ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
08/10/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT WHITE DEER TROPICS
GAME ID: 8217 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (39-73) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
White Deer Tropics (52-60) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 11 0
Kalamazoo Drops Another One, 10-3
White Deer pitcher Steve Greene did his part in helping his team beat the Kalamazoo Comets, 10-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Greene picked up the win for White Deer, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 9-8. White Deer now owns a record of 52-60.

The Tropics got an important contribution from second baseman Matt Going, who in the bottom of the third hit a slider to center for a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Tropics ahead, 8-1.

Kalamazoo manager Morgan Van Dyke said: "You try to find positives. We have to regroup and put this game behind us."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .254 7 17
A. Jacobi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 5 20
N. Nicholson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 4 22
C. Nilsen RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .317 7 19
C. Brown 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .198 5 17
T. Hendrix CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .294 9 33
A. Moore DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 3 19
M. Gainer C 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .246 17 48
K. Swaim SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 3 17
   a-J. Keiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 10 25
   b-M. Ramirez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 3
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 11 10      
a - J. Keiser pinch hit for K. Swaim in the 8th
b - M. Ramirez substituted for J. Keiser in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Gainer (17, 3rd Inning off S. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hendrix (9, 4th Inning off S. Greene, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jacobi , C. Nilsen 2 , C. Brown , T. Hendrix 4 , M. Gainer 5
2-out RBI: T. Hendrix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Nicholson
GIDP: C. Brown
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Leith (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Leith-Nicholson)
PB: M. Gainer
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Himes RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .221 18 53
   a-C. Burnett PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
M. Ross CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .261 14 40
K. Rennie DH 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 .195 2 5
P. Hoffman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .254 25 61
   b-J. McLellan PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 1 3
M. Brown 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .226 2 5
B. Riffe C 4 2 1 1 0 1 5 .267 8 27
K. Stempien 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .259 10 22
M. Going 2B 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .247 3 11
B. Parks SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .261 3 26
Totals 34 10 11 10 6 6 18      
a - C. Burnett pinch hit for K. Himes in the 7th
b - J. McLellan pinch hit for P. Hoffman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Rennie 2 (3, 2nd Inning off J. Bunt, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Coccaro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Riffe (8, 2nd Inning off J. Bunt, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Going (3, 3rd Inning off S. Blankenship, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Ross (14, 3rd Inning off S. Blankenship, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Himes , M. Ross 5 , K. Rennie 5 , M. Brown , B. Riffe 4 , M. Going 4 , B. Parks 2
2-out RBI: , M. Ross 2 , K. Rennie , B. Parks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ross , P. Hoffman , B. Riffe
GIDP: B. Riffe
Sac Bunt: M. Going
Hit by Pitch: B. Riffe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Parks-Brown, Parks-Going-Brown)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bunt L (1-17) 2.0 6 6 6 2 1 1 58 8.28   
S. Blankenship 0.2 2 4 4 1 1 2 30 7.19   
C. Coccaro 4.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 47 2.72   
K. Kerns 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bunt 15
Batters Faced: J. Bunt 14, S. Blankenship 6, C. Coccaro 17, K. Kerns 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bunt 2-3, S. Blankenship 0-1, C. Coccaro 5-4, K. Kerns 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bunt 58-31, S. Blankenship 30-18, C. Coccaro 47-28, K. Kerns 17-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Blankenship 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Blankenship
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Greene W (9-8) 7.1 6 3 3 0 11 2 99 3.94   
J. Chouinard 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 9.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Greene 65
Batters Faced: S. Greene 27, J. Chouinard 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Greene 7-3, J. Chouinard 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Greene 99-70, J. Chouinard 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chouinard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Greene
Ballpark: Ballpark of White Deer
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 7800
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