ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS
08/19/2022
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 8743 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2022 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (51-72) 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Louisville Sweepers (59-64) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 0
6-3 Loss Extends Louisville Losing Streak
The Long Beach Keys beat the Louisville Sweepers, 6-3, at Miller Park. Long Beach center fielder Chris McNicholas had an outstanding performance. He slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The winner was Jim Unknown, who threw 107 pitches over 7 innings. The left-hander was charged with 3 runs on 5 hits. Louisville is in the throes of a long losing streak, which is now 9 games.

With Long Beach leading 1-0 in the top of the third, McNicholas came up to bat against Louisville pitcher Ricky Garay. McNicholas hit a changeup to right-center for a 2-run home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Keys on top, 3-0.

Said losing manager Steve Reid: "The only way to escape your past is to be better than your past."
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .238 18 43
C. McNicholas CF 4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .233 15 66
M. Greene DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 15 30
C. Russell LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .225 8 40
B. Largent 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .277 1 6
J. Bates 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 10 37
J. Ficca 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .222 7 13
M. Nelson SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .226 5 26
J. Casbon C 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .289 1 5
Totals 38 6 11 5 2 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Largent (6, 2nd Inning off R. Garay, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ficca (3, 4th Inning off G. Lutz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. McNicholas 2 (15, 1st Inning off R. Garay, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Garay, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Casbon (1, 4th Inning off G. Lutz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. McNicholas 8 , M. Greene , B. Largent 3 , J. Ficca 2 , M. Nelson 2 , J. Casbon 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McNicholas , C. Russell , M. Nelson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ficca-Largent)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hirneisen RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .289 5 19
A. Burkes 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .234 4 12
A. Cuevas CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .259 16 56
D. Conde LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 13 28
J. Viglione 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .247 8 34
E. Hunter SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 3 22
P. Simister DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 4 16
D. Wilson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 13 27
E. Hull 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 5 11
Totals 30 3 5 3 2 4 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Wilson (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Hirneisen (9, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Burkes (4, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hirneisen 4 , A. Burkes 4 , D. Wilson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hull
Sac Fly: A. Cuevas
Hit by Pitch: E. Hunter
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cuevas (16)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.0 5 3 3 2 3 1 107 3.86   
J. Unknown 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 56
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-14, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 107-62, J. Unknown 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garay L (6-6) 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 2 79 3.41   
G. Lutz 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 13 7.31   
P. Navarrete 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.55   
R. Sauer 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.47   
G. Foster 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 16 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garay 40
Batters Faced: R. Garay 14, G. Lutz 4, P. Navarrete 8, R. Sauer 9, G. Foster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garay 3-2, G. Lutz 0-1, P. Navarrete 2-2, R. Sauer 3-3, G. Foster 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garay 79-48, G. Lutz 13-6, P. Navarrete 28-20, R. Sauer 26-19, G. Foster 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sauer 1-0
WP: G. Lutz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris McNicholas
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5199
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