ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
07/27/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 8102 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Sweepers (47-55) 2 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 13 0
Kalamazoo Comets (41-61) 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 X 13 10 1
Comets Outmuscle Louisville, 13-11
The Kalamazoo Comets outscored the Louisville Sweepers, 13-11. Among the hitting stars was second baseman Max Benitez. Benitez, who is tied for 7th in the S-A in total bases with 194, went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Jim Unknown snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Steve Quintero suffered the loss. Jim Unknown collected save number 1.

The Comets got a big hit from pinch hitter Chad Nilsen. In the bottom of the seventh, Nilsen smacked a grand slam home run off Louisville pitcher Steve Quintero. It was his 7th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Comets were ahead, 12-11.

Louisville manager Steve Reid expressed his frustration after the game: "That many runs and it still wasn't enough?"

The 'W' lifts Kalamazoo's record to 41-61.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benson CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .276 9 21
E. Hull SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .268 10 29
P. Bohler LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .258 17 39
B. Pendergrass RF 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .234 0 9
J. Pettit 3B 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .243 14 40
R. Davis 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .227 4 13
L. Keller DH 3 0 1 2 1 1 5 .237 6 21
D. Aschenbrener 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198 7 26
D. Wilson C 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .204 10 27
Totals 37 11 13 9 6 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Keller (10, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benson , E. Hull 2 , B. Pendergrass 2 , J. Pettit 3 , R. Davis 2 , L. Keller 2 , D. Wilson 2
2-out RBI: E. Hull , R. Davis , L. Keller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bohler , L. Keller 2 , D. Aschenbrener 2
GIDP: J. Benson , R. Davis
Sac Fly: L. Keller
Hit by Pitch: E. Hull , J. Pettit 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Benson (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 8 31
   b-M. Miranda PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 5 10
   d-S. Poquette LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .245 3 10
M. Romero DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .201 19 45
M. Benitez 2B 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .301 22 62
C. Brown 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .283 7 34
S. Kuhns 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .228 3 11
   g-F. Vasquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 3 11
D. Shein RF 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 .261 14 46
M. Schantz C 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 .237 4 16
E. Kirkman CF 3 0 0 0 2 3 6 .186 5 14
J. Browne SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 6 20
   a-J. Muniz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .302 12 34
   c-C. Stubbs SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 5
   e-C. Nilsen PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .227 7 16
   f-T. Woods SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .318 2 9
Totals 34 13 10 13 11 10 24      
a - J. Muniz pinch hit for J. Browne in the 6th
b - M. Miranda pinch hit for D. Vicars in the 6th
c - C. Stubbs substituted for J. Muniz in the 7th
d - S. Poquette substituted for M. Miranda in the 7th
e - C. Nilsen pinch hit for C. Stubbs in the 7th
f - T. Woods substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
g - F. Vasquez substituted for S. Kuhns in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Benitez (22, 6th Inning off M. Bogucki, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Nilsen (7, 7th Inning off S. Quintero, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Romero 2 , M. Benitez 5 , C. Brown , S. Kuhns , M. Schantz , J. Muniz , C. Nilsen 4 , T. Woods
2-out RBI: M. Romero , M. Benitez , J. Muniz , T. Woods
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , S. Poquette , C. Brown , S. Kuhns
Hit by Pitch: M. Schantz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Shein (18)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kirkman (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Benitez-Kuhns, Brown-Benitez-Kuhns)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cook 5.1 3 4 4 6 5 0 103 4.37   
M. Bogucki BS (1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 13 3.47   
G. Foster 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.20   
S. Quintero L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 2 4 4 1 1 1 15 10.38   
A. Payne 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 5.86   
M. Kurzawski 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 28 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cook 45
Batters Faced: M. Cook 25, M. Bogucki 5, G. Foster 1, S. Quintero 5, A. Payne 4, M. Kurzawski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cook 6-5, M. Bogucki 0-0, G. Foster 1-0, S. Quintero 0-0, A. Payne 0-0, M. Kurzawski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cook 103-59, M. Bogucki 13-7, G. Foster 3-2, S. Quintero 15-8, A. Payne 21-13, M. Kurzawski 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bogucki 2-2
WP: M. Cook
Hit Batsmen: S. Quintero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 2.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 58 5.55   
J. Unknown 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 43 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 2.2 5 6 6 4 2 0 61 20.25   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 22
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 16, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 3-4, J. Unknown 4-3, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 58-33, J. Unknown 43-27, J. Unknown 61-29, J. Unknown 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: A. Gonzales , J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzales 2 , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Benitez
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 3016
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