ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
08/09/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 8264 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (45-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 8 11 1
Columbus Bowsers (51-63) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 8 2
Bowsers Absorb 8-7 Home Loss
Due in large part to designated hitter Chris Sutherland, the Kalamazoo Comets sunk the Columbus Bowsers, 8-7. Sutherland went 4 for 4 with 4 singles and a walk. The win has Kalamazoo at 45-69.

Ben Baker came through with a big-time hit for Kalamazoo. The center fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 7-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We came out aggressive," said Comets manager Morgan Van Dyke. "We came out swinging the bats."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .228 10 38
P. Bell 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .231 0 0
B. Frett 2B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .222 1 6
C. Stubbs 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 3 5
   c-L. Lopez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Vargas C 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .207 6 22
B. Baker CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .091 1 3
B. Oliveros RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 0 0
   d-J. Figueroa SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
C. Sutherland DH 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Browne SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .177 7 26
   a-M. Warren PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   b-F. Vasquez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 3 11
Totals 36 8 11 8 8 7 17      
a - M. Warren pinch hit for J. Browne in the 7th
b - F. Vasquez substituted for M. Warren in the 7th
c - L. Lopez substituted for C. Stubbs in the 7th
d - J. Figueroa substituted for B. Oliveros in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Oliveros (3, 7th Inning off B. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Figueroa (2, 9th Inning off C. Dupere, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Vicars (10, 7th Inning off B. Conway, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Baker (1, 7th Inning off C. Knipple, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 4 , P. Bell , B. Frett , B. Baker 4 , B. Oliveros 2 , J. Figueroa 2 , C. Sutherland 4 , M. Warren
2-out RBI: B. Frett , B. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bell , L. Lopez , A. Vargas , F. Vasquez
GIDP: B. Frett , C. Stubbs
Hit by Pitch: P. Bell
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Vicars (11) , B. Frett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gonzales (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Stubbs)
PB: A. Vargas
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Puente RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .258 1 3
B. Demers DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .185 8 20
J. Willison LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253 29 61
J. McCoy CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .227 20 43
G. Jones 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .288 2 17
N. Creswell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287 10 34
D. Brent 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 8 28
   a-O. Baker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 21 64
   c-X. Brandon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
B. Highsmith SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .207 6 29
R. Doyle C 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .239 17 47
   b-J. Higgs PH, 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .340 2 9
Totals 35 7 8 7 5 7 17      
a - O. Baker pinch hit for D. Brent in the 8th
b - J. Higgs pinch hit for R. Doyle in the 8th
c - X. Brandon substituted for O. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Higgs (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Puente (1, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Willison (29, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Doyle (17, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Puente 4 , B. Demers , J. Willison 4 , G. Jones , O. Baker , R. Doyle 4 , J. Higgs 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Demers , D. Brent
Hit by Pitch: D. Brent
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Puente (1) , N. Creswell (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Highsmith-Brent-Creswell, Brent-Highsmith-Creswell)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 4.1 5 5 4 4 4 2 85 6.43   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 47 4.91   
N. Fitzkee SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 35
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 23, J. Unknown 15, N. Fitzkee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 5-4, J. Unknown 6-3, N. Fitzkee 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 85-51, J. Unknown 47-26, N. Fitzkee 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham 4.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 86 4.26   
B. Conway 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 31 8.73   
C. Knipple L (6-4), BS (3) 0.2 1 3 3 3 0 1 23 3.67   
B. Ashley 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 28 3.57   
C. Dupere 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 60
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 19, B. Conway 9, C. Knipple 5, B. Ashley 7, C. Dupere 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 3-5, B. Conway 2-1, C. Knipple 1-0, B. Ashley 3-1, C. Dupere 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 86-55, B. Conway 31-22, C. Knipple 23-11, B. Ashley 28-17, C. Dupere 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Conway 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Ashley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sutherland
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 3504
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