ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
08/09/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 8257 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (54-62) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 6 1
Kalamazoo Comets (29-87) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 6 13 0
Comets Squeeze By Columbus, 6-5
Jorge Figueroa knocked in 4 runs to help Kalamazoo beat Columbus, 6-5, in 10 innings. Figueroa produced 2 singles and 1 home run. The loss makes Columbus 54-62.

Kalamazoo got a clutch hit from Cody Brown. The center fielder launched a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Figueroa.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Engelke RF, LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .360 11 27
J. Cluff DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .333 5 20
D. Martinez 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .363 5 23
C. Berrios 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .293 4 17
M. Bosco LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .247 5 20
   a-A. Mareno PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316 17 64
   b-C. Bibbee LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 0 2
   c-S. Gottlieb PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 14 71
   d-R. Bondo LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 5 26
C. Weidner SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 1 18
C. Malabranca CF 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .316 5 12
M. Struckman C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 11 31
S. Fanning 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .247 7 29
Totals 35 5 6 5 6 14 22      
a - A. Mareno pinch hit for M. Bosco in the 9th
b - C. Bibbee substituted for A. Mareno in the 9th
c - S. Gottlieb pinch hit for C. Bibbee in the 10th
d - R. Bondo substituted for S. Gottlieb in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Engelke (7, 1st Inning off M. Brumfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Berrios (4, 4th Inning off M. Brumfield, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Malabranca (5, 9th Inning off J. Eppert, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Engelke 2 , J. Cluff , C. Berrios 5 , C. Malabranca 4 , M. Struckman
2-out RBI: J. Cluff , C. Berrios , C. Malabranca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Engelke , S. Gottlieb
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Fanning (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 2 4
D. Vicars LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .222 1 1
C. Nilsen DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .268 9 33
M. Warren 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .286 0 1
C. Stubbs 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
T. Greer RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 4 .250 0 0
E. Kirkman CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 3 16
   a-G. Almada CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Poquette PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .322 3 21
   c-C. Brown CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 2
J. Figueroa SS 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .353 1 5
M. Henkel C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6 4 5 19      
a - G. Almada substituted for E. Kirkman in the 7th
b - S. Poquette pinch hit for G. Almada in the 8th
c - C. Brown substituted for S. Poquette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Greer 2 (3, 2nd Inning off A. Palhao, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Palhao, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Figueroa (1, 8th Inning off A. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Brown (1, 10th Inning off A. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bell , C. Nilsen 2 , C. Stubbs 3 , T. Greer 4 , E. Kirkman , C. Brown 4 , J. Figueroa 6
2-out RBI: C. Nilsen , J. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Warren , T. Greer , E. Kirkman
Sac Bunt: T. Greer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Nilsen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Figueroa-Warren)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Palhao 5.2 7 3 3 2 0 0 79 4.76   
A. Botello 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 7.32   
A. Garcia L (0-1) 2.1 4 3 3 1 4 2 41 6.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Palhao 41
Batters Faced: A. Palhao 25, A. Botello 6, A. Garcia 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Palhao 5-10, A. Botello 1-1, A. Garcia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Palhao 79-49, A. Botello 20-10, A. Garcia 41-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Botello 1-1 , A. Garcia 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brumfield 6.2 2 2 2 3 9 1 92 6.94   
T. Herrera BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 23 10.12   
J. Eppert BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 3 0 1 42 13.50   
N. Fitzkee W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brumfield 68
Batters Faced: M. Brumfield 24, T. Herrera 6, J. Eppert 8, N. Fitzkee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brumfield 1-9, T. Herrera 1-0, J. Eppert 2-1, N. Fitzkee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brumfield 92-57, T. Herrera 23-16, J. Eppert 42-20, N. Fitzkee 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fitzkee 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Figueroa
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 4929
Special Notes: RP Armando Botello was injured while pitching.
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