ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
07/23/2020
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7956 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
White Deer Tropics (60-36) 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 0
Kalamazoo Comets (28-68) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 8 12 0
Flowers Delivers Walk-Off Win for Comets
Despite a great performance by White Deer right fielder Jerry Blake, the Kalamazoo Comets defeated the Tropics by the score of 8-7 at Wizards Stadium. Blake was 3-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Alex Gonzales notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3 innings. His record now sits at 5-4. Kalamazoo, with the win, sits at 28-68.

The Comets were down to their final out when designated hitter Jamie Flowers turned a 3-1 cutter from Ivan Garay into a bases-clearing double. The walk-off double made the Wizards Stadium crowd go wild.

In postgame comments to the Kalamazoo Observer, Flowers said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blake RF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .314 4 9
T. Laurie CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .250 8 16
D. Van Sant 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .254 12 32
J. Creed DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .243 29 60
F. Hinojos LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 14 35
J. Butler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 3 17
M. Hopkins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .192 0 1
M. Farver C 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .214 11 40
J. Rogers SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .179 3 22
Totals 35 7 9 7 3 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rogers (10, 5th Inning off J. Rivero, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Blake 2 (3, 7th Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Van Sant (12, 3rd Inning off S. Blankenship, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Blake (4, 3rd Inning off S. Blankenship, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Blake 8 , T. Laurie , D. Van Sant 5 , M. Hopkins , M. Farver , J. Rogers 2
2-out RBI: T. Laurie , D. Van Sant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Laurie
GIDP: J. Butler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rogers-Hopkins-Van Sant)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .273 5 19
J. Browne SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .281 3 7
   a-A. Moreno PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 1 5
   b-B. LaFollett SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133 1 7
J. Flowers DH 5 0 2 3 0 1 3 .253 8 36
D. Shein RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .293 6 30
R. Martinez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .214 8 34
D. Alvarez LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .312 9 28
R. Raddatz CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .189 6 24
K. Summers 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 4 18
   c-S. Dawson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 2 2
M. Galicia C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .154 13 29
   d-D. Stallman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .190 0 1
Totals 36 8 12 8 3 13 14      
a - A. Moreno pinch hit for J. Browne in the 7th
b - B. LaFollett substituted for A. Moreno in the 8th
c - S. Dawson pinch hit for K. Summers in the 9th
d - D. Stallman pinch hit for M. Galicia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Stallman (1, 9th Inning off A. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Flowers (9, 9th Inning off I. Garay, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Martinez (3, 5th Inning off C. Aguirre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Rucker , J. Browne , J. Flowers 3 , D. Shein , R. Martinez 4 , D. Alvarez 2 , R. Raddatz , M. Galicia , D. Stallman 2
2-out RBI: J. Flowers , D. Shein , R. Martinez , D. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Moreno , R. Raddatz
GIDP: K. Summers
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Browne (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Summers-Browne-Rucker)
WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Aguirre 6.2 9 4 4 1 12 0 96 2.40   
A. Rodriguez L (4-4) 2.0 2 4 4 2 1 0 39 10.31   
I. Garay BS (2) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Aguirre 51
Batters Faced: C. Aguirre 28, A. Rodriguez 10, I. Garay 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Aguirre 4-2, A. Rodriguez 4-1, I. Garay 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Aguirre 96-68, A. Rodriguez 39-20, I. Garay 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rodriguez 1-0 , I. Garay 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blankenship 3.1 4 5 5 2 4 2 55 8.49   
J. Rivero 2.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 30 7.98   
A. Gonzales W (5-4) 3.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 50 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blankenship 32
Batters Faced: S. Blankenship 15, J. Rivero 10, A. Gonzales 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blankenship 3-2, J. Rivero 3-2, A. Gonzales 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blankenship 55-37, J. Rivero 30-20, A. Gonzales 50-37
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Blake
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 3366
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