ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
08/22/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 8731 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (92-31) 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Kalamazoo Comets (44-79) 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 14 1
Gonzalez Helps Aztecs Beat Comets, 6-5
The Mexico City Aztecs topped the Kalamazoo Comets, 6-5, at Wizards Stadium. Mexico City designated hitter Bill Gonzalez was a spark plug for the offense. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. This win makes it 5 in a row for Mexico City.

In the first inning, Gonzalez had a 2-run home run for Mexico City. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Aztecs on top, 2-0.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Mexico City manager Chris Hallman.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Melo SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .312 25 67
J. McCoy RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 36 81
B. Gonzalez DH 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .254 15 35
O. Snell LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .303 27 81
B. Mallinson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .347 15 43
D. Hostetler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 22 75
J. Ogden 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 11 57
R. Cooper 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .236 3 10
   a-J. Baeza 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 4
S. Combee CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .295 29 79
Totals 36 6 8 6 2 6 12      
a - J. Baeza substituted for R. Cooper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Melo (22, 1st Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gonzalez 2 (15, 1st Inning off R. Pumphrey, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Pumphrey, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Snell (27, 3rd Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cooper (3, 4th Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Melo 2 , B. Gonzalez 9 , O. Snell 4 , B. Mallinson , J. Ogden , R. Cooper 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Combee
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ogden-Melo-Cooper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith 2B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .271 9 19
T. Hendrix CF 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .301 9 33
C. Nilsen RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .308 10 27
J. Keiser LF 5 0 1 3 0 2 6 .270 11 29
M. Garcia 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .286 8 24
N. Nicholson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 8 31
A. Moore DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .259 6 25
M. Gainer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 18 53
K. Swaim SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 3 18
   a-A. Jacobi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 5 20
Totals 40 5 14 5 0 11 19      
a - A. Jacobi pinch hit for K. Swaim in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Keiser (8, 7th Inning off C. Scales, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Leith (14, 9th Inning off O. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Moore (6, 4th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Leith 5 , T. Hendrix 4 , C. Nilsen 2 , J. Keiser 2 , N. Nicholson 2 , A. Moore 4
2-out RBI: J. Keiser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Keiser , M. Garcia 2
GIDP: M. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Leith (9) , T. Hendrix (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Swaim (12)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rodriguez W (1-1) 5.1 8 3 3 0 5 1 87 3.18   
S. Burger H (1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 26 5.40   
C. Scales H (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.85   
O. Johnson SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rodriguez 45
Batters Faced: M. Rodriguez 23, S. Burger 7, C. Scales 5, O. Johnson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rodriguez 4-6, S. Burger 1-1, C. Scales 2-1, O. Johnson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rodriguez 87-59, S. Burger 26-16, C. Scales 13-9, O. Johnson 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Scales 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pumphrey L (2-4) 3.1 6 6 6 1 4 4 65 6.17   
B. Mabry 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 5.16   
K. Kerns 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.09   
K. Martinez 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pumphrey 25
Batters Faced: R. Pumphrey 17, B. Mabry 9, K. Kerns 1, K. Martinez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pumphrey 2-4, B. Mabry 3-3, K. Kerns 0-1, K. Martinez 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pumphrey 65-41, B. Mabry 30-19, K. Kerns 6-3, K. Martinez 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kerns 1-0
Balk: R. Pumphrey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Gonzalez
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 4453
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