th
b - S. Huhtinen substituted for J. Cluff in the 9th
c - R. Bondo substituted for A. Mareno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cluff (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cluff 2 (2, 2nd Inning off S. Finch, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Finch, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Engelke (7, 3rd Inning off S. Finch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cluff 11 , D. Martinez 2 , S. Gottlieb , A. Mareno 2 , J. Engelke 4 , S. Fanning
2-out RBI: , J. Cluff 2 , A. Mareno , J. Engelke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mareno , C. Malabranca , T. Brown
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Malabranca (1) , S. Fanning (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Fanning-Weidner-Mareno, Fanning-Weidner-Mareno, Martinez-Fanning-Mareno)
OF assists: 1 (Gottlieb(Hoffman at home))
PB: M. Struckman
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Finch 6.2 9 5 5 4 5 3 106 6.75   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 0 33 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Finch 37
Batters Faced: S. Finch 33, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Finch 6-9, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Finch 106-67, J. Unknown 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar 3.0 6 6 3 3 0 1 70 11.17   
C. del Valle 2.2 2 0 0 4 1 0 59 0.00   
J. Knoop 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.80   
L. de la Piedra W (3-5) 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 29 6.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 24
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 17, C. del Valle 12, J. Knoop 5, L. de la Piedra 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 6-1, C. del Valle 3-2, J. Knoop 0-3, L. de la Piedra 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 70-45, C. del Valle 59-32, J. Knoop 20-15, L. de la Piedra 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. del Valle 2-1 , J. Knoop 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Cluff
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 3540
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