ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
04/24/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2565 - MONDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (13-5) 3 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 13 17 2
Traverse City Bears (4-14) 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 11 1
Polecats Drop Bears, 13-10
Traverse City second baseman Tony Robinson had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 13-10, to Libertyville at Greensboro Grounds. Robinson was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The Polecats, now 13-5, have played inspired baseball.

Jeff Bernard went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Libertyville. The 22-year old third baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the fourth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 5-5 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Dale Kneale. It was his 18th RBI of the season.

In postgame comments to the Libertyville Observer, Bernard said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hamm RF 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 .329 9 16
F. Vigil 2B 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 .359 4 17
A. Rakers DH 6 3 4 0 0 0 1 .330 6 16
J. Olejniczak 1B 6 1 2 0 0 2 5 .311 4 6
A. Torres CF 6 3 2 3 0 0 6 .239 0 7
J. Bernard 3B 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 .246 6 18
T. Liptak SS 3 1 2 3 1 0 2 .329 2 16
   a-M. Zuniga PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 3 4
T. Knight LF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .397 0 13
J. Unknown C 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 0 0
Totals 43 13 17 13 5 8 23      
a - M. Zuniga pinch hit for T. Liptak in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rakers (4, 1st Inning off A. Harris, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Torres 2 (3, 1st Inning off A. Harris, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Vigil (4, 2nd Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Knight (1, 3rd Inning off A. Harris, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Liptak (2, 4th Inning off D. Kneale, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Hamm (9, 5th Inning off D. Kneale, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bernard (6, 5th Inning off D. Kneale, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hamm 4 , F. Vigil 4 , A. Rakers 5 , J. Olejniczak 2 , A. Torres 4 , J. Bernard 4 , T. Liptak 5 , T. Knight 4
2-out RBI: A. Torres , J. Bernard , T. Liptak , T. Knight 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Olejniczak , A. Torres , J. Unknown 3
GIDP: T. Liptak
Sac Fly: J. Bernard
Hit by Pitch: T. Knight
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Liptak 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Letner RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .237 3 7
K. Hilfiker SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .260 6 13
P. Watson LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .417 6 17
J. Flowers 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .265 1 8
M. Hoffman DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .145 1 5
T. Robinson 2B 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .299 2 11
R. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .278 0 9
S. Dawson CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .246 2 11
M. Williams C 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 .211 2 7
Totals 38 10 11 9 5 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Letner (3, 3rd Inning off C. Treinen, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Robinson (3, 9th Inning off B. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Robinson (2, 2nd Inning off C. Treinen, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hilfiker (6, 7th Inning off L. Lodge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Letner 2 , K. Hilfiker 5 , P. Watson 2 , J. Flowers , T. Robinson 7 , R. Martinez , S. Dawson
2-out RBI: R. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Letner 2 , M. Hoffman , S. Dawson , M. Williams
Sac Fly: R. Martinez , M. Williams
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hilfiker (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Robinson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hilfiker-Robinson-Flowers)
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Treinen 2.2 3 5 3 4 2 1 62 3.28   
J. Turner W (4-1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 42 7.71   
L. Lodge 0.1 5 5 5 1 0 1 25 3.95   
B. Stedronsky H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 6.28   
B. White SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Treinen 30
Batters Faced: C. Treinen 16, J. Turner 12, L. Lodge 7, B. Stedronsky 6, B. White 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Treinen 3-3, J. Turner 3-3, L. Lodge 0-1, B. Stedronsky 1-1, B. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Treinen 62-36, J. Turner 42-31, L. Lodge 25-15, B. Stedronsky 18-15, B. White 12-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Turner 3-0 , B. Stedronsky 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harris L (0-2) 3.1 8 8 4 4 3 0 87 7.00   
D. Kneale 1.1 6 5 4 0 1 3 33 17.47   
M. Gomez 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 35 5.71   
T. Herrera 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harris 17
Batters Faced: A. Harris 23, D. Kneale 10, M. Gomez 11, T. Herrera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harris 3-3, D. Kneale 0-3, M. Gomez 1-3, T. Herrera 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harris 87-47, D. Kneale 33-20, M. Gomez 35-21, T. Herrera 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kneale 3-3
Hit Batsmen: A. Harris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Robinson
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 4173
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