ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
05/12/2026
 
ABA CLASS A
WHITE DEER TROPICS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 4587 - TUESDAY, MAY 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
White Deer Tropics (19-13) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 6 16 22 2
Kalamazoo Comets (7-25) 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 10 12 0
White Deer Beats Kalamazoo in 10-Inning Thriller
Behind a fine performance from John Pavao, the White Deer Tropics knocked off the Kalamazoo Comets in 10 innings, 16-10. Pavao was 3-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 7 RBI and scoring twice for the Tropics. The Tropics now have a record of 19-13 with the win over Kalamazoo.

White Deer needed the clutch hitting of Mike Ross to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Tropics on top, 12-10. For the game, Ross had 2 home runs and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"If you were looking for a pitchers' duel," said Pavao, "this wasn't it."
WHITE DEER BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Adam DH 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .340 1 10
A. Guerrero SS 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 .222 4 14
M. Ross RF 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .368 7 32
S. Anderson 1B 6 2 2 2 0 0 2 .294 4 15
K. Stempien 3B 6 3 3 0 0 1 3 .296 2 16
B. Parks 2B 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .279 2 13
J. Pavao LF 5 2 3 7 0 2 2 .370 4 12
K. Hirsch CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .352 3 13
M. Bagby C 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .533 1 2
Totals 49 16 22 16 2 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Stempien (4, 6th Inning off C. Coccaro, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Parks (6, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ross 2 (7, 6th Inning off C. Coccaro, 1 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Pavao 2 (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Bagby (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Anderson (4, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Adam , A. Guerrero 2 , M. Ross 10 , S. Anderson 5 , K. Stempien 4 , B. Parks 5 , J. Pavao 9 , K. Hirsch , M. Bagby 5
2-out RBI: M. Ross , S. Anderson , B. Parks 2 , J. Pavao 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pavao , K. Hirsch 2
Sac Bunt: J. Pavao
Hit by Pitch: M. Ross , B. Parks
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Guerrero 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Guerrero-Parks-Anderson)
OF assists: 1 (Ross(McHale at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hoffa RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 .301 5 11
T. Hendrix 2B 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .252 2 10
T. Slagle 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .314 2 7
N. Nicholson DH 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 .319 6 22
C. Collett LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 7 20
W. Brown SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .263 0 2
K. Jones CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .297 4 16
B. McHale 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .258 0 9
M. Marcus C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .120 2 4
   a-M. DeRise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 1 3
Totals 41 10 12 10 4 7 15      
a - M. DeRise pinch hit for M. Marcus in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Slagle 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Collett (7, 2nd Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Slagle (2, 3rd Inning off J. Howard, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Nicholson (6, 5th Inning off J. Howard, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Jones (4, 6th Inning off J. Chouinard, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Hendrix (2, 8th Inning off D. Crumpacker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hoffa 2 , T. Hendrix 4 , T. Slagle 8 , N. Nicholson 4 , C. Collett 4 , W. Brown 2 , K. Jones 4 , B. McHale
2-out RBI: T. Hendrix , T. Slagle , N. Nicholson , B. McHale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Slagle , N. Nicholson
GIDP: M. DeRise
Hit by Pitch: C. Collett
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hendrix (2) , N. Nicholson (1)
CS: D. Hoffa (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hendrix-Slagle, Hendrix-Slagle)
WHITE DEER PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howard 4.2 6 6 4 1 3 3 70 3.79   
J. Chouinard 1.1 2 3 2 2 1 1 40 4.50   
D. Peralta 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.98   
D. Crumpacker W (3-0) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 31 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 34
Batters Faced: J. Howard 22, J. Chouinard 9, D. Peralta 4, D. Crumpacker 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 4-6, J. Chouinard 1-2, D. Peralta 1-0, D. Crumpacker 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 70-44, J. Chouinard 40-26, D. Peralta 18-12, D. Crumpacker 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Peralta 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Howard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Solano 5.1 3 1 1 0 5 0 69 3.06   
C. Coccaro 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 1 32 4.39   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.2 9 8 8 2 0 2 54 27.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 6 5 5 0 0 3 20 135.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Solano 63
Batters Faced: P. Solano 20, C. Coccaro 9, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Solano 2-9, C. Coccaro 2-0, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Solano 69-42, C. Coccaro 32-22, J. Unknown 54-31, J. Unknown 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Coccaro 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: P. Solano , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Pavao
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 2243
Special Notes: John Pavao ties the S-A regular season extra-inning game record for RBI with 7.
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