ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT PUEBLO HEROES
04/30/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT PUEBLO HEROES
GAME ID: 4540 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (5-16) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 14 1
Pueblo Heroes (12-9) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 3
Pueblo Beaten, 8-3, by Kalamazoo
The Kalamazoo Comets faced a tough opponent in Pueblo pitcher Travis Holloway, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Heroes Ballpark by a final score of 8-3. Holloway went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs. The winner was Kalamazoo reliever Carter Coccaro, now 2-2. The loser was Jon Ramirez. Pueblo, with the loss, is 12-9.

Kalamazoo used the timely hitting of Rob Hollis to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Comets on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Good pitching stops good hitting," said Hollis. "And vice-versa."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE PUEBLO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hoffa RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .343 4 9
   a-M. DeRise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   d-B. Pflipsen LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .261 2 2
T. Hendrix 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .258 1 8
   b-T. Slagle PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 0 3
   e-H. Sato RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
C. Collett LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 4 13
   c-J. Pierce PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .417 1 3
M. Garcia DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .254 6 16
N. Nicholson 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .304 3 14
K. Jones CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .284 3 11
J. Deutsch 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 4 .143 0 2
B. McHale SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .295 0 7
R. Hollis C 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .222 0 1
Totals 37 8 14 7 4 11 22      
a - M. DeRise pinch hit for D. Hoffa in the 7th
b - T. Slagle pinch hit for T. Hendrix in the 7th
c - J. Pierce pinch hit for C. Collett in the 7th
d - B. Pflipsen substituted for M. DeRise in the 7th
e - H. Sato substituted for T. Slagle in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia (4, 8th Inning off J. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Nicholson (4, 8th Inning off J. Ramirez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hendrix , H. Sato , C. Collett , M. Garcia 3 , N. Nicholson 4 , K. Jones 3 , J. Deutsch , B. McHale , R. Hollis
2-out RBI: H. Sato , K. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Pflipsen , C. Collett , J. Pierce 2 , M. Garcia , J. Deutsch
Sac Bunt: D. Hoffa , R. Hollis 2
Sac Fly: T. Hendrix , J. Deutsch
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hendrix (1) , K. Jones (2) , J. Deutsch (2)
CS: J. Deutsch (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hoffa (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Deutsch-Hendrix-Nicholson, McHale-Pierce-Nicholson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. DeVaul DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .305 1 6
J. Covarrubias CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .216 3 5
T. Cray 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .402 5 16
J. Johnson SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .402 6 25
C. Quintana RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .348 4 15
D. Semones 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .269 1 2
J. Raygoza C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .171 2 8
C. Hartlaub LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .227 4 11
A. Mieles 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 .263 3 10
Totals 31 3 9 3 5 3 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Covarrubias (3, 1st Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mieles (3, 3rd Inning off Q. Dickson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. DeVaul , J. Covarrubias 6 , J. Johnson , C. Quintana , D. Semones 2 , A. Mieles 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Cray 2 , C. Quintana , A. Mieles 2
GIDP: J. Covarrubias , T. Cray
Sac Bunt: J. Covarrubias , C. Quintana
Hit by Pitch: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: P. DeVaul (3) , D. Semones (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Holloway (1) , J. Johnson (1) , D. Semones (1)
OF assists: 1 (Quintana(Garcia at 3rd base))
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE PUEBLO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Dickson 5.0 5 3 3 2 2 2 68 6.07   
N. Fitzkee BS (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.20   
C. Coccaro W (2-2) 2.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 39 2.29   
J. Unknown 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Dickson 45
Batters Faced: Q. Dickson 22, N. Fitzkee 5, C. Coccaro 9, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Dickson 5-7, N. Fitzkee 1-2, C. Coccaro 2-1, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Dickson 68-42, N. Fitzkee 17-10, C. Coccaro 39-20, J. Unknown 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fitzkee 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Q. Dickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Holloway 5.0 4 3 2 1 6 0 89 4.50   
J. Ramirez L (0-1) 2.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 39 10.12   
J. Elliott 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 32 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Holloway 54
Batters Faced: T. Holloway 22, J. Ramirez 16, J. Elliott 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Holloway 5-4, J. Ramirez 1-2, J. Elliott 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Holloway 89-58, J. Ramirez 39-27, J. Elliott 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Elliott 3-0
WP: J. Elliott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Travis Holloway
Ballpark: Heroes Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 5370
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