ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
04/21/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 4497 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (4-13) 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 3 13 16 1
Columbus Bowsers (7-10) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 6 8 3
Comets CF Poquette goes 3-for-4 in Win
The Kalamazoo Comets handed the Columbus Bowsers a loss at Ballpark of Columbus. The final score was 13-6. Major production was provided by Shaun Poquette for Kalamazoo. In addition to his 2 singles and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 3. He also added 1 walk. Jim Unknown, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 4.1 innings. The Comets, with only their 4th win in 17 games, have not had much to write home about in 2024.

Mario Romero came through with a big-time hit for Kalamazoo. The left fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 6-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Poquette told the Kalamazoo Daily.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Poquette CF 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .273 1 5
M. Romero LF 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .500 5 11
D. Linser RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .267 4 8
A. Vecino SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .328 0 5
E. Kirkman 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .267 1 4
S. Dawson 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .300 1 4
C. Sutherland DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .476 2 8
B. Gomes 3B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .333 3 5
J. Unknown C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 13 16 12 4 5 9      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Kirkman (1, 2nd Inning off C. Corona, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Romero (5, 7th Inning off J. Esquibel, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Linser (4, 7th Inning off L. de la Piedra, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Poquette (1, 8th Inning off B. Plaisir, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Sutherland (2, 9th Inning off R. Kehoe, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Gomes (3, 9th Inning off R. Kehoe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Poquette 6 , M. Romero 4 , D. Linser 4 , A. Vecino , E. Kirkman 5 , S. Dawson , C. Sutherland 5 , B. Gomes 6 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: , C. Sutherland 2 , B. Gomes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vecino
GIDP: D. Linser , E. Kirkman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kirkman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Kirkman (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Michael CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .214 0 3
R. Thurman DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .421 4 11
S. Gottlieb RF 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 .259 6 14
A. Mareno 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .373 3 11
   a-R. Bondo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
H. Landa SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .246 4 15
Y. Yamamoto 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .241 0 5
T. Plowman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 1 4
M. Struckman C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .276 1 3
C. Bibbee LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .360 0 1
Totals 36 6 8 6 6 2 17      
a - R. Bondo pinch hit for A. Mareno in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Yamamoto (3, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Bibbee (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Struckman (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mareno (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mareno 6 , H. Landa , Y. Yamamoto 2 , M. Struckman 2 , C. Bibbee 3
2-out RBI: S. Gottlieb , A. Mareno , H. Landa , Y. Yamamoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Gottlieb 2 , T. Plowman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: H. Landa (3) , M. Struckman (1) , C. Bibbee (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Yamamoto-Landa-Mareno, Yamamoto-Landa-Mareno)
PB: M. Struckman
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.2 5 5 5 4 1 0 96 9.64   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 4.1 3 1 1 2 1 1 54 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 31
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-7, J. Unknown 9-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 96-51, J. Unknown 54-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Corona 5.2 4 2 1 3 2 1 81 6.75   
J. Esquibel L (1-1), BS (1) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 1 15 6.94   
L. de la Piedra 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 10.12   
B. Plaisir 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 17 10.00   
N. Troyer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.61   
R. Kehoe 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 2 20 15.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Corona 54
Batters Faced: C. Corona 24, J. Esquibel 5, L. de la Piedra 4, B. Plaisir 4, N. Troyer 2, R. Kehoe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Corona 7-7, J. Esquibel 0-0, L. de la Piedra 1-1, B. Plaisir 0-0, N. Troyer 0-1, R. Kehoe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Corona 81-42, J. Esquibel 15-11, L. de la Piedra 13-10, B. Plaisir 17-11, N. Troyer 8-4, R. Kehoe 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Esquibel 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shaun Poquette
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 5810
Special Notes: RP Luis de la Piedra was injured while pitching.
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