ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
08/24/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT COLUMBUS BOWSERS
GAME ID: 8748 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (21-104) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Columbus Bowsers (66-59) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 X 8 10 0
Bowsers Win at Home, 8-0
Columbus third baseman Tim Plowman was instrumental in helping the Bowsers triumph, 8-0, over the Long Beach Keys. Plowman hit 2 home runs. Oliver Murga, who went 6 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with no runs on 3 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 5. His record now stands at 11-7. The setback makes Long Beach 21-104.

The Bowsers got a big hit from left fielder Carlos Malabranca. Facing Long Beach pitcher Jim Unknown in the bottom of the eighth, Malabranca pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 10th home run of the season put the Bowsers ahead, 8-0.

"Winning never gets dull," said Malabranca.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Griffin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .368 2 8
M. Whatley SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 7 38
   a-Z. Fitzgerald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 3
J. Morgan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 23 79
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Daigre DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284 14 38
J. Young LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 8 25
J. Torres RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 3 13
J. Yarbrough CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254 13 27
D. Harden 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .172 3 7
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0 3 8 9      
a - Z. Fitzgerald pinch hit for M. Whatley in the 9th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Griffin , J. Morgan , J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Harden
GIDP: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Griffin-Whatley-Morgan, Griffin-Whatley-Morgan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Plowman 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .400 3 3
J. Cluff RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316 3 42
A. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .299 5 12
   a-S. Fanning 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 5 19
Y. Yamamoto 2B, SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .293 20 75
D. Puskas DH 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .257 5 12
M. Beauford 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .225 1 3
C. Malabranca LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .293 10 39
T. Michael CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 3 16
R. Cassidy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 2 10
Totals 31 8 10 8 3 7 11      
a - S. Fanning substituted for A. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Yamamoto (24, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Puskas (5, 2nd Inning off A. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Plowman 2 (3, 6th Inning off A. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Malabranca (10, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Plowman 8 , J. Cluff 2 , S. Fanning , Y. Yamamoto 3 , D. Puskas 5 , C. Malabranca 4
2-out RBI: Y. Yamamoto , C. Malabranca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Beauford
GIDP: J. Cluff , Y. Yamamoto
Sac Fly: M. Beauford
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yamamoto-Garcia-Beauford)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Santiago L (2-5) 5.1 5 3 3 1 6 2 67 5.99   
J. Unknown 2.2 5 5 5 2 1 2 42 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Santiago 51
Batters Faced: A. Santiago 20, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Santiago 5-3, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Santiago 67-43, J. Unknown 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Murga W (11-7) 6.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 84 4.69   
S. Chrysler SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 44 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Murga 68
Batters Faced: O. Murga 22, S. Chrysler 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Murga 6-5, S. Chrysler 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: O. Murga 84-53, S. Chrysler 44-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chrysler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Plowman
Ballpark: Ballpark of Columbus
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 5327
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