ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
07/17/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
GAME ID: 7459 - MONDAY, JULY 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (31-62) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
White Deer Tropics (51-42) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 4 5 0
Floundering Keys Lose 8th Straight
The White Deer Tropics got a stellar performance from pitcher Eric Zane, who handcuffed the Long Beach offense en route to a win, 4-2, at Ballpark of White Deer. White Deer reliever Troy Zufelt was the winner. His record is now 4-2. Carlos Montenegro took the loss. The slumping Keys have dropped 8 in a row.

Joe Tibbs was 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for White Deer. The 22-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Kyoshi Fujikawa. It was his 46th walk of the season.

"We've got to get out of this funk," said Long Beach manager Ron Kunkleman.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 13 32
C. Russell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 2 7
B. Largent 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .391 12 38
M. Greene DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 6 17
M. Kopp 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .295 6 12
C. McNicholas CF 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .200 3 7
D. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 5 13
   a-D. Marrin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 4 10
K. Janiszewski C 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .182 0 3
M. Gaffney SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 3 8
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 11 16      
a - D. Marrin pinch hit for D. Gates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Janiszewski (1, 2nd Inning off E. Zane, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kopp (6, 2nd Inning off E. Zane, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Greene , M. Kopp 6 , K. Janiszewski 2
2-out RBI: K. Janiszewski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Janiszewski , M. Gaffney
GIDP: D. Gates
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. McNicholas (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Largent-Gaffney-Largent, Gaffney-Gates-Largent)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Persons DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .212 6 12
J. Tibbs CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .259 18 53
J. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .207 4 10
P. Beauford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 25 63
K. Himes RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 14
J. Olivares 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 1 6
M. Brown 1B 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .200 3 13
J. Vaughn C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .226 13 38
M. Henschel SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 10 41
Totals 27 4 5 3 4 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Persons (6, 4th Inning off C. Montenegro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Brown (3, 5th Inning off C. Montenegro, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Tibbs (18, 6th Inning off C. Montenegro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Persons 3 , J. Tibbs 4 , M. Brown 4 , J. Vaughn
2-out RBI: J. Tibbs , M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Beauford
GIDP: P. Beauford , M. Henschel
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Olivares-Brown)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Montenegro L (1-5) 7.0 4 3 3 2 2 2 77 8.21   
K. Fujikawa 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 31 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Montenegro 57
Batters Faced: C. Montenegro 25, K. Fujikawa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Montenegro 9-8, K. Fujikawa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Montenegro 77-50, K. Fujikawa 31-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujikawa 1-1
WP: K. Fujikawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zane 6.1 4 2 2 1 7 1 107 4.13   
T. Zufelt W (4-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 2.37   
D. Mitchell SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 25 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zane 63
Batters Faced: E. Zane 23, T. Zufelt 6, D. Mitchell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zane 3-8, T. Zufelt 1-1, D. Mitchell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zane 107-59, T. Zufelt 26-19, D. Mitchell 25-13
WP: D. Mitchell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Zane
Ballpark: Ballpark of White Deer
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 7580
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