ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
08/28/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3239 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wildthings (20-114) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Traverse City Bears (37-97) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Bears Drop Wildthings, 4-3
Chad Bendon, who is tied for 3rd in the E-AA in complete games with 1, had a strong outing for the Traverse City Bears against the Washington Wildthings at Greensboro Grounds. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 4-3 win. In 8 innings, Bendon surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 0. He allowed 3 runs. Traverse City, with the win, sits at 37-97.

Catcher Sean Bacha made an impact for Traverse City, when he swatted a 3-run home run off Alex Guzman in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Bacha was 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said Washington manager Danny Sanchez, "let me know."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327 16 57
M. Gonzalez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 10 37
   b-M. Accardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 10
   c-W. Brown CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 0 5
M. Adams 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 6 16
W. Baker 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .284 13 50
D. Bulluck 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .338 6 46
A. Dravid LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .275 15 67
R. Clemons C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .233 7 27
B. Cortez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 2 7
J. Unknown DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Clark DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 10 37
Totals 31 3 7 3 0 6 8      
a - R. Clark inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. Accardi pinch hit for M. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - W. Brown substituted for M. Accardi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cortez (4, 2nd Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bulluck (21, 6th Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Clemons (7, 2nd Inning off C. Bendon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Adams , W. Baker 2 , D. Bulluck 2 , A. Dravid , R. Clemons 4 , B. Cortez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gonzalez , A. Dravid , R. Clemons
GIDP: W. Baker
Sac Bunt: D. Bulluck 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bloomquist-Adams-Baker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Childs DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 1 11
L. Gutierrez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 2 5
   c-H. Ramos C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 1 5
M. Melin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .256 4 10
   d-S. Baran CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 4
T. Baggett LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .130 3 6
T. Robinson SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 3 18
   a-B. McHale PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Alvarez SS, RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 7 22
R. Ruschak RF, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .226 0 6
S. Bacha C, 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .325 2 6
T. Tofel 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .148 1 9
C. Stein 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .162 3 4
Totals 30 4 8 4 3 4 12      
a - B. McHale pinch ran for T. Robinson in the 4th
b - D. Alvarez substituted for B. McHale in the 5th
c - H. Ramos substituted for L. Gutierrez in the 9th
d - S. Baran substituted for M. Melin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Robinson (18, 4th Inning off A. Guzman, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Tofel (1, 4th Inning off A. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Bacha (2, 4th Inning off A. Guzman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Childs , M. Melin , T. Robinson 2 , D. Alvarez , R. Ruschak , S. Bacha 4 , T. Tofel 4 , C. Stein
2-out RBI: S. Bacha , T. Tofel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Childs , R. Ruschak
GIDP: R. Ruschak
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Stein (1)
CS: M. Melin (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tofel-Ruschak-Melin)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Guzman L (1-1) 4.1 7 4 4 1 3 2 69 2.93   
I. Hobby 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 8.96   
S. Meredith 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Guzman 35
Batters Faced: A. Guzman 21, I. Hobby 4, S. Meredith 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Guzman 6-4, I. Hobby 1-1, S. Meredith 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Guzman 69-45, I. Hobby 25-14, S. Meredith 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Hobby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bendon W (1-3) 8.0 6 3 3 0 4 1 95 3.26   
B. Hamilton SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bendon 62
Batters Faced: C. Bendon 30, B. Hamilton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bendon 8-11, B. Hamilton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bendon 95-62, B. Hamilton 19-11
WP: C. Bendon
Hit Batsmen: C. Bendon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chad Bendon
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 2974
Special Notes: 2B Tony Robinson was injured while running the bases.
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