ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT ATLANTA AGGIES
06/10/2024
 
ABA CLASS A
KALAMAZOO COMETS AT ATLANTA AGGIES
GAME ID: 7288 - MONDAY, JUNE 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kalamazoo Comets (19-44) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Atlanta Aggies (28-35) 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 X 9 10 1
Kalamazoo Stopped, 9-2, by Atlanta
Eric Lilienthal left his imprint on the 9-2 Atlanta win against the Kalamazoo Comets. Lilienthal went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Dennis Gronewold was called on to finish, recording his 2nd save. Atlanta has now won 8 games in a row.

Rich Maciejewski had a big run-scoring double for the Aggies in the bottom of the first inning. With Atlanta leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a changeup from 21-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown and swatted a double to right. It was his 11th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Aggies ahead, 2-0.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Lilienthal.
KALAMAZOO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .419 4 27
N. Weatherhead 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .369 7 37
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Rodriguez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 6
M. Hoffman DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 6 26
S. Dawson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331 7 31
   d-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Baker CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .324 6 12
A. Vecino 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .283 2 19
J. Burson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 5 18
   a-C. Nilsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 6 21
   b-B. Gomes SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319 3 9
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 2 13
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 9      
a - C. Nilsen pinch hit for J. Burson in the 6th
b - B. Gomes substituted for C. Nilsen in the 6th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for N. Weatherhead in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for S. Dawson in the 8th
e - J. Rodriguez substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Vecino (12, 5th Inning off P. Shull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Baker (6, 5th Inning off P. Shull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Weatherhead 2 , B. Baker 5 , A. Vecino 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: A. Vecino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grasso , C. Nilsen , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Grasso (9) , N. Weatherhead (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Burson (19)
Double Plays: 2 (McHale-Vecino-Weatherhead, McHale-Vecino-Weatherhead)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Herendeen LF 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .319 7 19
   a-O. Manila PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   b-R. Cruz LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .396 1 12
C. Goodwin 2B 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 .435 1 4
E. Lilienthal CF, LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .398 11 37
T. Walker DH 1 1 1 2 1 0 4 .451 5 22
R. Maciejewski 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .341 6 34
E. Otero 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .277 4 23
M. Chalmers RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .417 1 6
T. Fitzgerald C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 6 24
R. Vazquez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 0 8
Totals 30 9 10 9 5 3 18      
a - O. Manila pinch hit for C. Herendeen in the 8th
b - R. Cruz substituted for O. Manila in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Herendeen (7, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Maciejewski 2 (11, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lilienthal (11, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Herendeen 2 , C. Goodwin , E. Lilienthal 5 , T. Walker , R. Maciejewski 4 , E. Otero , M. Chalmers , R. Vazquez
2-out RBI: R. Maciejewski , M. Chalmers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Otero , M. Chalmers , T. Fitzgerald
GIDP: T. Fitzgerald 2
Sac Fly: T. Walker 2 , E. Otero
Hit by Pitch: C. Herendeen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Herendeen (3)
KALAMAZOO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.2 6 6 3 2 1 0 82 5.79   
J. Unknown 3.0 4 3 3 3 2 1 60 9.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 33
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-9, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 82-48, J. Unknown 60-31, J. Unknown 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Shull W (2-2) 5.2 7 2 2 1 4 1 86 8.46   
D. Gronewold SV (2) 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 41 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Shull 50
Batters Faced: P. Shull 24, D. Gronewold 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Shull 8-4, D. Gronewold 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Shull 86-55, D. Gronewold 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gronewold 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Lilienthal
Ballpark: Aggies Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 4640
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