ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
08/11/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 8271 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (47-69) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 7 11 1
Columbus Bowsers (51-65) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 0
Kalamazoo Beats Columbus, 7-3
The Kalamazoo Comets beat the Columbus Bowsers, 7-3, at Ballpark of Columbus. Billy Oliveros, in particular, was impressive. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The Bowsers, now 51-65, have lost 5 in a row.

Oliveros had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a first pitch fastball from Cody Knipple, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Comets a 3-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Oliveros.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Oliveros.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .236 11 40
S. Kuhns DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .260 6 14
B. Frett 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .214 1 6
P. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286 0 1
A. Vargas C 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .214 6 23
C. Stubbs 1B, SS 4 2 1 2 0 2 4 .214 5 9
B. Oliveros RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .310 1 2
   c-L. Lopez RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
B. Baker CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .105 2 4
J. Browne SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .177 8 27
   a-M. Warren PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   b-F. Vasquez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .325 3 11
Totals 35 7 11 7 7 8 26      
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 B. Oliveros in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kuhns 2 (4, 7th Inning off C. Dupere, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Byler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Oliveros (1, 7th Inning off C. Knipple, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Baker (2, 7th Inning off C. Knipple, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Stubbs (5, 8th Inning off J. Bencosme, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 2 , S. Kuhns 4 , P. Bell , A. Vargas , C. Stubbs 4 , B. Oliveros 6 , B. Baker 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kuhns , P. Bell , B. Baker
Sac Fly: D. Vicars
Hit by Pitch: C. Stubbs
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Oliveros (1)
CS: B. Frett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Stubbs (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Browne-Frett-Stubbs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borich 3B, 2B 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .261 21 45
B. Demers DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .186 9 21
J. Willison LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .251 29 61
J. McCoy RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .225 21 44
N. Creswell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 10 34
D. Puente CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 1 3
D. Brent 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 8 28
   a-O. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 21 64
   b-J. Higgs 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 2 9
B. Highsmith SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .205 6 29
R. Doyle C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .239 17 48
Totals 33 3 6 2 4 12 14      
a - O. Baker pinch hit for D. Brent in the 8th
b - J. Higgs substituted for O. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Borich (21, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Demers (9, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Borich 4 , B. Demers 4 , J. Willison , N. Creswell , D. Puente , D. Brent
2-out RBI: B. Demers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Puente , O. Baker , R. Doyle
GIDP: B. Highsmith
Team LOB: 7
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.2 5 2 2 2 9 2 94 2.70   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.1 1 1 0 2 3 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 63
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 26, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-2, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 94-63, J. Unknown 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Cloud 5.1 2 1 1 5 4 0 92 3.82   
C. Knipple L (6-5) 0.2 2 3 3 0 0 2 12 4.02   
C. Dupere 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.85   
J. Bencosme 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 17 6.42   
J. Byler 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 25 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Cloud 59
Batters Faced: K. Cloud 22, C. Knipple 4, C. Dupere 5, J. Bencosme 6, J. Byler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Cloud 4-7, C. Knipple 0-1, C. Dupere 0-2, J. Bencosme 1-1, J. Byler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Cloud 92-51, C. Knipple 12-7, C. Dupere 22-14, J. Bencosme 17-13, J. Byler 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Knipple 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Knipple
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Oliveros
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 4672
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