ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
08/12/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
GAME ID: 3161 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Traverse City Bears (31-88) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Riverside Rotters (80-39) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 2
Rotters Get Past Traverse City, 5-4
Juan Alcantara left his imprint on the 5-4 Riverside win against the Traverse City Bears. Alcantara, who is tied for 6th in the E-AA in total bases with 239, belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. The win was credited to 27-year old left-handed pitcher Mike Heustess in relief. His record improves to 3-3. Jimmy Hunter took the loss. The first-place Rotters, at 80-39, lead the Eastern AA Northern Division by 3 games.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 14th. With one out, Alcantara hit a fastball from Jimmy Hunter for a solo home run. The Rotters, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This was a nice win for us," said Alcantara. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Childs DH 7 1 3 1 0 2 1 .286 0 5
S. Bacha SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .391 0 1
   a-T. Robinson 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .328 2 14
M. Melin 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .206 1 3
   b-B. McHale SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Baggett LF 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 1 2
H. Ramos C 6 0 1 1 1 3 4 .222 0 1
R. Ruschak RF 6 0 2 2 1 0 5 .184 0 4
L. Gutierrez CF 6 0 1 0 1 1 4 .107 1 1
C. Stein 3B, SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 2 2
T. Tofel 2B 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 .094 0 3
Totals 54 4 12 4 6 13 31      
a - T. Robinson substituted for S. Bacha in the 9th
b - B. McHale substituted for M. Melin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bacha (1, 1st Inning off R. Butler, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Stein (2, 5th Inning off R. Butler, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Childs (1, 8th Inning off P. Mead, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Melin (1, 9th Inning off D. Cambridge, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ruschak (3, 14th Inning off M. Heustess, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Childs 4 , S. Bacha 3 , M. Melin 3 , H. Ramos , R. Ruschak 3 , L. Gutierrez , C. Stein 2
2-out RBI: H. Ramos , R. Ruschak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bacha , T. Baggett , R. Ruschak 2 , L. Gutierrez 2 , C. Stein , T. Tofel
Hit by Pitch: T. Baggett
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Gutierrez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Douglas CF 6 0 0 1 0 3 5 .248 12 52
J. Alcantara LF 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 .291 26 82
G. Wenzel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .331 20 58
   d-G. Mattox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   f-U. Alberts RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 6 24
F. Fierro RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .229 6 21
   e-M. Patterson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. de Leon 3B, SS 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 .320 21 79
B. Ontiveros DH 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .321 17 38
M. Chaloux 2B 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .316 10 26
W. Walker SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 15 70
   a-J. Walker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .365 2 8
   c-A. Clinkenbeard C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Terry C 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200 3 14
   b-A. Turkula PH, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .249 16 55
Totals 50 5 13 5 2 11 23      
a - J. Walker pinch hit for W. Walker in the 9th
b - A. Turkula pinch hit for C. Terry in the 9th
c - A. Clinkenbeard substituted for J. Walker in the 10th
d - G. Mattox pinch hit for G. Wenzel in the 12th
e - M. Patterson pinch hit for F. Fierro in the 12th
f - U. Alberts substituted for G. Mattox in the 13th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Alcantara 2 (26, 3rd Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 0 outs; 14th Inning off J. Hunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alcantara 9 , G. Wenzel , B. de Leon , B. Ontiveros , M. Chaloux 2 , W. Walker , J. Walker , A. Clinkenbeard , C. Terry , A. Turkula
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Douglas 2 , B. Ontiveros 2
Sac Bunt: W. Walker
Sac Fly: M. Douglas , C. Terry
Hit by Pitch: G. Wenzel
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Alcantara (20) , B. de Leon 2 (23)

FIELDING
Errors: U. Alberts (3) , W. Walker (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Chaloux-de Leon)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bendon 8.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 102 3.45   
B. Hamilton BS (1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 39 1.17   
A. Holle 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 44 2.45   
J. Hunter L (1-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bendon 57
Batters Faced: C. Bendon 34, B. Hamilton 8, A. Holle 12, J. Hunter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bendon 14-6, B. Hamilton 0-2, A. Holle 4-2, J. Hunter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bendon 102-69, B. Hamilton 39-23, A. Holle 44-28, J. Hunter 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Holle 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Bendon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Butler 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 0 100 3.99   
P. Mead BS (5) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 44 2.94   
D. Cambridge 3.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 64 4.33   
M. Heustess W (3-3) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 30 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Butler 52
Batters Faced: R. Butler 28, P. Mead 10, D. Cambridge 14, M. Heustess 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Butler 7-6, P. Mead 1-3, D. Cambridge 5-2, M. Heustess 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Butler 100-61, P. Mead 44-28, D. Cambridge 64-40, M. Heustess 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Mead 1-1 , M. Heustess 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Butler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Alcantara
Ballpark: Rotters Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:10
Attendance: 12409
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