ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
08/06/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 8217 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (51-61) 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 0
Long Beach Keys (38-74) 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 9 14 0
Keys Take Tight Tangle
The Long Beach Keys defeated the Columbus Bowsers, 9-8, in 10 innings. Brad Largent, who is tied for 5th in the S-A in hits with 120, played a big role. Largent was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Keys in the win. Jim Unknown earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 2 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. The victory makes Long Beach 38-74.

Bill Baracco played the role of hero for Long Beach. In the bottom of the tenth, he launched a solo home run off Joey Byler to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was the decisive blow.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Largent said. "We did a good job of that today."
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borich 2B 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .250 19 41
G. Carter 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .314 8 23
   b-J. Willison 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 28 59
J. McCoy RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .228 20 43
B. Demers DH 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .181 7 17
N. Creswell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .297 10 34
   c-G. Jones 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 2 16
O. Baker LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .268 21 64
D. Puente CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 1 3
B. Highsmith SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .211 6 29
R. Doyle C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 16 46
   a-J. Higgs PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .326 2 7
   d-X. Brandon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 37 8 8 8 7 5 15      
a - J. Higgs pinch hit for R. Doyle in the 10th
b - J. Willison substituted for G. Carter in the 10th
c - G. Jones substituted for N. Creswell in the 10th
d - X. Brandon substituted for J. Higgs in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Baker (21, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Carter (8, 3rd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Demers (7, 5th Inning off A. Martinez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Borich (19, 5th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Borich 4 , G. Carter 4 , J. McCoy , B. Demers 4 , O. Baker 4 , D. Puente , B. Highsmith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Borich , O. Baker
Sac Fly: J. Higgs
Hit by Pitch: G. Carter
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (McCoy(Marrin at 2nd base), Puente(Largent at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Russell 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .209 4 11
C. McNicholas CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .227 5 11
B. Largent 1B 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .387 14 45
M. Greene RF 5 1 1 2 0 4 1 .308 9 26
D. Marrin LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .283 9 21
M. Kopp DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .305 12 32
D. Gates 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .228 7 23
K. Janiszewski C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 9
   c-T. Dannenfelser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 5
   e-B. Baracco SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .409 8 16
M. Gaffney SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 7 23
   a-A. Pabon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 0 4
   b-J. Dobbins SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
   d-J. Aranda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 1 4
   f-C. Osorio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
Totals 41 9 14 9 3 10 11      
a - A. Pabon pinch hit for M. Gaffney in the 6th
b - J. Dobbins substituted for A. Pabon in the 7th
c - T. Dannenfelser pinch hit for K. Janiszewski in the 8th
d - J. Aranda pinch hit for J. Dobbins in the 8th
e - B. Baracco substituted for T. Dannenfelser in the 9th
f - C. Osorio substituted for J. Aranda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Gates (7, 4th Inning off R. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Largent (16, 9th Inning off J. Byler, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Marrin 2 (9, 2nd Inning off R. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off J. Byler, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Greene (9, 6th Inning off R. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Largent (14, 7th Inning off E. Hayes, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Baracco (8, 10th Inning off J. Byler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Largent 8 , M. Greene 4 , D. Marrin 9 , M. Kopp 2 , D. Gates 2 , K. Janiszewski , B. Baracco 4 , J. Aranda
2-out RBI: M. Kopp , D. Gates , B. Baracco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Russell , K. Janiszewski , A. Pabon
Team LOB: 6
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hernandez 5.0 7 5 5 1 4 2 82 7.08   
C. Knipple H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.31   
E. Hayes BS (1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 18 8.67   
B. Conway 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 7.96   
J. Byler L (3-5) 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 2 18 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hernandez 36
Batters Faced: R. Hernandez 22, C. Knipple 5, E. Hayes 4, B. Conway 6, J. Byler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hernandez 7-3, C. Knipple 0-2, E. Hayes 1-0, B. Conway 1-2, J. Byler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hernandez 82-53, C. Knipple 15-10, E. Hayes 18-11, B. Conway 18-12, J. Byler 18-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez 4.0 5 7 7 4 3 4 87 7.31   
K. Fujikawa 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 8.20   
R. Orozco 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 5.31   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 29 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 23
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 22, K. Fujikawa 7, R. Orozco 8, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 4-5, K. Fujikawa 4-2, R. Orozco 0-5, J. Unknown 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 87-46, K. Fujikawa 29-17, R. Orozco 25-19, J. Unknown 29-16
Hit Batsmen: A. Martinez
Balk: A. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Largent
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 3262
Special Notes: RP Eric Hayes was injured while pitching.
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