ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
08/27/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT NASHUA SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 8750 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (44-83) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Nashua Sweepers (66-61) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 10 0
Fading Comets Lose 7th Straight
Nashua got a first-rate effort from pitcher Gary Lutz, who frustrated Kalamazoo hitters en route to a 3-1 Sweepers triumph at Miller Park. The winner was Ray Vernier in relief. His record improves to 6-0. Brian Mabry took the loss. The last-place Comets have lost 7 straight games.

Nashua went up, 3-1, on Javy Forero's 18th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Forero hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Kalamazoo pitcher Brian Mabry shaking his head.

"We're scuffling right now," said losing manager .
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE NASHUA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266 9 19
C. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 5 18
C. Nilsen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 10 27
J. Keiser LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 13 34
M. Garcia DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 8 26
N. Nicholson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .289 8 31
K. Jones CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .174 2 12
M. Gainer C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 18 53
K. Swaim SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 18
   a-T. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 1 3
   b-M. Ramirez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 3
Totals 30 1 5 1 0 7 7      
a - T. Walker pinch hit for K. Swaim in the 7th
b - M. Ramirez substituted for T. Walker in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Jones (2, 2nd Inning off G. Lutz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Leith 2 , N. Nicholson , K. Jones 5
2-out RBI: K. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Keiser , K. Jones , T. Walker
Sac Bunt: C. Brown , M. Gainer
Hit by Pitch: J. Keiser
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Lang at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Morris CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 9 81
M. Middlebrooks DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .312 21 79
   a-M. Carrillo DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 11 63
M. Jackson 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 9 60
J. Forero RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .258 18 62
S. Gosselin 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .273 14 47
J. May LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .258 2 16
J. Corona SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 4 14
   c-T. Beets 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 10
B. Athan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304 0 15
J. Lang 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .262 11 39
   b-E. Hull SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .403 7 36
Totals 31 3 10 3 1 7 15      
a - M. Carrillo inserted as DH in the 7th
b - E. Hull substituted for J. Lang in the 9th
c - T. Beets substituted for J. Corona in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. May (5, 5th Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Forero (18, 8th Inning off B. Mabry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morris , M. Middlebrooks , M. Carrillo , M. Jackson 2 , J. Forero 4 , S. Gosselin 2 , J. May 2 , J. Lang
2-out RBI: J. Lang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Middlebrooks 2 , J. Corona
Sac Bunt: B. Morris , J. Forero
Hit by Pitch: B. Morris
Team LOB: 8
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE NASHUA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter 6.1 6 1 1 1 6 0 84 3.13   
B. Mabry L (2-6) 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 15 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 62
Batters Faced: P. Potter 27, B. Mabry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 3-10, B. Mabry 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 84-55, B. Mabry 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mabry 1-0
WP: P. Potter
Hit Batsmen: P. Potter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Lutz 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 1 65 5.60   
R. Vernier W (6-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.92   
A. Rogers SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Lutz 64
Batters Faced: G. Lutz 23, R. Vernier 7, A. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Lutz 7-7, R. Vernier 3-1, A. Rogers 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Lutz 65-44, R. Vernier 26-19, A. Rogers 8-7
Hit Batsmen: G. Lutz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Lutz
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 5844
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