ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
07/31/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 8124 - MONDAY, JULY 31ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (43-63) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Long Beach Keys (35-71) 4 0 4 6 0 3 0 0 X 17 19 0
Comets Pitching Ravaged by Gaffney
Mike Gaffney was on fire, sparking his club to a win, 17-2, over the Comets. The Long Beach shortstop was a tough out and went 5-for-5 against Kalamazoo in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."

Mike Gaffney singled in the 2nd, hit a GRAND SLAM off Alex Gonzales in the 3rd, hit a GRAND SLAM off Jim Unknown in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

At the moment, Gaffney is batting .217 with 6 home runs and 19 RBIs. He has played in 63 games and scored 15 times.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 9 33
M. Romero DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .199 19 45
M. Benitez 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .299 22 63
J. Muniz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .303 12 34
M. Petty CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .231 12 33
D. Shein RF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .254 15 47
   a-B. Gomes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 2 4
   b-A. Kishbaugh RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
C. Brown 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .284 8 39
M. Schantz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .231 4 16
J. Browne SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 6 21
   c-C. Nilsen PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .233 8 17
   d-C. Stubbs SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 3 5
Totals 32 2 8 2 4 8 14      
a - B. Gomes pinch hit for D. Shein in the 7th
b - A. Kishbaugh substituted for B. Gomes in the 7th
c - C. Nilsen pinch hit for J. Browne in the 8th
d - C. Stubbs substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Shein (15, 4th Inning off J. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars , M. Benitez 2 , J. Muniz , D. Shein 4 , C. Brown 2 , J. Browne
2-out RBI: M. Benitez , D. Shein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benitez , M. Petty , C. Stubbs
GIDP: M. Romero , M. Schantz 2
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Russell RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .208 4 11
   a-D. Grimm PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 9
C. McNicholas CF 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .226 4 9
B. Largent 1B 6 1 2 2 0 1 5 .384 13 43
M. Greene DH 5 3 4 3 1 1 2 .295 8 23
M. Kopp 3B 4 2 1 2 1 0 4 .310 11 28
   b-C. Osorio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 1 3
   c-B. Baracco 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 7 15
D. Marrin LF 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 .245 5 12
D. Gates 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .228 6 16
F. Pachner C 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .255 6 12
M. Gaffney SS 5 3 5 9 0 0 0 .217 6 19
Totals 42 17 19 17 8 5 27      
a - D. Grimm pinch hit for C. Russell in the 8th
b - C. Osorio pinch hit for M. Kopp in the 8th
c - B. Baracco substituted for C. Osorio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Greene 2 (6, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Largent (15, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Russell (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Marrin (5, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Kopp (11, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gaffney 2 (6, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 3 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Greene (8, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Russell 3 , C. McNicholas 2 , B. Largent 3 , M. Greene 9 , M. Kopp 4 , D. Marrin 4 , D. Gates 2 , F. Pachner , M. Gaffney 11
2-out RBI: M. Greene , M. Kopp , D. Marrin , M. Gaffney 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McNicholas , B. Largent , M. Kopp , C. Osorio , D. Marrin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Russell (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gaffney-Gates-Largent, Largent-Gaffney-Cordova, Gates-Gaffney-Largent)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales L (1-12) 2.2 7 8 8 4 0 3 69 5.98   
J. Unknown 1.0 4 6 6 2 2 2 38 54.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 5 3 3 2 2 0 61 10.12   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 4
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 18, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 2-5, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 69-40, J. Unknown 38-24, J. Unknown 61-39, J. Unknown 25-15
WP: A. Gonzales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cordova W (2-2) 7.0 6 2 2 3 6 1 107 5.61   
A. Hynninen 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 2.56   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cordova 60
Batters Faced: J. Cordova 27, A. Hynninen 7, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cordova 7-5, A. Hynninen 1-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cordova 107-60, A. Hynninen 28-18, J. Unknown 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hynninen 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: A. Hynninen , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Gaffney
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 2161
Special Notes: Mike Gaffney ties the LB regular season game record for RBI with 9. Mike Gaffney ties the LB regular season game record for hits with 5.
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