ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
07/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7435 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (51-39) 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 10 9 0
Kalamazoo Comets (26-64) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Bowsers Roll to 10-2 Win Over Comets
The Columbus Bowsers defeated the Kalamazoo Comets, 10-2. Shortstop Yoneo Yamamoto deserved a large share of the credit. Yamamoto was 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Bowsers. Mike Hinton, the winner, improved to 3-0. He held Kalamazoo to 2 runs on 4 hits over 5.1 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Columbus is now 51-39. Kalamazoo is 26-64.

Columbus used a timely hit from Nate Fard to get the win. The right fielder delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Bowsers on top, 6-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Said losing manager Sam Furfari: "We need to play with more of an edge."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Beauford 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .229 1 11
C. Malabranca LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .338 16 56
J. Rupp CF 4 2 1 0 0 3 2 .265 9 37
N. Fard RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .375 4 20
Y. Yamamoto 2B 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .230 11 38
J. Lugo DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .436 0 6
I. Diaz 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .333 2 7
   a-M. Freeland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 0 2
   b-B. Cash 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 10 22
D. McKoy C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .297 11 28
S. Fanning SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .286 3 20
Totals 36 10 9 10 4 12 18      
a - M. Freeland pinch hit for I. Diaz in the 9th
b - B. Cash substituted for M. Freeland in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: N. Fard (3, 7th Inning off H. Tatta, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Malabranca (16, 1st Inning off M. Amos, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Fanning (3, 3rd Inning off M. Amos, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Yamamoto 2 (11, 7th Inning off H. Tatta, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Tarin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Malabranca 4 , J. Rupp , N. Fard 3 , Y. Yamamoto 8 , J. Lugo , D. McKoy , S. Fanning 5
2-out RBI: N. Fard , Y. Yamamoto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rupp , D. McKoy
Sac Fly: C. Malabranca
Hit by Pitch: M. Beauford , J. Rupp
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beauford-Yamamoto-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hammen LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .226 2 7
T. Amos 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 0 10
N. Nicholson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .313 13 44
N. Schulz RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .375 0 0
J. Deutsch 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .278 2 10
B. Pflipsen CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .293 2 4
A. Steinmetz 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .357 0 6
M. Ortiz C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .218 1 7
K. Swaim SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Deutsch (2, 2nd Inning off M. Hinton, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Steinmetz (2, 5th Inning off M. Hinton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Schulz , J. Deutsch 3 , B. Pflipsen , A. Steinmetz 2 , K. Swaim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hammen , N. Nicholson , A. Steinmetz 2
GIDP: J. Deutsch
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Amos (9) , B. Pflipsen (2)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hinton W (3-0) 5.1 4 2 2 1 6 0 86 1.41   
J. Piotrowski H (7) 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 30 4.15   
B. Conway 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hinton 57
Batters Faced: M. Hinton 21, J. Piotrowski 7, B. Conway 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hinton 5-5, J. Piotrowski 1-1, B. Conway 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hinton 86-51, J. Piotrowski 30-17, B. Conway 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Piotrowski 1-0 , B. Conway 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Amos L (2-15) 6.0 4 5 4 3 7 2 90 8.29   
H. Tatta 0.2 2 3 3 0 1 1 21 5.82   
K. Kerns 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 30 9.22   
J. Tarin 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 14 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Amos 50
Batters Faced: M. Amos 27, H. Tatta 5, K. Kerns 6, J. Tarin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Amos 3-8, H. Tatta 0-1, K. Kerns 1-1, J. Tarin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Amos 90-51, H. Tatta 21-13, K. Kerns 30-20, J. Tarin 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Tatta 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Amos , H. Tatta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoneo Yamamoto
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 3944
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