ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
04/11/2024
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ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2493 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (3-5) 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 14 15 0
Traverse City Bears (1-7) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 0
Bears Lose at Home, 14-5
The timely hitting of George Sweeton helped the Libertyville Polecats down the Traverse City Bears, 14-5. Sweeton was 3-6 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Polecats. Mike Corns notched the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. His record now sits at 1-0. The win lifts Libertyville to a record of 3-5.

Libertyville used the hitting of Mike Horstman to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Polecats on top, 14-5. For the game, Horstman had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager said.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. DeStefano 2B 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 .333 3 7
G. Hutchison SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .200 1 3
Z. Amos DH 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 .194 3 7
J. Sinclair 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .300 2 4
   a-B. Hawkes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Bernard 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
G. Sweeton RF 6 2 3 3 0 1 2 .429 6 10
T. Liptak 3B 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 .312 3 3
M. Harper CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .273 2 6
M. Horstman LF 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .333 1 4
J. Autin C 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .429 1 3
Totals 41 14 15 14 8 6 16      
a - B. Hawkes pinch hit for J. Sinclair in the 9th
b - J. Bernard substituted for B. Hawkes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sinclair (2, 5th Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. DeStefano (3, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Amos (3, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Autin (1, 2nd Inning off P. Potter, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Liptak (3, 6th Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Sweeton (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Horstman (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. DeStefano 6 , Z. Amos 4 , J. Sinclair 3 , G. Sweeton 6 , T. Liptak 5 , M. Horstman 5 , J. Autin 5
2-out RBI: R. DeStefano , M. Horstman , J. Autin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Hutchison 2 , G. Sweeton
GIDP: T. Liptak
Hit by Pitch: G. Hutchison , M. Harper
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Liptak-DeStefano-Sinclair, Liptak-DeStefano-Sinclair)
PB: J. Autin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars CF 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .214 1 3
J. Figueroa SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .207 0 1
T. Robinson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .321 1 1
P. Bell 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .250 3 7
G. Clayton RF 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .250 1 4
M. Hoffman DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 .185 0 3
S. LaCroix C 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .269 1 3
M. Warren 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .300 0 0
D. Alvarez LF 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .333 2 4
Totals 35 5 10 5 8 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Warren (1, 2nd Inning off E. Rios, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Robinson (3, 9th Inning off L. Lodge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Alvarez (2, 4th Inning off E. Rios, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Clayton (1, 7th Inning off L. Lodge, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Bell (3, 7th Inning off L. Lodge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Figueroa 2 , T. Robinson 2 , P. Bell 4 , G. Clayton 5 , S. LaCroix , M. Warren 2 , D. Alvarez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Robinson , P. Bell , M. Hoffman , S. LaCroix
GIDP: S. LaCroix 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Robinson-Warren)
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rios 4.0 7 3 3 3 3 1 65 4.40   
M. Corns W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 27 4.05   
L. Lodge SV (1) 3.1 3 2 2 3 4 2 51 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rios 36
Batters Faced: E. Rios 21, M. Corns 7, L. Lodge 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rios 5-3, M. Corns 1-2, L. Lodge 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rios 65-43, M. Corns 27-13, L. Lodge 51-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Lodge 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter L (0-2) 5.0 6 5 5 2 5 4 96 10.00   
N. Fitzkee 1.2 4 3 3 3 0 0 42 17.47   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 6 6 3 1 2 50 23.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 38
Batters Faced: P. Potter 24, N. Fitzkee 12, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 6-4, N. Fitzkee 1-4, J. Unknown 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 96-58, N. Fitzkee 42-22, J. Unknown 50-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Potter , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Sweeton
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 6300
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