ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
05/27/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
GAME ID: 2716 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (16-30) 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 15 0
Washington Wildthings (10-36) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Bears Roll to 8-1 Win Over Wildthings
The Traverse City Bears got a good effort from starter Kevin Gibbons in defeating the Washington Wildthings at Red Barons Ballpark. The final score was 8-1. The Bears now have a record of 16-30.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Matt Strader? The Traverse City center fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Bears on top, 1-0. For the game, Strader had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Kevin showed what he's made of," said Traverse City manager Jeff Lacher.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Leith 2B 3 2 2 1 3 0 3 .270 4 14
D. Crawford 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .236 1 11
   a-M. Henkel PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 1
M. Strader CF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .235 10 29
J. Keiser LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .235 7 23
C. Brown 1B, 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .288 1 11
A. Jacobi RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .294 3 11
J. Rodriguez DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .231 3 8
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 5 .216 1 10
M. Gainer C 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .200 5 18
Totals 39 8 15 7 7 6 32      
a - M. Henkel pinch hit for D. Crawford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Strader (8, 1st Inning off F. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Brown (3, 1st Inning off F. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Keiser (4, 3rd Inning off F. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Leith 2 , D. Crawford , M. Strader 3 , J. Keiser 4 , C. Brown 4 , A. Jacobi , J. Rodriguez 2 , M. Gainer
2-out RBI: M. Leith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Leith , M. Henkel , A. Jacobi , J. Rodriguez , J. Browne
GIDP: D. Crawford , M. Gainer
Sac Bunt: D. Crawford
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Strader (2) , C. Brown (1)
CS: M. Leith (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vigil RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 1 7
G. Thompson CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .308 2 6
M. Fleck 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .287 6 18
L. Jones 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 1 3
K. Jordan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 5 23
A. Coakley LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 6 18
   a-J. Booker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
R. Clemons C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 4 17
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
J. Fraire SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 0 8 11      
a - J. Booker pinch hit for A. Coakley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Thompson (2, 4th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Jones (1, 4th Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Jordan (7, 7th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Thompson 3 , L. Jones 2 , K. Jordan 2 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jones , A. Coakley , R. Clemons
Hit by Pitch: M. Fleck , J. Fraire
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Vigil (1) , J. Fraire (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jordan-Jones-Fleck, Jordan-Jones-Fleck)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons W (4-5) 7.2 4 1 1 0 6 0 104 4.65   
B. Mabry 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 73
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 28, B. Mabry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 6-11, B. Mabry 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 104-69, B. Mabry 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Mabry 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Gibbons , B. Mabry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Acosta L (1-4) 4.0 7 3 3 1 2 0 59 5.73   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 4 3 4 1 0 59 11.57   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 53 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Acosta 37
Batters Faced: F. Acosta 18, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Acosta 6-2, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Acosta 59-39, J. Unknown 59-32, J. Unknown 53-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gibbons
Ballpark: Red Barons Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 2463
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