ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
05/10/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2640 - SUNDAY, MAY 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (12-18) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 9 0
Libertyville Polecats (14-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bears Pin 5-0 Loss on Libertyville
Traverse City Bears starter Michael Brumfield turned in an exceptional performance against the Libertyville Polecats at Field of the Polecats, resulting in a Traverse City win, 5-0. Brumfield yielded no runs over 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 4-2. Chris Gonzalez earned the save for Traverse City.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Matt Leith? The Traverse City shortstop had a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bears on top, 2-0. For the game, Leith had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Brumfield.

The Bears raised their record to 12-18.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .259 3 11
S. Poquette CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .295 0 7
M. Strader LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .239 8 22
J. Keiser RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .215 4 12
C. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .291 0 5
A. Jacobi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .287 2 7
D. Crawford 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .219 1 11
O. Banks 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .220 0 1
M. Gainer C 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .218 4 14
Totals 34 5 9 4 4 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Poquette (6, 4th Inning off N. Billesbach, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Leith (5, 5th Inning off N. Billesbach, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Poquette (4, 9th Inning off R. Torres, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Leith 3 , S. Poquette 5 , J. Keiser 2 , D. Crawford , O. Banks , M. Gainer
2-out RBI: M. Leith , S. Poquette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Poquette 2 , M. Strader , C. Brown
GIDP: C. Brown
Sac Fly: M. Gainer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Crawford (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 4 8
   a-E. Schultz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 3 6
J. Masoner SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 2 6
R. Beall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .210 3 9
J. Avila RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 1 4
R. Kotlar LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .221 2 12
D. Jordan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 3 12
R. Arceri C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .232 5 10
E. Foley DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .154 0 2
C. Lewis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .158 0 2
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 7 13      
a - E. Schultz substituted for D. Robinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kotlar (5, 4th Inning off M. Brumfield, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Robinson , R. Beall , R. Kotlar 2 , R. Arceri , C. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robinson , J. Avila , R. Arceri , C. Lewis
Sac Bunt: J. Masoner , D. Jordan
Hit by Pitch: R. Arceri
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Masoner-Jordan-Beall)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brumfield W (4-2) 6.2 4 0 0 1 6 0 90 5.81   
C. Gonzalez SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brumfield 71
Batters Faced: M. Brumfield 26, C. Gonzalez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brumfield 8-6, C. Gonzalez 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brumfield 90-57, C. Gonzalez 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gonzalez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Brumfield
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Billesbach L (1-5) 5.1 5 2 2 1 8 0 80 4.85   
J. Chapin 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 1.80   
R. Torres 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 29 6.07   
D. Villa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Billesbach 57
Batters Faced: N. Billesbach 22, J. Chapin 7, R. Torres 9, D. Villa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Billesbach 5-3, J. Chapin 1-2, R. Torres 1-2, D. Villa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Billesbach 80-53, J. Chapin 28-17, R. Torres 29-16, D. Villa 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chapin 1-0 , D. Villa 1-0
WP: R. Torres
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Brumfield
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 8742
Special Notes: CF David Robinson was injured while throwing the ball.
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