ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
07/04/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7387 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (37-44) 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 11 20 1
Kalamazoo Comets (30-51) 1 0 3 0 5 1 1 1 X 12 10 0
Muniz Helps Kalamazoo Outscore Columbus
Wizards Stadium hosted a classic slugfest.

The Kalamazoo Comets powered past the Columbus Bowsers, 12-11, at Wizards Stadium. Jesus Muniz went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2, to lead the charge. Jim Unknown picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Brent Conway was tagged with the loss. Jim Unknown got credit for the save for Kalamazoo. It was his 1st of the year.

Mario Romero contributed to the Kalamazoo win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI.

"Wild game," said Romero after it ended.

The Comets now have a record of 30-51 with the win over Columbus.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Willison LF 5 2 2 2 1 2 5 .236 20 41
O. Baker DH 6 1 2 0 0 0 6 .267 14 45
J. Borich RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .279 11 21
G. Carter 3B 6 2 3 3 0 1 1 .352 5 19
J. Schamerhorn 1B 5 1 4 2 1 0 1 .258 2 6
J. McCoy CF 5 0 1 1 1 1 4 .230 15 29
J. Baker 2B 6 2 3 0 0 0 3 .298 3 16
B. Highsmith SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .215 4 16
R. Doyle C 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .217 13 36
   a-B. Demers PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .170 4 10
   b-X. Brandon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 11 20 11 6 6 29      
a - B. Demers pinch hit for R. Doyle in the 8th
b - X. Brandon substituted for B. Demers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Doyle 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Schamerhorn (1, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Borich (5, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schamerhorn (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Carter (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Willison (20, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Willison 5 , O. Baker 2 , J. Borich 2 , G. Carter 6 , J. Schamerhorn 8 , J. McCoy , J. Baker 3 , B. Highsmith , R. Doyle 5
2-out RBI: G. Carter , J. McCoy , R. Doyle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Willison , O. Baker 2 , J. Borich , J. McCoy 2 , B. Highsmith
GIDP: J. Borich
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: B. Highsmith (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Baker-Highsmith-Schamerhorn, Cloud-Highsmith-Schamerhorn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shein RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .240 7 35
M. Benitez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .305 18 48
J. Muniz 1B 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .293 10 24
   c-F. Vasquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 2 7
M. Romero DH 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .180 13 32
D. Vicars LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .236 8 28
A. Vargas C 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .233 5 16
M. Petty CF 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .234 8 17
C. Brown 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .274 6 22
J. Browne SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .158 4 14
   a-M. Miranda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 4 6
   b-C. Stubbs SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 3 5
Totals 33 12 10 12 9 10 17      
a - M. Miranda pinch hit for J. Browne in the 5th
b - C. Stubbs substituted for M. Miranda in the 6th
c - F. Vasquez substituted for J. Muniz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vicars (10, 3rd Inning off K. Cloud, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Muniz 2 (10, 1st Inning off K. Cloud, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Conway, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Vargas (5, 3rd Inning off K. Cloud, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Romero (13, 5th Inning off E. Hayes, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Brown (6, 5th Inning off E. Hayes, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Vicars (8, 7th Inning off B. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Benitez , J. Muniz 9 , M. Romero 5 , D. Vicars 6 , A. Vargas 4 , C. Brown 4
2-out RBI: , J. Muniz 2 , D. Vicars , A. Vargas , C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Shein , A. Vargas , C. Stubbs
GIDP: D. Shein , J. Muniz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Shein (11) , M. Petty (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Benitez-Browne-Muniz)
PB: A. Vargas
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Cloud 4.0 4 5 5 6 5 2 85 4.27   
E. Hayes 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 2 28 8.31   
B. Conway L (2-1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 2 42 9.75   
C. Dupere 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 32 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Cloud 33
Batters Faced: K. Cloud 20, E. Hayes 6, B. Conway 9, C. Dupere 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Cloud 5-0, E. Hayes 1-1, B. Conway 2-1, C. Dupere 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Cloud 85-46, E. Hayes 28-14, B. Conway 42-27, C. Dupere 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hayes 1-1 , C. Dupere 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 1.2 9 7 7 1 0 2 40 37.80   
J. Unknown 3.0 6 3 3 3 2 1 61 9.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 63 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 2
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 4-3, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 40-23, J. Unknown 61-38, J. Unknown 63-35, J. Unknown 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Muniz
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:20
Attendance: 2928
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