ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
04/29/2023
 
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 4545 - SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (9-14) 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 11 1
Mexico City Aztecs (10-13) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Keys Net 6-1 Win Over Aztecs
The Long Beach Keys downed the Mexico City Aztecs, 6-1, at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Stellar pitching by Jim Unknown had a lot to do with it. The right-hander handcuffed his opponent all game. In 6 innings, Unknown surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 4. He allowed 1 run. Jim Unknown was credited with the save for Long Beach, his 1st of the season.

Long Beach used a clutch at-bat from Mike Nelson to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Keys ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Jim gave us everything he had," said Long Beach manager Ron Kunkleman.

The Aztecs fall to 10-13 and continue their uneven start to the 2023 season.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Russell LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1
A. Rodriguez CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .309 2 10
B. Largent 1B 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .448 0 5
B. Kaatz DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 4 12
M. Nelson SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .284 5 12
J. Sausville 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .222 1 2
F. Pachner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
C. Daigre RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .048 1 1
T. Benson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 0 4
Totals 37 6 11 6 1 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (6, 5th Inning off J. Green, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Nelson (5, 1st Inning off J. Green, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Russell (1, 5th Inning off J. Green, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Daigre (1, 8th Inning off C. Culaham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Russell 4 , A. Rodriguez 3 , B. Largent 4 , B. Kaatz , M. Nelson 4 , J. Sausville , C. Daigre 4
2-out RBI: M. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sausville , F. Pachner , C. Daigre
Hit by Pitch: B. Kaatz , T. Benson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Russell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Benson-Largent)
OF assists: 1 (Russell(Patrick at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Curran 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .200 1 4
A. Guevara 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .238 3 6
J. Patrick CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .303 7 9
C. David DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .289 1 7
S. Farnsworth RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
D. Hostetler 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .219 3 11
D. Keith SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .167 0 3
J. Lewis LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .159 3 6
   a-B. Fegel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Kenney LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Hammer C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 36 1 11 1 5 5 25      
a - B. Fegel pinch hit for J. Lewis in the 8th
b - B. Kenney substituted for B. Fegel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Guevara (3, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Guevara 5 , J. Patrick 3 , C. David , S. Farnsworth , D. Hostetler 2 , D. Keith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Curran 2 , C. David , D. Hostetler , J. Lewis
GIDP: D. Hostetler
Hit by Pitch: J. Lewis
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Guevara (1)

FIELDING
PB: M. Hammer
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.0 7 1 1 4 3 1 106 1.50   
J. Unknown SV (1) 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 51 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 53
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 29, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-7, J. Unknown 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 106-58, J. Unknown 51-33
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Green L (1-3) 4.1 7 5 5 1 4 2 71 4.74   
C. Culaham 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 59 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Green 32
Batters Faced: J. Green 22, C. Culaham 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Green 7-2, C. Culaham 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Green 71-46, C. Culaham 59-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Culaham 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Green , C. Culaham
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7085
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