ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
06/18/2025
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
GAME ID: 2828 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (34-31) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 1
Riverside Rotters (46-19) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Traverse City Gets 4-2 Win
Justin Knittle had a strong outing for the Traverse City Bears against the Riverside Rotters at Rotters Ballpark. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 4-2 win. The winner was Knittle. He threw 5.1 innings of 2-hit ball. The loser was Josh Monroe. Sam Powers recorded his 3rd save for Traverse City.

First Baseman Ethan Gatto made an impact for Traverse City, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Josh Monroe in the top of the fifth. For the contest, Gatto went 1 for 4 with a triple and a walk.

Knittle attributed the win to his team's "determination."

Traverse City is now 34-31, while Riverside is 46-19.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .304 1 1
O. Banks SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292 3 12
E. Gatto 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .259 6 24
M. Strader DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .241 2 4
W. Bodin C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .273 0 4
S. Baran CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .275 0 15
T. Greer RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 2
T. Tofel 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .182 0 1
D. Crawford 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .228 6 24
Totals 34 4 9 4 5 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Banks (2, 3rd Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Strader (2, 4th Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Baran (6, 6th Inning off J. Monroe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Gatto (1, 5th Inning off J. Monroe, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Bodin (1, 6th Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Collins , O. Banks 2 , E. Gatto 3 , M. Strader 3 , W. Bodin 3 , S. Baran 2 , T. Greer , T. Tofel
2-out RBI: E. Gatto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Banks , E. Gatto , M. Strader , T. Tofel
Sac Bunt: O. Banks
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Strader (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Tofel (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Tofel-Banks-Gatto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Krueger 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .185 3 15
P. Galvin LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .291 4 20
G. Wenzel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 8 24
B. Ontiveros DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .271 11 30
B. de Leon SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .261 8 30
C. Russell RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 4 24
M. Gilfillan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .189 1 5
K. Fortin 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .246 3 15
   a-F. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 5 6
C. Terry C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 10 39
   b-J. Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 2 10
Totals 30 2 5 2 5 9 13      
a - F. Fierro pinch hit for K. Fortin in the 9th
b - J. Walker pinch hit for C. Terry in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. de Leon (8, 4th Inning off J. Knittle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. de Leon 4 , M. Gilfillan , K. Fortin 2 , J. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Krueger , P. Galvin , M. Gilfillan 2
GIDP: C. Terry
Sac Bunt: T. Krueger , B. de Leon
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Russell(Gatto at 3rd base))
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle W (1-1) 5.1 2 2 2 3 6 1 89 2.38   
J. Casale H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 37 5.20   
S. Powers SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 59
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 22, J. Casale 10, S. Powers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 5-5, J. Casale 2-3, S. Powers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 89-55, J. Casale 37-24, S. Powers 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Casale 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Monroe L (8-3) 5.1 9 4 4 3 5 0 112 3.24   
K. Neal 2.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 35 2.00   
H. Freel 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Monroe 36
Batters Faced: J. Monroe 27, K. Neal 10, H. Freel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Monroe 3-7, K. Neal 4-4, H. Freel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Monroe 112-65, K. Neal 35-20, H. Freel 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Neal 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Knittle
Ballpark: Rotters Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 13514
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