ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
07/25/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 7964 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (56-42) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 1
Long Beach Keys (36-62) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 5 0
Keys Top Columbus, 5-4
The Long Beach Keys weathered a fine game by Columbus first baseman Roger Fana to upend the Bowsers, 5-4, at Long Beach Grounds. Fana was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Long Beach reliever Josh DeYoe picked up the win. Jim Unknown took the loss for Columbus. The win puts Long Beach at 36-62.

The decisive blow was delivered by Jonathan Sitko in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 3-run home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown to win the game for Long Beach. The home crowd went nuts.

"I was a little disappointed," said Columbus manager Joe Mills. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mims SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .283 5 14
J. Lugo DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .422 1 8
R. Fana 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .386 4 14
   b-I. Diaz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 2 7
J. Rupp LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .271 12 49
Y. Yamamoto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .225 12 39
R. Parra RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278 3 26
K. Beck 3B 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 .333 1 3
   a-S. Fanning 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 3 25
T. Michael CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272 2 20
D. McKoy C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 11 28
Totals 32 4 6 4 6 10 15      
a - S. Fanning substituted for K. Beck in the 8th
b - I. Diaz substituted for R. Fana in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fana (6, 2nd Inning off C. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Fana (4, 7th Inning off B. Pendola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mims , R. Fana 7 , J. Rupp , D. McKoy
2-out RBI: R. Fana , K. Beck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lugo , T. Michael
Hit by Pitch: J. Rupp
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Tovar (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mims-Fana)
OF assists: 1 (Rupp(Young at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .277 9 36
J. Young LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .257 10 34
D. Owens DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 13 35
D. Cheesman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 12 38
C. Kelley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 2 10
B. McAdams 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .286 12 44
J. Torres RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .297 13 39
J. Sitko CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .224 2 13
T. Knight C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 2 21
Totals 30 5 5 5 3 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Sitko (5, 3rd Inning off R. Tovar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Torres (10, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Torres (13, 7th Inning off C. Iverson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sitko (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Young , J. Torres 6 , J. Sitko 6
2-out RBI: J. Young , J. Sitko
Hit by Pitch: D. Owens 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Torres(Lugo at home))
PB: T. Knight
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar 5.1 2 1 1 2 4 0 90 3.96   
C. Knipple H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7.59   
C. Iverson H (3) 2.2 1 2 2 1 3 1 45 3.05   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 62
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 20, C. Knipple 3, C. Iverson 10, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 5-5, C. Knipple 0-0, C. Iverson 2-3, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 90-52, C. Knipple 10-7, C. Iverson 45-26, J. Unknown 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Tovar , C. Knipple
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Allen 5.0 5 2 2 3 7 0 99 3.95   
E. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 5.02   
B. Pendola 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 17 7.46   
J. DeYoe W (3-6) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Allen 53
Batters Faced: C. Allen 23, E. Ramirez 3, B. Pendola 6, J. DeYoe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Allen 4-3, E. Ramirez 1-0, B. Pendola 0-3, J. DeYoe 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Allen 99-58, E. Ramirez 14-10, B. Pendola 17-8, J. DeYoe 25-14
Hit Batsmen: C. Allen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Fana
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3965
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