ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
06/07/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
COLUMBUS BOWSERS AT KALAMAZOO COMETS
GAME ID: 7232 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus Bowsers (32-23) 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 8 6 0
Kalamazoo Comets (21-34) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 9 1
Bowsers Win at Kalamazoo, 8-4
Roger Fana batted in 4 runs to lead Columbus to a win over Kalamazoo. The final score was 8-4. Fana chipped in 1 single and 1 home run. Joe Giunta, who leads the S-A in wins with 7, was the winner. He's now 7-2. The loser was Stuart Blankenship. The second-place Bowsers improved to 32-23.

Rich Bondo helped out the Columbus cause in the top of the fourth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the center fielder drew 2 walks in 4 trips to the plate.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Bondo.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fana 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .294 10 37
J. Cluff DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315 2 26
M. Bosco LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .303 8 19
   a-C. Bibbee PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
S. Gottlieb RF 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .245 2 3
Y. Yamamoto SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .246 10 32
J. Figueroa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 2 13
M. Hammer C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286 0 2
S. Fanning 3B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .284 4 11
R. Bondo CF 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 .356 1 16
Totals 31 8 6 8 6 8 9      
a - C. Bibbee pinch hit for M. Bosco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Yamamoto (10, 4th Inning off S. Blankenship, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Yamamoto (10, 2nd Inning off S. Blankenship, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Fana (10, 4th Inning off S. Blankenship, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Fanning (4, 6th Inning off B. Mabry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fana 5 , Y. Yamamoto 6 , J. Figueroa , S. Fanning 4
Hit by Pitch: J. Cluff
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Gottlieb (2) , R. Bondo (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Figueroa-Fana)
OF assists: 1 (Bondo(Deutsch at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .306 3 22
S. Berger DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .260 6 30
N. Weatherhead 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .376 15 39
T. Greer RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .216 6 25
J. Deutsch 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .251 4 30
M. Guerrero CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .240 5 12
T. Hendrix 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 5 17
M. Gainer C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .224 9 24
K. Swaim SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .255 2 13
   a-J. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 2 16
   b-M. Ramirez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2
   c-S. Poquette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 1 12
Totals 33 4 9 4 4 9 13      
a - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for K. Swaim in the 7th
b - M. Ramirez substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 8th
c - S. Poquette pinch hit for M. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Swaim (6, 2nd Inning off J. Giunta, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Berger (12, 7th Inning off L. de la Piedra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Greer (6, 8th Inning off B. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gainer (9, 9th Inning off B. Conway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Berger 2 , N. Weatherhead 2 , T. Greer 4 , J. Deutsch , M. Guerrero , T. Hendrix , M. Gainer 4 , K. Swaim 2
2-out RBI: S. Berger , K. Swaim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , N. Weatherhead , J. Deutsch , T. Hendrix
GIDP: M. Gainer
Sac Bunt: M. Gainer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gainer (3)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Giunta W (7-2) 5.1 6 1 1 3 5 0 89 3.90   
L. de la Piedra 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 35 5.09   
B. Conway 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 21 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Giunta 54
Batters Faced: J. Giunta 23, L. de la Piedra 7, B. Conway 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Giunta 5-4, L. de la Piedra 1-2, B. Conway 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Giunta 89-55, L. de la Piedra 35-20, B. Conway 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. de la Piedra 2-0
WP: J. Giunta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blankenship L (3-2) 3.1 5 7 7 5 2 2 65 5.08   
B. Mabry 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 31 5.33   
J. Tarin 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.87   
M. McQueen 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 6.20   
J. Eppert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blankenship 17
Batters Faced: S. Blankenship 19, B. Mabry 7, J. Tarin 6, M. McQueen 4, J. Eppert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blankenship 3-4, B. Mabry 1-2, J. Tarin 3-0, M. McQueen 1-2, J. Eppert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blankenship 65-33, B. Mabry 31-20, J. Tarin 20-14, M. McQueen 21-13, J. Eppert 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eppert 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Tarin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Fana
Ballpark: Wizards Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 4965
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