ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
05/22/2025
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ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT LONG BEACH KEYS
GAME ID: 4649 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (16-24) 2 0 5 1 0 3 0 2 0 13 20 0
Long Beach Keys (5-35) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 7 1
Vicars Stars in 13-4 Comets Win
The Kalamazoo Comets captured an easy win, 13-4, over the Long Beach Keys at Long Beach Grounds. Dan Vicars led the offensive barrage, going 4-for-6 for Kalamazoo. Stuart Blankenship, the winner, improved to 3-1. He held Long Beach to 2 runs on 4 hits over 5 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. The last-place Comets improved to 16-24.

Mike Gainer delivered a run-scoring single for Kalamazoo in the top of the third. The catcher went 3 for 5 in the game, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 4.

Gainer said: "We didn't really let up all day. We kind of kept going and going."
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 6 3 4 3 0 0 1 .320 1 14
N. Weatherhead 3B 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 .366 10 28
J. Rodriguez 1B 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 .359 2 15
T. Greer RF, CF 4 0 1 0 2 0 5 .215 3 17
J. Deutsch SS 4 0 3 2 1 1 1 .254 3 24
   a-M. Ramirez PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
M. Guerrero CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 .234 2 5
   b-S. Berger PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 6 20
S. Poquette DH 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 .318 1 12
T. Hendrix 2B 6 3 3 1 0 0 3 .238 5 16
M. Gainer C 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .229 8 21
Totals 47 13 20 12 6 3 28      
a - M. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Deutsch in the 8th
b - S. Berger pinch hit for M. Guerrero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gainer (4, 2nd Inning off C. Montenegro, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Vicars (10, 3rd Inning off C. Montenegro, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hendrix (5, 4th Inning off C. Montenegro, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gainer (8, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Weatherhead (10, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Vicars (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 8 , N. Weatherhead 4 , J. Rodriguez 2 , T. Greer , J. Deutsch 3 , S. Poquette 3 , T. Hendrix 6 , M. Gainer 7
2-out RBI: D. Vicars , N. Weatherhead , J. Deutsch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greer , M. Ramirez , M. Guerrero 2 , S. Poquette , T. Hendrix
GIDP: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Vicars (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .296 4 13
M. Whatley 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .280 3 13
J. Morgan 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .301 11 30
   b-T. Dannenfelser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Reott 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .364 4 12
J. Okuyama LF 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .295 7 25
   c-J. Young PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .342 1 3
C. DiMarzo RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .308 2 10
B. Kaatz DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .290 4 16
M. Kopp 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .200 1 10
S. Toye CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .171 1 6
   a-R. Banks PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 0 0
V. Tijerina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .171 2 8
Totals 33 4 7 4 7 14 26      
a - R. Banks pinch hit for S. Toye in the 7th
b - T. Dannenfelser pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 8th
c - J. Young pinch hit for J. Okuyama in the 8th
d - B. Reott substituted for T. Dannenfelser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Toye (2, 2nd Inning off S. Blankenship, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ficca (8, 9th Inning off K. Kerns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morgan (11, 6th Inning off S. Blankenship, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 3 , J. Morgan 4 , C. DiMarzo , B. Kaatz , S. Toye 2 , R. Banks
2-out RBI: C. DiMarzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ficca , M. Whatley , C. DiMarzo , B. Kaatz , V. Tijerina
Sac Fly: J. Okuyama
Hit by Pitch: C. DiMarzo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ficca (16) , J. Morgan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Whatley (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Ficca-Morgan-Kopp)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blankenship W (3-1) 5.0 4 2 2 2 7 1 83 5.11   
N. Fitzkee 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 34 4.29   
K. Kerns 0.2 1 2 2 4 1 0 31 3.66   
M. McQueen 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blankenship 56
Batters Faced: S. Blankenship 21, N. Fitzkee 9, K. Kerns 7, M. McQueen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blankenship 6-2, N. Fitzkee 3-0, K. Kerns 0-1, M. McQueen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blankenship 83-50, N. Fitzkee 34-22, K. Kerns 31-14, M. McQueen 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McQueen 1-1
WP: M. McQueen
Hit Batsmen: N. Fitzkee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Montenegro L (0-8) 3.1 12 8 8 3 0 1 91 10.38   
J. Unknown 3.0 6 3 3 1 2 1 51 9.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 2 40 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Montenegro -1
Batters Faced: C. Montenegro 26, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Montenegro 3-7, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Montenegro 91-52, J. Unknown 51-30, J. Unknown 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: C. Montenegro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Vicars
Ballpark: Long Beach Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 2048
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