ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
09/05/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 8834 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (51-88) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 10 0
Kalamazoo Comets (60-79) 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 13 0
Comets Get Clutch Win, 6-5
Getting a good performance from designated hitter Cameron Stubbs, the Kalamazoo Comets defeated the Long Beach Keys, 6-5. Stubbs went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Comets. Kalamazoo has a record of 60-79, placing them 5th in the Southern A East Division.

Bruce Frett clinched the win with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the ninth. In the game, the Kalamazoo second baseman went 1 for 4 with a walk.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Long Beach manager Ron Kunkleman. "But we decided not to take it."
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perez LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .270 0 4
C. Russell RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .237 8 24
B. Largent DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .381 18 61
D. Riggi 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .441 4 22
B. Kaatz 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .203 9 29
C. McNicholas CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237 7 23
D. Jones 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 2 8
F. Pachner C 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .260 7 19
M. Gaffney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 12 37
   a-A. Pabon PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 13
   b-N. Nettles SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4 5 5 15      
a - A. Pabon pinch hit for M. Gaffney in the 7th
b - N. Nettles substituted for A. Pabon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Pachner (6, 5th Inning off R. Campbell, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Perez (4, 5th Inning off R. Campbell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. McNicholas (7, 5th Inning off R. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Perez 3 , C. Russell , B. Largent 2 , B. Kaatz , C. McNicholas 4 , D. Jones , F. Pachner 3
2-out RBI: J. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Russell , D. Riggi , N. Nettles
GIDP: D. Riggi , B. Kaatz
Hit by Pitch: A. Pabon
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gaffney-Riggi-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .231 13 49
P. Bell SS 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .290 6 15
B. Frett 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .239 4 12
C. Stubbs DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .261 8 24
C. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 8 42
B. Baker CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 3 10
J. Rodriguez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .400 0 1
   c-F. Vasquez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 3 12
A. Vargas C 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .226 15 47
   a-R. Cordero PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 3 9
   b-S. Bacha C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 1 1
C. Sutherland RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .370 1 3
   d-L. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   e-S. Kuhns PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 9 17
Totals 36 6 13 6 2 5 13      
a - R. Cordero pinch ran for A. Vargas in the 4th
b - S. Bacha substituted for R. Cordero in the 5th
c - F. Vasquez substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 7th
d - L. Lopez substituted for C. Sutherland in the 9th
e - S. Kuhns pinch hit for L. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bacha (2, 7th Inning off A. Hynninen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Stubbs (8, 1st Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars , P. Bell 4 , B. Frett , C. Stubbs 5 , J. Rodriguez , A. Vargas 2 , S. Bacha 2 , C. Sutherland
2-out RBI: , C. Stubbs 2 , C. Sutherland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , C. Brown
GIDP: B. Baker
Hit by Pitch: C. Brown
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Vicars (15)
CS: P. Bell 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Bacha-Vasquez, Bell-Frett-Vasquez)
PB: S. Bacha
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fujikawa 4.0 8 3 3 1 1 1 83 5.91   
A. Hynninen 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 29 3.36   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 45 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fujikawa 34
Batters Faced: K. Fujikawa 20, A. Hynninen 9, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fujikawa 4-6, A. Hynninen 2-2, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fujikawa 83-52, A. Hynninen 29-21, J. Unknown 45-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hynninen 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-1
WP: K. Fujikawa
Hit Batsmen: A. Hynninen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Campbell 5.2 5 2 2 1 3 1 86 2.55   
J. Unknown BS (1) 2.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 39 7.71   
N. Fitzkee W (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Campbell 53
Batters Faced: R. Campbell 23, J. Unknown 13, N. Fitzkee 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Campbell 4-10, J. Unknown 3-1, N. Fitzkee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Campbell 86-53, J. Unknown 39-22, N. Fitzkee 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: R. Campbell
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cameron Stubbs
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4372
Special Notes: C Angel Vargas was injured while running the bases.
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