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								| ABA DOUBLE A AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS 04/06/2024 |  |  
								
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					| ABA DOUBLE A |  
					| AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS |  
					| GAME ID: 2453 - SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Aurora Suns (3-0) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |  
								| Traverse City Bears (0-3) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Ortiz Pops Two Homers in 8-2 Win for Aurora |  
					| Behind a solid performance from designated hitter Joe Ortiz, the Aurora Suns defeated the Traverse City Bears, 8-2. Ortiz went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Suns. Juan Barron picked up the win with 8 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 8. On the season, he is now 1-0. After losing, Traverse City is 0-3. 
 With Aurora leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Ortiz came up to bat against Traverse City pitcher Pat Potter. Ortiz hit a fastball to left for a 2-run  home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Suns on top, 4-1.
 
 "They just got us," said Traverse City manager Zach Hildebrant, "and that's all I can say."
 
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					| AURORA BATTING LINESCORE |  | TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Jackson
 (1, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
K. Roberts
 (1, 2nd Inning off P. Potter, 1 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. McIsaac
 (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
J. Feeler
 (4, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. Ortiz
 2 (2, 3rd Inning off P. Potter, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off Q. Dickson, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Feeler
 5
, 
J. Jackson
 4
, 
J. Ortiz
 8
, 
J. McIsaac
 3
, 
K. Roberts
 2
, 
N. Lazarus
 2-out RBI: 
N. Lazarus
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Feeler
, 
A. Arnaud
, 
J. McIsaac
, 
J. Polk
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Feeler-Roberts-Jackson)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Barron W (1-0) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 100 | 2.25 |  
	| S. Hamlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| P. Potter L (0-1) | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 93 | 11.25 |  
	| Q. Dickson | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 13.50 |  
	| J. Unknown | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3.86 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Joe Ortiz Ballpark: 
Greensboro Grounds
 Weather: 
Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
 Start Time: 
3:35 PM ET
 Time: 
3:29
 Attendance: 
7049
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