ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
05/14/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2650 - THURSDAY, MAY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (20-14) 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 8 7 0
Traverse City Bears (13-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Mermen Deal Traverse City 8-0 Defeat
The Corpus Christi Mermen converted a terrific effort from starter Ben Whitman into a win over the Traverse City Bears at Greensboro Grounds. The Mermen won the game by a final score of 8-0. With this game in the books, Corpus Christi is 20-14, Traverse City 13-21.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Eric Richard? The Corpus Christi first baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Mermen on top, 3-0. For the game, Richard had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We had a nice day," said Corpus Christi skipper Arturo Colon.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kreisle 2B 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 .277 7 16
E. Richard 1B 4 0 2 5 0 1 2 .222 0 5
S. Morales LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .212 3 9
N. Taniguchi DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .192 5 10
J. Finch RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 6 20
T. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 7 19
J. Feeler SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .220 0 4
M. Jarka CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .338 1 10
B. Haynes C 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .312 1 6
Totals 31 8 7 8 8 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Donovan (3, 6th Inning off J. Casale, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Richard (1, 6th Inning off B. Mabry, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Feeler (1, 5th Inning off J. Casale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kreisle , E. Richard 3 , J. Finch , T. Donovan 2 , J. Feeler 3 , M. Jarka
2-out RBI: J. Kreisle , E. Richard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Taniguchi
Hit by Pitch: E. Richard
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jarka (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Poquette CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 0 8
D. Crawford 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 1 11
M. Leith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 3 11
M. Strader RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 9 24
   a-J. Keiser PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 4 12
J. Rodriguez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 2 6
A. Jacobi LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 2 7
O. Banks DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 1
J. Browne SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 0 7
M. Nolasco C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240 0 1
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 10 7      
a - J. Keiser pinch hit for M. Strader in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Leith , J. Rodriguez , A. Jacobi , M. Nolasco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Browne
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Leith (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Poquette-Browne)
OF assists: 3 (Poquette(Haynes at 2nd base), Poquette(Kreisle at 3rd base), Jacobi(Richard at 3rd base))
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whitman W (2-0) 6.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 64 1.24   
S. Gary SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 44 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whitman 72
Batters Faced: B. Whitman 20, S. Gary 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whitman 5-6, S. Gary 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whitman 64-44, S. Gary 44-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Casale L (1-4) 5.1 6 7 7 6 3 0 91 8.03   
B. Mabry 3.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 54 2.22   
J. Bunt 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Casale 25
Batters Faced: J. Casale 26, B. Mabry 12, J. Bunt 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Casale 5-6, B. Mabry 1-5, J. Bunt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Casale 91-51, B. Mabry 54-30, J. Bunt 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mabry 3-3 , J. Bunt 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Mabry
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Whitman
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 3795
Wednesday, April 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82