ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
07/16/2025
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ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 7434 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (33-56) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 9 0
Columbus Bowsers (46-43) 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 6 15 0
Bowsers Drop Comets, 6-5
The Columbus Bowsers dealt the Kalamazoo Comets a 6-5 loss at Ballpark of Columbus. Carlos Malabranca was the star on offense. He went 4 for 4 with 4 singles, while adding 3 RBI. Jamie Licht earned his 3rd save in 4 chances. Columbus now sits at 46-43, while Kalamazoo falls to 33-56.

Jon Aranda had a big 2-run home run for the Bowsers in the bottom of the third inning. With Columbus leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a knuckle curve from 23-year old right-handed pitcher Mike Gunter and punished it. The result was his 3rd home run of the season, which put the Bowsers on top, 3-0.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Malabranca, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 1 3
J. Keiser LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .227 5 12
A. Jacobi RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .198 2 5
M. Garcia 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .409 3 12
N. Nicholson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 2 6
   c-C. Nilsen PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .321 5 13
   d-C. Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 2 7
T. Hendrix 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .310 7 28
A. Moore DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .275 1 10
K. Swaim SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 2 14
   a-T. Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 1
   b-M. Ramirez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 3
L. Andujar C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 4 12
   e-J. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 3 7 15      
a - T. Walker pinch hit for K. Swaim in the 7th
b - M. Ramirez substituted for T. Walker in the 7th
c - C. Nilsen pinch hit for N. Nicholson in the 8th
d - C. Brown substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
e - J. Pierce pinch hit for L. Andujar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hendrix (17, 4th Inning off R. Tovar, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Garcia (3, 8th Inning off B. Conway, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Nilsen (5, 8th Inning off B. Conway, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Keiser (5, 8th Inning off B. Conway, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Keiser 5 , A. Jacobi , M. Garcia 3 , N. Nicholson , C. Nilsen 4 , T. Hendrix 2 , T. Walker
2-out RBI: T. Hendrix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones , K. Swaim , L. Andujar
GIDP: A. Jacobi
Sac Bunt: K. Swaim
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Jones(Malabranca at 3rd base), Keiser(Fana at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fincannon RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .222 0 0
   b-A. Hubbard RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .425 1 2
T. Plowman 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .333 1 1
   a-Y. Yamamoto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 13 51
M. Bosco LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279 10 30
J. Aranda DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .260 3 9
R. Fana 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .283 12 45
C. Malabranca CF 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 .297 9 33
D. Puskas C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .227 2 5
J. Figueroa SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 5 22
S. Fanning 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .298 4 13
Totals 35 6 15 6 2 3 13      
a - Y. Yamamoto substituted for T. Plowman in the 8th
b - A. Hubbard substituted for D. Fincannon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Aranda (3, 3rd Inning off M. Gunter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fincannon , T. Plowman , M. Bosco 2 , J. Aranda 4 , R. Fana 3 , C. Malabranca 4 , D. Puskas , J. Figueroa 2
2-out RBI: J. Aranda , C. Malabranca 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Puskas 2 , S. Fanning
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Fincannon 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Figueroa-Fanning-Fana)
OF assists: 1 (Malabranca(Hendrix at 3rd base))
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gunter L (0-9) 5.2 12 4 4 2 3 1 90 6.52   
B. Mabry 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 25 4.83   
A. Tanner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gunter 30
Batters Faced: M. Gunter 28, B. Mabry 6, A. Tanner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gunter 3-8, B. Mabry 1-2, A. Tanner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gunter 90-54, B. Mabry 25-17, A. Tanner 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mabry 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar W (7-4) 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 88 4.93   
B. Conway 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 15 5.46   
J. Adams H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.88   
J. Licht SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 66
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 27, B. Conway 5, J. Adams 2, J. Licht 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 7-6, B. Conway 1-0, J. Adams 0-2, J. Licht 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 88-54, B. Conway 15-10, J. Adams 10-5, J. Licht 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Malabranca
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 2868
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