ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
08/05/2022
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 8195 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Elsinore Storm (35-75) 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 11 13 0
Kalamazoo Comets (43-67) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 2
Fading Comets Lose 7th Straight
The Lake Elsinore Storm overcame a pretty good performance by Kalamazoo second baseman Max Benitez, beating the Comets, 11-6, at Wizards Stadium. Benitez was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The triumph makes Lake Elsinore 35-75.

Lake Elsinore used the timely hitting of Willie de Leon to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Storm on top, 7-6. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"We'll grab a cold beverage tonight and go after another win tomorrow," de Leon said.
LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Boling 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 6
   b-W. de Leon PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 3 17
   c-B. Palmer 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
R. Carney 1B 5 1 2 2 1 2 3 .278 8 32
T. Cook RF 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .226 10 24
C. Thygerson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .235 6 20
V. Maxwell LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .248 15 32
D. Moran 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .259 14 52
A. Cromwell SS 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .220 8 34
D. Skelton C 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 .202 1 14
J. Unknown DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Kerr DH 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .375 0 1
Totals 38 11 13 10 8 5 22      
a - N. Kerr inserted as DH in the 7th
b - W. de Leon pinch hit for B. Boling in the 8th
c - B. Palmer substituted for W. de Leon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Moran 2 (20, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Kerr (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Boling , W. de Leon , R. Carney 2 , C. Thygerson , V. Maxwell , D. Moran 4 , A. Cromwell 2 , N. Kerr 4
2-out RBI: W. de Leon , R. Carney 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carney , T. Cook , C. Thygerson 2 , V. Maxwell
GIDP: A. Cromwell
Sac Fly: D. Skelton 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. de Leon (1) , R. Carney (4) , C. Thygerson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .267 1 5
C. Nilsen DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 3 20
M. Benitez 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 4 .256 7 30
M. Williams C 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .263 10 25
M. Miranda RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .268 2 7
   a-L. Goldade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 2 3
   b-B. Oliveros RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. LaFollett 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .280 2 5
M. Petty CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .190 6 18
C. Brown 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .220 4 8
J. Browne SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 7 21
Totals 40 6 14 6 5 4 22      
a - L. Goldade pinch hit for M. Miranda in the 8th
b - B. Oliveros substituted for L. Goldade in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Williams (10, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Benitez 2 (7, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Brown (4, 3rd Inning off R. Scott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Nilsen , M. Benitez 9 , M. Williams 6 , M. Miranda 2 , B. LaFollett 2 , M. Petty , C. Brown 4 , J. Browne
2-out RBI: , M. Benitez 2 , M. Williams , M. Petty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Benitez 2 , B. LaFollett , M. Petty , C. Brown 2
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Williams (3) , J. Browne (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Browne-Benitez-LaFollett)
LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 5 5 2 1 3 58 27.00   
R. Scott 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 1 32 5.40   
J. Unknown 2.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 43 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 18
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 12, R. Scott 10, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-3, R. Scott 3-1, J. Unknown 6-1, J. Unknown 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 58-33, R. Scott 32-20, J. Unknown 43-27, J. Unknown 35-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 4.2 3 3 2 3 2 0 76 6.23   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.0 6 4 4 1 1 0 57 12.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 4 4 4 4 1 0 42 36.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 47
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 21, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 5-7, J. Unknown 1-6, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 76-41, J. Unknown 57-32, J. Unknown 42-21, J. Unknown 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0 , J. Unknown 2-1 , J. Unknown 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Benitez
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 5356
Special Notes: RP Rich Scott was injured while pitching.
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