ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
07/30/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 8123 - SUNDAY, JULY 30TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (43-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Long Beach Keys (34-71) 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 X 9 11 0
Keys Flatten Comets, 9-1
No one was more impactful than Mike Kopp in the 9-1 Long Beach win over Kalamazoo. Kopp went 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. With the win, the Keys are 34-71.

Kopp put Long Beach up, 5-0, when he hit a grand slam home run off Jim Unknown in the bottom of the fifth. His 10th home run of the season helped the Keys capture the win.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Long Beach manager Ron Kunkleman.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 9 33
   c-D. Linser PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .189 3 9
J. Muniz 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302 12 34
   d-B. Frett PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 5
M. Benitez 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .297 22 62
   e-A. Vecino PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
C. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .280 8 39
   g-L. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
S. Kuhns DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 3 11
D. Shein RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 14 46
   a-B. Oliveros PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 0
A. Vargas C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 5 20
E. Kirkman CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 5 14
J. Browne SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 6 21
   b-C. Nilsen PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 8 17
   f-L. Lozano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 29 1 5 1 4 2 15      
a - B. Oliveros pinch hit for D. Shein in the 7th
b - C. Nilsen pinch hit for J. Browne in the 8th
c - D. Linser pinch hit for D. Vicars in the 8th
d - B. Frett pinch hit for J. Muniz in the 8th
e - A. Vecino pinch hit for M. Benitez in the 8th
f - L. Lozano substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
g - L. Rodriguez pinch hit for C. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vicars (16, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Muniz (12, 6th Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Nilsen (8, 8th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 2 , J. Muniz 3 , M. Benitez , C. Nilsen 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kuhns , E. Kirkman
GIDP: B. Frett , C. Brown 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kuhns (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kirkman (6)
OF assists: 2 (Kirkman(McNicholas at home), Vicars(Janiszewski at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Russell RF 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 .205 4 11
   a-A. Rodriguez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 8 27
C. McNicholas CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .219 4 9
B. Largent 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .385 13 41
M. Greene DH 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .270 7 20
M. Kopp 3B 5 1 2 5 0 1 5 .312 10 26
D. Marrin LF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .242 4 11
D. Gates 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .220 6 16
K. Janiszewski C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .212 0 9
M. Gaffney SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .188 4 10
Totals 33 9 11 8 8 5 17      
a - A. Rodriguez pinch hit for C. Russell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Gates (6, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Marrin (5, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Janiszewski (3, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Largent (14, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kopp (10, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McNicholas , B. Largent 4 , M. Greene , M. Kopp 5 , D. Marrin 2 , D. Gates 3 , K. Janiszewski 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kopp , D. Marrin , D. Gates , M. Gaffney
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Largent-Gaffney-Taipale, Kopp-Gates-Largent, Gates-Gaffney-Largent)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.1 4 5 5 7 2 1 81 10.38   
J. Unknown 3.2 7 4 4 1 3 0 64 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 30
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-5, J. Unknown 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 81-36, J. Unknown 64-39
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taipale W (1-2) 6.1 4 0 0 3 2 0 83 5.59   
K. Fujikawa 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 27 9.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taipale 64
Batters Faced: T. Taipale 24, K. Fujikawa 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taipale 7-8, K. Fujikawa 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taipale 83-48, K. Fujikawa 27-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Kopp
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 2879
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