ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
05/27/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 6517 - SATURDAY, MAY 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (19-30) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 8 0
Columbus Bowsers (19-30) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Late Rally Earns Kalamazoo 5-3 Win
Shaun Poquette helped his team muscle past the Columbus Bowsers, 5-3. In the game, the Kalamazoo center fielder was 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Kalamazoo is now 19-30. Columbus is 19-30.

Poquette had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 2-1 curveball from Joey Byler, he banged a 2-run home run to center, giving the Comets a 5-3 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Poquette.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Poquette.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shein LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .248 2 12
M. Benitez 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .293 9 29
J. Muniz 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .295 2 11
   h-M. Schantz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 10
M. Romero DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 8 16
   f-C. Nilsen DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 4 6
C. Brown 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .264 4 14
E. Kirkman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 10
   a-B. Oliveros PR, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
M. Petty CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 4 9
   b-M. Miranda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 2 3
   d-C. Stubbs SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 3 5
J. Browne SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188 3 11
   c-D. Linser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 2 5
   e-S. Poquette CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273 1 5
R. Cordero C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161 2 5
   g-S. Kuhns PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 7
   i-F. Vasquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 2 5
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 11 15      
a - B. Oliveros pinch ran for E. Kirkman in the 2nd
b - M. Miranda pinch hit for M. Petty in the 6th
c - D. Linser pinch hit for J. Browne in the 6th
d - C. Stubbs substituted for M. Miranda in the 6th
e - S. Poquette substituted for D. Linser in the 6th
f - C. Nilsen inserted as DH in the 8th
g - S. Kuhns pinch hit for R. Cordero in the 9th
h - M. Schantz substituted for J. Muniz in the 9th
i - F. Vasquez substituted for S. Kuhns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Muniz (6, 1st Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Brown (4, 2nd Inning off P. Higginbotham, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Benitez (9, 3rd Inning off J. Bencosme, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Poquette (1, 9th Inning off J. Byler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Shein , M. Benitez 4 , J. Muniz 3 , C. Brown 5 , C. Stubbs , S. Poquette 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Shein , M. Romero
Sac Fly: J. Muniz
Hit by Pitch: E. Kirkman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Shein (4) , M. Petty (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Brown-Benitez-Muniz, Shein-Cordero, Benitez-Muniz)
OF assists: 1 (Shein(Willison at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Woodings 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .301 5 10
D. Villanueva DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .224 8 15
J. Willison LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .208 9 17
G. Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .301 2 8
R. Colon CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .236 2 8
   a-B. Demers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .155 4 10
   d-O. Baker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 10 29
B. Highsmith SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .237 4 10
   b-J. Schamerhorn PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 0 0
   e-J. Baker SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 1 9
C. Ruiz RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231 0 2
   c-J. Gentry PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340 3 6
   f-J. Mellon RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Brent 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .214 1 7
R. Doyle C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 8 19
Totals 33 3 9 3 4 6 18      
a - B. Demers pinch hit for R. Colon in the 8th
b - J. Schamerhorn pinch hit for B. Highsmith in the 8th
c - J. Gentry pinch hit for C. Ruiz in the 8th
d - O. Baker substituted for B. Demers in the 9th
e - J. Baker substituted for J. Schamerhorn in the 9th
f - J. Mellon substituted for J. Gentry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Villanueva (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Woodings (2, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Willison (9, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Woodings (5, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Woodings 6 , D. Villanueva 2 , J. Willison 5 , R. Colon 2 , B. Highsmith , R. Doyle
2-out RBI: S. Woodings , J. Willison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jones , D. Brent 2
GIDP: D. Brent
Hit by Pitch: G. Jones
Team LOB: 8
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.2 8 3 3 2 3 2 106 4.76   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 42
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-5, J. Unknown 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 106-68, J. Unknown 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 27 3.86   
J. Bencosme 3.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 48 7.85   
C. Knipple 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.99   
J. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 6.94   
J. Racinowski 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.92   
J. Byler L (1-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 15 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 40
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 6, J. Bencosme 13, C. Knipple 7, J. Rodriguez 3, J. Racinowski 4, J. Byler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 1-1, J. Bencosme 4-3, C. Knipple 3-1, J. Rodriguez 1-0, J. Racinowski 1-0, J. Byler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 27-16, J. Bencosme 48-33, C. Knipple 29-19, J. Rodriguez 12-7, J. Racinowski 17-11, J. Byler 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bencosme 1-0 , C. Knipple 1-1
WP: J. Bencosme
Hit Batsmen: P. Higginbotham
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shaun Poquette
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 5506
Special Notes: Erik Kirkman and Pat Higginbotham were ejected in the 2nd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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