ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT AURORA SUNS
07/25/2024
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 3069 - THURSDAY, JULY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (22-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Aurora Suns (62-40) 0 2 4 3 4 1 0 0 X 14 16 1
Suns Cuff Bears, 14-1
The Aurora Suns easily defeated the Traverse City Bears, 14-1, at Suns Field, with designated hitter Joe Ortiz a main contributor to the win. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for Aurora. Ramon Landa was the winner. Over 8.2 innings, he yielded 1 run on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. The triumph puts Aurora at 62-40 for the season.

Javy Sanchez cracked a home run off Kevin Gibbons in the bottom of the second. His 2-run blast put the Suns on top, 2-0. In all, Sanchez had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

Said Traverse City manager Zach Hildebrant: "We got bush whacked."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Vicars CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .297 10 55
M. Lawson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 21 64
   a-D. Stallman PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 4 14
K. Gooch DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 21 66
P. Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .362 36 90
J. Flowers RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .325 15 65
S. Kuhns 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 6 41
   b-M. Warren PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 12 33
D. Alvarez LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .296 7 22
J. Figueroa SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 12 46
S. LaCroix C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 13 48
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 8 14      
a - D. Stallman pinch hit for M. Lawson in the 9th
b - M. Warren pinch hit for S. Kuhns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. LaCroix (17, 9th Inning off R. Landa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Vicars 2 , D. Stallman , J. Flowers 2 , S. Kuhns , S. LaCroix 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Warren
GIDP: M. Lawson , J. Figueroa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Alvarez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Casas 3B, 2B 4 2 1 0 2 0 6 .367 6 26
J. Jackson 1B 4 4 3 0 2 0 2 .355 11 42
J. Bellamy LF 6 2 3 1 0 1 5 .291 23 82
J. Ortiz DH 5 2 2 6 1 1 5 .270 15 38
A. Wright 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 4
   a-B. Byrd PR, SS 2 2 1 4 1 0 2 .291 16 60
R. Perez RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .302 12 48
J. Sanchez C 5 1 2 2 1 1 6 .300 6 26
D. McKibben SS, 3B 5 0 1 1 1 0 6 .232 1 9
J. Polk CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .221 4 33
Totals 39 14 16 14 11 4 35      
a - B. Byrd pinch ran for A. Wright in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jackson 2 (14, 1st Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off N. Fitzkee, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Casas (11, 3rd Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bellamy (7, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanchez (6, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ortiz 2 (15, 3rd Inning off K. Gibbons, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off N. Fitzkee, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Byrd (16, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Casas 2 , J. Jackson 5 , J. Bellamy 4 , J. Ortiz 8 , B. Byrd 4 , R. Perez 2 , J. Sanchez 5 , D. McKibben , J. Polk
2-out RBI: D. McKibben
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Casas 2 , J. Ortiz 2 , D. McKibben , J. Polk
Sac Fly: B. Byrd
Hit by Pitch: A. Wright , R. Perez
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: D. McKibben (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Casas-Wright-Jackson, Byrd-Casas-Jackson)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons L (0-4) 2.1 5 5 5 1 2 2 55 13.00   
S. Blankenship 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.27   
N. Fitzkee 1.2 4 3 3 3 1 1 51 15.95   
J. Unknown 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 1 27 108.00   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 1 1 5 0 0 59 3.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 24
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 13, S. Blankenship 1, N. Fitzkee 13, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 3-2, S. Blankenship 0-0, N. Fitzkee 0-4, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 4-5, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 55-33, S. Blankenship 1-0, N. Fitzkee 51-24, J. Unknown 27-14, J. Unknown 59-32, J. Unknown 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fitzkee 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Blankenship , N. Fitzkee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Landa W (7-5) 8.2 7 1 1 1 7 0 107 3.70   
J. Maughan 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Landa 72
Batters Faced: R. Landa 31, J. Maughan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Landa 7-9, J. Maughan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Landa 107-72, J. Maughan 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Maughan 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Ortiz
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 8951
Special Notes: Adam Wright and Stuart Blankenship were ejected in the 3rd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.Jody Jackson ties the AUR regular season game record for runs with 4.
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