ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT FRESNO RUNNING REBELS
08/29/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT FRESNO RUNNING REBELS
GAME ID: 3241 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (38-95) 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 13 9 0
Fresno Running Rebels (49-84) 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 7 4
Weatherhead Slugs Bears to 13-7 Win
Noel Weatherhead knocked in 4 runs to help Traverse City beat Fresno, 13-7. Weatherhead produced 1 single and 2 home runs. Traverse City reliever Stuart Blankenship got the win, raising his record to 3-3. Dennis Gronewold was tagged with the loss. Dale Kneale converted his 1st save in 4 tries.

Scott Dawson had a big grand slam home run for the Bears in the top of the second inning. With Traverse City trailing 3-1 and the bases loaded, he got a slider from 21-year old right-handed pitcher Joe Turner and swatted a home run to left. It was his 19th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Bears ahead, 5-3.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Weatherhead told the Traverse City Daily.

The win has Traverse City at 38-95.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE FRESNO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 4 2 1 3 0 2 1 .291 5 14
S. Dawson RF 5 2 2 6 0 1 0 .240 19 70
K. Hilfiker 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 31 70
J. Muniz DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .279 1 5
M. Benitez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .300 1 11
N. Weatherhead 1B 4 3 3 4 1 0 1 .247 3 11
D. Alvarez SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .202 13 50
D. Shein CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .197 0 5
S. LaCroix C 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 .233 2 5
Totals 39 13 9 13 4 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. LaCroix (3, 8th Inning off D. Gronewold, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Dawson 2 (19, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Gronewold, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Weatherhead 2 (3, 5th Inning off V. Montoya, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Kitts, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Grasso (5, 6th Inning off D. Gronewold, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 4 , S. Dawson 8 , K. Hilfiker , M. Benitez , N. Weatherhead 9 , S. LaCroix 2
2-out RBI: S. Dawson , N. Weatherhead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muniz , M. Benitez , D. Alvarez , D. Shein
GIDP: J. Muniz
Hit by Pitch: J. Grasso
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hilfiker (30)
CS: K. Hilfiker (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Martinez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .227 7 32
J. Coker LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 22 74
   a-R. Taylor PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 7
   b-J. Timm LF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 2 6
J. Tubman 1B, LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .279 22 66
E. Milbrandt SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .282 27 74
D. Perona CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211 1 6
K. Benson RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254 26 76
C. Noyes DH 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 .286 6 17
B. Heath 3B 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .198 5 8
C. Tucker C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 11 28
Totals 33 7 7 7 6 11 11      
a - R. Taylor pinch ran for J. Coker in the 1st
b - J. Timm substituted for R. Taylor in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: K. Benson (14, 1st Inning off B. Mabry, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Timm (2, 4th Inning off S. Blankenship, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Tubman (22, 1st Inning off B. Mabry, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Heath (5, 4th Inning off B. Mabry, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Noyes (6, 5th Inning off S. Blankenship, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Coker , J. Timm 2 , J. Tubman 4 , E. Milbrandt , K. Benson 2 , C. Noyes 4 , B. Heath 4
2-out RBI: C. Noyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Tubman 2 , C. Tucker
Hit by Pitch: C. Noyes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Heath (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Martinez (9) , E. Milbrandt 2 (11) , D. Perona (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Milbrandt-Timm)
PB: C. Tucker
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE FRESNO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Mabry 3.0 5 5 5 2 5 2 57 6.53   
S. Blankenship W (3-3) 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 1 48 8.30   
D. Kneale SV (1) 3.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 54 6.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Mabry 30
Batters Faced: B. Mabry 17, S. Blankenship 11, D. Kneale 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Mabry 2-2, S. Blankenship 0-5, D. Kneale 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Mabry 57-35, S. Blankenship 48-24, D. Kneale 54-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kneale 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Mabry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Turner 3.0 2 5 4 3 1 1 50 11.66   
V. Montoya 2.1 2 2 2 1 4 1 42 9.91   
D. Gronewold L (7-6) 2.1 4 4 3 0 1 2 30 6.02   
B. Kitts 1.1 1 2 1 0 3 1 28 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 33
Batters Faced: J. Turner 17, V. Montoya 9, D. Gronewold 12, B. Kitts 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 3-4, V. Montoya 0-2, D. Gronewold 4-2, B. Kitts 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 50-27, V. Montoya 42-22, D. Gronewold 30-24, B. Kitts 28-16
Hit Batsmen: J. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noel Weatherhead
Ballpark: Running Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 2287
Special Notes: LF Justin Coker was injured while running the bases.
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