ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT ATLANTA AGGIES
08/15/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT ATLANTA AGGIES
GAME ID: 8713 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
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Kalamazoo Comets (50-70) 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Atlanta Aggies (27-93) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 1
Vargas Socks Aggies in 6-4 Comets Win
The Kalamazoo Comets defeated the Atlanta Aggies, 6-4, at Aggies Ballpark. Leading the charge for Kalamazoo was catcher Angel Vargas. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Jim Unknown got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 6 innings. Now 27-93, Atlanta has dropped 11 games in a row.

With Kalamazoo leading 3-1 in the top of the fifth, Vargas hit a fastball from Jeremy Killian for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Comets ahead, 6-1.

Said losing manager Jeremiah Simpson: "These are the grinding hard days that all good teams go through, and this is when we've got to stick together and believe in one another."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .233 11 40
P. Bell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265 1 2
B. Frett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 1 6
A. Vargas C 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .222 10 32
B. Baker CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .161 2 4
E. Kirkman 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .184 5 16
   c-F. Vasquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 3 12
B. Oliveros RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .303 2 3
   d-L. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Sutherland DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
J. Browne SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .177 9 28
   a-S. Poquette PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 5 12
   b-J. Figueroa SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 4 12      
a - S. Poquette pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th
b - J. Figueroa substituted for S. Poquette in the 9th
c - F. Vasquez substituted for E. Kirkman in the 9th
d - L. Lopez substituted for B. Oliveros in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Vargas 2 (10, 2nd Inning off A. Downing, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Killian, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Browne (9, 3rd Inning off A. Downing, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Oliveros (2, 4th Inning off A. Downing, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars , A. Vargas 8 , B. Baker 2 , B. Oliveros 4 , J. Browne 4
2-out RBI: A. Vargas , B. Oliveros
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vargas , C. Sutherland 2
GIDP: B. Frett
Hit by Pitch: P. Bell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kirkman (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Velasco CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .234 14 41
C. Tams DH 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .271 5 25
J. Jirkovsky 3B 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 .228 14 40
J. Beck 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .354 11 34
M. Grissom RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .294 26 80
J. Polanco LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 11 43
B. Heath SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .245 13 43
A. Driver 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265 12 49
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-D. Willingham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 12 42
Totals 35 4 8 4 5 8 21      
a - D. Willingham pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Beck (2, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Tams (5, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Velasco , C. Tams 4 , J. Beck 3 , M. Grissom 2 , J. Polanco , B. Heath , A. Driver
2-out RBI: C. Tams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jirkovsky , J. Beck , M. Grissom , J. Polanco , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Velasco 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Heath-Driver-Beck)
PB: J. Unknown
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 90 1.50   
J. Unknown 2.2 4 3 3 1 1 1 41 10.12   
N. Fitzkee SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 63
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 13, N. Fitzkee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-7, J. Unknown 4-3, N. Fitzkee 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 90-57, J. Unknown 41-25, N. Fitzkee 11-5
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Downing L (1-8) 4.1 4 4 4 3 2 3 76 12.12   
J. Killian 4.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 62 4.85   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Downing 38
Batters Faced: A. Downing 19, J. Killian 17, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Downing 5-5, J. Killian 5-5, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Downing 76-41, J. Killian 62-36, J. Unknown 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Killian 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Killian
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Angel Vargas
Ballpark: Aggies Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 2122
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