ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
08/15/2022
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
ATLANTA AGGIES AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 8697 - MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Aggies (44-75) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 7 7 0
Kalamazoo Comets (49-70) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 11 0
Comets Score Late to Beat Aggies, 8-7
Kalamazoo second baseman Max Benitez picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Atlanta Aggies, 8-7. With the win over Atlanta, the Comets improved to 49-70.

The game was decided with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Kalamazoo trailing 7-6, Benitez jumped on a fastball from 21-year old left-handed pitcher Jim Unknown and hit a 2-run home run to left. With one swing, the Comets had a walk-off win.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Kalamazoo skipper Malcolm Griffin.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Velasco CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277 13 47
M. Grissom RF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .248 9 26
J. Beck DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .301 8 25
E. Milbrandt 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278 16 42
   b-C. Mounts SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .420 2 11
J. Jirkovsky 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .259 13 32
C. Goodwin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 8 30
C. Graham SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278 1 2
   a-J. Tubman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 20 52
   c-M. Breese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Duke LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .225 5 10
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7 3 7 4      
a - J. Tubman pinch hit for C. Graham in the 9th
b - C. Mounts substituted for E. Milbrandt in the 9th
c - M. Breese substituted for J. Tubman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (9, 4th Inning off R. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jirkovsky (13, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Duke 2 (5, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grissom 6 , J. Beck , E. Milbrandt , J. Jirkovsky 4 , K. Duke 8
2-out RBI: M. Grissom , J. Jirkovsky
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Beck
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Velasco (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goodwin-Mounts-Breese)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .254 2 7
C. Nilsen RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .264 5 23
M. Benitez 2B 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 .274 8 40
M. Romero DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .192 14 47
N. Weatherhead 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 6 16
C. Brown 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213 5 11
A. Vargas C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .202 7 23
   a-B. LaFollett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 2 5
   b-M. Schantz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 10
M. Petty CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 7 20
J. Browne SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .217 7 22
   c-J. Muniz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 1 7
   d-L. Goldade PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 3
Totals 36 8 11 7 2 12 18      
a - B. LaFollett pinch hit for A. Vargas in the 8th
b - M. Schantz substituted for B. LaFollett in the 9th
c - J. Muniz pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th
d - L. Goldade pinch ran for J. Muniz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vicars (4, 1st Inning off S. Sullivan, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Romero (5, 3rd Inning off S. Sullivan, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Petty (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Muniz (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Benitez (8, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 3 , M. Benitez 6 , M. Romero 3 , N. Weatherhead , M. Petty 2 , J. Browne , J. Muniz 2
2-out RBI: M. Benitez , M. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , N. Weatherhead , C. Brown , M. Petty
GIDP: C. Nilsen
Hit by Pitch: M. Benitez
Team LOB: 5
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Sullivan 5.0 5 3 3 0 9 0 81 6.08   
J. Unknown BS (1) 3.0 4 3 3 1 3 0 55 9.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 13 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sullivan 54
Batters Faced: S. Sullivan 20, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sullivan 2-4, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sullivan 81-48, J. Unknown 55-33, J. Unknown 13-8
WP: J. Unknown 3
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Campbell 4.2 2 1 1 1 4 1 56 3.51   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 22 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 39 7.71   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Campbell 59
Batters Faced: R. Campbell 17, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Campbell 5-5, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Campbell 56-40, J. Unknown 22-14, J. Unknown 39-23, J. Unknown 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Benitez
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 3995
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