ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT DOLLYWOOD PARTONS
07/07/2022
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT DOLLYWOOD PARTONS
GAME ID: 7398 - THURSDAY, JULY 7TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (35-48) 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 6 8 0
Dollywood Partons (56-27) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
Comets Drop Partons, 6-2
With designated hitter Mario Romero leading the charge, the Kalamazoo Comets defeated the Dollywood Partons, 6-2, at Dolly Parton Ballpark. Romero was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The win was credited to Jim Unknown in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Gilberto Cortez took the loss. Kalamazoo is now 35-48.

With Kalamazoo leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Romero hit a fastball from Tyler Wright for a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Comets ahead, 4-0.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Romero told a Kalamazoo News reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE DOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .214 0 2
E. Kirkman CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .201 5 18
M. Benitez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .255 2 12
P. Watson LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268 2 8
M. Romero DH 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .188 10 30
C. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .214 2 3
J. Rodriguez 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
A. Vargas C 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .216 6 18
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .216 5 18
Totals 35 6 8 6 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Kirkman (4, 1st Inning off G. Cortez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Romero (10, 5th Inning off T. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Vargas (6, 6th Inning off T. Wright, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kirkman 2 , P. Watson , M. Romero 6 , C. Brown , A. Vargas 5
2-out RBI: M. Romero , A. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Watson , M. Romero , C. Brown , J. Browne 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Browne-Benitez-Rodriguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Anderson 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .294 11 27
B. Ward SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .217 3 12
B. Carpenter 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .266 4 12
M. Shmidt RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .342 12 36
C. McCarty DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .203 20 53
D. Ferguson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 2 8
H. Ferrer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 1 5
J. Jackson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 4 20
N. Pratt CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 1 7
   a-N. Doetsch PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 5 6 15      
a - N. Doetsch pinch hit for N. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ferguson (4, 4th Inning off R. Campbell, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Anderson 2 (21, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. McCarty (20, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Carpenter (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Anderson 4 , B. Carpenter 5 , C. McCarty 4 , D. Ferguson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ward , B. Carpenter , M. Shmidt , H. Ferrer 2
GIDP: D. Ferguson
Hit by Pitch: M. Shmidt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shmidt (9)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE DOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Campbell 4.1 1 0 0 2 6 0 58 3.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.2 4 2 2 2 0 2 48 4.91   
J. Unknown 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Campbell 65
Batters Faced: R. Campbell 17, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Campbell 3-4, J. Unknown 4-6, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Campbell 58-38, J. Unknown 48-26, J. Unknown 22-14
Hit Batsmen: R. Campbell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cortez L (2-3) 4.0 4 3 3 3 4 0 76 2.52   
T. Wright 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 21 4.58   
F. Gonzalez 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 36 1.59   
W. Schwartz 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cortez 43
Batters Faced: G. Cortez 20, T. Wright 6, F. Gonzalez 10, W. Schwartz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cortez 2-6, T. Wright 2-1, F. Gonzalez 2-5, W. Schwartz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cortez 76-44, T. Wright 21-11, F. Gonzalez 36-25, W. Schwartz 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wright 2-2
WP: F. Gonzalez
Hit Batsmen: G. Cortez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Romero
Ballpark: Dolly Parton Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 11847
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