ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
05/15/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2663 - MONDAY, MAY 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Suns (22-16) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Traverse City Bears (7-31) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 13 0
Bears Resilient in 4-2 Win Over Aurora
The Traverse City Bears picked up a win at Greensboro Grounds, knocking off the Aurora Suns, 4-2. Starting pitcher Ahmed Harris played a key role in the triumph. The triumph makes Traverse City 7-31.

Traverse City got a game-changing hit from Kevin Hilfiker. The shortstop blasted a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a winner.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Hilfiker.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Barrett RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .230 8 22
J. Pearson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 6 20
J. Dillard 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .323 7 18
B. Phillips LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 7 27
W. Trevino 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .275 8 30
J. Maley DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .372 5 18
R. Stephenson 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .308 4 8
   a-A. Peterson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .390 7 25
J. Polk CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .151 2 8
C. Hensley C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 2 10
   b-D. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 5
   c-P. Hurley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 3 9
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 11 11      
a - A. Peterson pinch hit for R. Stephenson in the 8th
b - D. Ortiz pinch hit for C. Hensley in the 9th
c - P. Hurley substituted for D. Ortiz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Barrett (8, 3rd Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Stephenson (4, 7th Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Barrett 4 , J. Pearson , J. Maley , R. Stephenson 4 , C. Hensley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Trevino , A. Peterson
GIDP: R. Stephenson
Hit by Pitch: B. Phillips 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Polk(Robinson at 2nd base), Polk(Flowers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 4 1 1 3 0 3 1 .255 13 31
M. Hoffman 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .173 2 8
T. Robinson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .303 9 25
J. Flowers LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .236 2 17
R. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 15
J. Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 2 8
M. Williams DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 3 8
   a-S. Dawson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 3 20
D. Alvarez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 4 7
C. Cumpston C 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .250 2 4
Totals 35 4 13 4 1 9 9      
a - S. Dawson inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Robinson (7, 5th Inning off G. Backos, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Cumpston (2, 7th Inning off J. Trunzo, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hoffman (8, 7th Inning off J. Trunzo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hilfiker (13, 9th Inning off J. Edwards, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 4 , M. Hoffman 2 , T. Robinson 3 , J. Flowers 3 , R. Martinez , J. Parker , D. Alvarez , C. Cumpston 4
2-out RBI: J. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Robinson , J. Flowers , J. Parker
Sac Fly: K. Hilfiker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Robinson-Hoffman)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Backos 5.1 7 1 1 1 7 0 90 5.89   
J. Trunzo 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 28 5.21   
J. Edwards L (0-1) 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 21 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Backos 56
Batters Faced: G. Backos 23, J. Trunzo 7, J. Edwards 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Backos 3-5, J. Trunzo 1-3, J. Edwards 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Backos 90-55, J. Trunzo 28-15, J. Edwards 21-14
WP: J. Trunzo , J. Edwards
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harris 7.2 5 2 2 3 9 2 104 7.68   
D. Kneale 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 12.41   
M. Gomez W (1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harris 67
Batters Faced: A. Harris 32, D. Kneale 2, M. Gomez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harris 10-3, D. Kneale 0-0, M. Gomez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harris 104-65, D. Kneale 11-5, M. Gomez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kneale 2-0
WP: D. Kneale
Hit Batsmen: A. Harris 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ahmed Harris
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 3403
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