ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
05/12/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2642 - TUESDAY, MAY 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Traverse City Bears (12-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Libertyville Polecats (16-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Polecats Slip Past Traverse City, 1-0
The Libertyville Polecats faced a tough opponent in Traverse City pitcher Rich Pumphrey, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Field of the Polecats by a final score of 1-0. Pumphrey went 7 innings and allowed no runs. The Polecats improved their record to 16-16 by beating Traverse City.

The Polecats got a clutch hit from shortstop David Jordan. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to left, to win the game for the Polecats.

"The fans went nuts at the end," Jordan said.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith 2B 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 .259 3 11
S. Poquette CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 0 8
M. Strader LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .223 8 22
J. Keiser RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .217 4 12
C. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .276 0 5
A. Jacobi DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .292 2 7
O. Banks 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
J. Browne SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .220 0 5
M. Gainer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 4 14
   a-J. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 2 6
   b-M. Henkel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 38 0 5 0 2 13 19      
a - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 10th
b - M. Henkel substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Leith , J. Keiser 2 , O. Banks , J. Browne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Leith , A. Jacobi , M. Gainer
Sac Bunt: J. Browne
Hit by Pitch: M. Strader
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Leith (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .264 4 8
C. Lewis 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .163 0 2
D. Jordan SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .226 3 13
J. Rubio DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .333 7 15
R. Beall 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .193 3 9
J. Avila RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 1 4
E. Foley LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 0 3
J. Masoner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .180 2 6
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1 5 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Masoner (3, 11th Inning off J. Eppert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robinson , C. Lewis , D. Jordan , E. Foley , J. Masoner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Beall
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Lewis (2) , J. Masoner (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Masoner (4)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pumphrey 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 88 1.14   
M. Gunter 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.00   
J. Eppert L (1-3) 2.1 2 1 1 4 3 0 46 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pumphrey 77
Batters Faced: R. Pumphrey 23, M. Gunter 3, J. Eppert 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pumphrey 9-3, M. Gunter 2-1, J. Eppert 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pumphrey 88-58, M. Gunter 7-6, J. Eppert 46-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alvarado 5.1 4 0 0 2 5 0 93 3.53   
G. Thomas 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.17   
D. Leonetti 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.46   
J. Yeiser 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 0.69   
R. Torres W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alvarado 63
Batters Faced: R. Alvarado 24, G. Thomas 1, D. Leonetti 7, J. Yeiser 7, R. Torres 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alvarado 3-8, G. Thomas 0-0, D. Leonetti 2-2, J. Yeiser 3-2, R. Torres 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alvarado 93-53, G. Thomas 5-3, D. Leonetti 25-19, J. Yeiser 31-19, R. Torres 12-10
Hit Batsmen: R. Alvarado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Pumphrey
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 5809
Special Notes: SP Gabe Thomas was injured while pitching.
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