ABA CLASS A
DOLLYWOOD PARTONS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
08/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
DOLLYWOOD PARTONS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 8697 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dollywood Partons (89-30) 1 0 0 4 0 5 2 2 0 14 16 0
Columbus Bowsers (68-51) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 3
Nicolopoulos Strokes 5 Hits
All game long, Dollywood's Paul Nicolopoulos was rattling the walls at Ballpark of Columbus and banging out base hits against the Columbus Bowsers. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Partons had a win, 14-4.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 24-year-old center fielder said, "Get 5 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

Paul Nicolopoulos grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

So far this season, Nicolopoulos is batting .216 with 1 home run.
DOLLYWOOD BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Nicolopoulos CF 6 4 5 1 0 0 0 .216 1 3
M. Dean 3B 6 2 2 3 0 1 7 .311 12 47
C. Freese DH 4 1 0 1 2 0 5 .302 10 29
J. Hunt LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .294 17 73
J. Garciduenas RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .287 15 38
P. Recinos C 5 2 2 6 0 1 3 .269 7 38
B. Leija 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 .274 15 42
D. McNamara 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .280 13 50
   a-J. Gordon PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 12 30
A. de la Cruz SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .248 12 55
Totals 43 14 16 13 4 8 24      
a - J. Gordon pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Leija (12, 4th Inning off R. Tovar, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Dean (18, 4th Inning off R. Tovar, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Recinos 2 (7, 6th Inning off J. Garcia, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Lozada, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Dean (12, 7th Inning off A. Lozada, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nicolopoulos 5 , M. Dean 6 , J. Hunt , J. Garciduenas 2 , P. Recinos 8 , B. Leija 2 , D. McNamara , A. de la Cruz 2
2-out RBI: M. Dean , J. Hunt , P. Recinos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Freese , J. Garciduenas
GIDP: P. Recinos
Hit by Pitch: J. Hunt
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dean-McNamara-Leija, de la Cruz-Gordon-Leija)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Beauford 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 1 18
B. Cash DH 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .273 11 26
C. Malabranca LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 19 65
   b-A. Munoz PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .538 1 2
I. Diaz 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .316 8 20
   c-M. Freeland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 2
   e-J. Lugo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378 2 13
M. Seals RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 8 33
   d-F. Castillo PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .342 5 24
M. Mims SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .237 6 21
T. Michael CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 4 23
S. Fanning 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 30
   a-T. Ogura PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 1 3
M. Farrell C 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .204 2 8
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 7 11      
a - T. Ogura pinch hit for S. Fanning in the 7th
b - A. Munoz pinch hit for C. Malabranca in the 8th
c - M. Freeland pinch hit for I. Diaz in the 8th
d - F. Castillo pinch hit for M. Seals in the 8th
e - J. Lugo substituted for M. Freeland in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Diaz (8, 2nd Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Cash (11, 3rd Inning off N. Kern, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cash 6 , I. Diaz 4 , M. Mims , S. Fanning , M. Farrell
2-out RBI: , B. Cash 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Malabranca
GIDP: B. Cash , T. Ogura
Hit by Pitch: M. Beauford
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Beauford (6) , I. Diaz (2) , S. Fanning (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Mims-Tovar)
OF assists: 1 (Michael(McNamara at 3rd base))
DOLLYWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern 4.2 4 4 4 1 2 2 74 2.58   
E. Falor W (6-1) 2.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 38 3.83   
I. Torres 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 41
Batters Faced: N. Kern 19, E. Falor 11, I. Torres 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 7-4, E. Falor 2-2, I. Torres 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 74-47, E. Falor 38-22, I. Torres 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Falor 2-1 , I. Torres 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Kern
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Tovar L (5-6) 3.2 8 5 4 2 3 0 71 4.42   
J. Garcia 2.0 3 5 0 1 3 1 47 5.20   
A. Lozada 3.1 5 4 4 1 2 2 50 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tovar 26
Batters Faced: R. Tovar 22, J. Garcia 11, A. Lozada 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tovar 4-3, J. Garcia 2-1, A. Lozada 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tovar 71-42, J. Garcia 47-28, A. Lozada 50-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garcia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Tovar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Nicolopoulos
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 5976
Special Notes: RP Nick Kern was injured while pitching.
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