ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
08/05/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 8216 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (51-60) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 9 9 0
Long Beach Keys (37-74) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 8 12 0
Bowsers Win at Long Beach, 9-8
Gregg Carter impressed in the 9-8 Columbus win over Long Beach. Carter, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2021 draft, went 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times. Kevin Cloud got the win, improving to 7-1. He held the Keys to 3 runs on 5 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 2. Joey Byler, who is tied for 4th in the S-A in saves with 19, nailed down the save.

In the top of the fifth, Columbus shortstop Bill Highsmith had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Highsmith stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 5-2, Columbus. For the game, he was 2-2 with 2 singles and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"It never gets old," said Carter. "Winning, that is."

The Bowsers improved their record to 51-60 by beating Long Beach.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borich RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 7 .251 18 40
O. Baker DH 5 1 1 4 0 0 1 .268 20 62
J. Willison LF, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 28 59
G. Carter 3B 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 .316 7 22
   a-G. Jones 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 2 16
J. McCoy CF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 20 43
J. Schamerhorn 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .290 4 10
   b-D. Puente CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 3
B. Highsmith SS 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .207 6 29
D. Brent 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .265 8 28
R. Doyle C 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .242 16 46
Totals 34 9 9 9 7 8 19      
a - G. Jones substituted for G. Carter in the 9th
b - D. Puente substituted for J. Schamerhorn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Borich (12, 6th Inning off J. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Carter (7, 3rd Inning off J. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Baker (20, 8th Inning off R. Orozco, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Borich 2 , O. Baker 4 , J. Willison , G. Carter 5 , B. Highsmith 2 , R. Doyle 2
2-out RBI: O. Baker , G. Carter , B. Highsmith , R. Doyle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Borich 2 , O. Baker
Hit by Pitch: D. Brent
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Highsmith-Brent-Schamerhorn)
PB: R. Doyle
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Russell RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .213 4 11
C. McNicholas CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .235 5 11
D. Marrin LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .270 7 19
M. Greene DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .313 8 24
M. Kopp 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .299 12 31
T. Dannenfelser 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .239 1 5
D. Gates 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .229 7 22
F. Pachner C 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .233 6 12
B. Baracco SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .395 7 15
Totals 39 8 12 8 5 13 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Greene (8, 9th Inning off J. Byler, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. McNicholas (5, 1st Inning off K. Cloud, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kopp (12, 8th Inning off C. Dupere, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Gates (7, 8th Inning off C. Knipple, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McNicholas 4 , D. Marrin 3 , M. Greene 3 , M. Kopp 4 , T. Dannenfelser 2 , D. Gates 4 , F. Pachner , B. Baracco
2-out RBI: , D. Marrin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Greene 2 , F. Pachner
GIDP: C. Russell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Russell(McCoy at 3rd base))
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Cloud W (7-1) 5.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 80 3.94   
C. Dupere H (7) 2.1 3 3 3 1 4 1 43 4.99   
C. Knipple 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 13 3.36   
J. Byler SV (19) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 24 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Cloud 49
Batters Faced: K. Cloud 22, C. Dupere 11, C. Knipple 4, J. Byler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Cloud 5-4, C. Dupere 2-1, C. Knipple 0-0, J. Byler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Cloud 80-53, C. Dupere 43-25, C. Knipple 13-8, J. Byler 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Knipple 1-1
WP: C. Dupere
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cordova L (2-3) 6.0 7 5 5 5 6 1 107 5.97   
R. Orozco 2.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 37 5.89   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cordova 39
Batters Faced: J. Cordova 29, R. Orozco 12, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cordova 6-5, R. Orozco 5-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cordova 107-60, R. Orozco 37-21, J. Unknown 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: R. Orozco
Hit Batsmen: R. Orozco
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gregg Carter
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 4537
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