ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
05/28/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
GAME ID: 2717 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (17-30) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 11 1
Washington Wildthings (10-37) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
Bears Drop Wildthings, 6-2
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 26-year old shortstop Oren Banks, the Traverse City Bears stopped the Washington Wildthings, 6-2, in 9 innings. Chris Gonzalez picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. The last-place Wildthings now sit at 10-37.

The game was all tied up in the top of the ninth, until Banks delivered big-time for Traverse City, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Jim Unknown. The game-changing hit put the Bears on top, 3-2.

"I loved our energy," said Traverse City manager Jeff Lacher. "I loved the way we played."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Crawford 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 1 11
S. Poquette CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .249 0 13
M. Leith 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .268 4 16
J. Rodriguez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .230 3 8
J. Keiser LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235 8 24
A. Jacobi RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .295 3 11
O. Banks DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .254 2 5
J. Browne SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .212 1 10
M. Gainer C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 5 18
Totals 38 6 11 6 2 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Poquette (8, 1st Inning off T. Beggs, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Banks (3, 2nd Inning off T. Beggs, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Leith (9, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Keiser (8, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Banks (2, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Crawford , S. Poquette 4 , M. Leith 2 , J. Rodriguez , J. Keiser 4 , A. Jacobi , O. Banks 7
2-out RBI: S. Poquette , M. Leith , O. Banks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Rodriguez 2 , J. Keiser , J. Browne , M. Gainer 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Poquette (7) , A. Jacobi (7) , J. Browne (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Crawford (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vigil RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .306 1 7
G. Thompson CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .304 2 6
M. Accardi 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .376 7 28
M. Fleck 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .286 7 19
K. Jordan 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .281 5 24
A. Coakley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 6 18
R. Clemons C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 4 17
R. Diaz SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .295 2 9
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-K. Schnieder DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 1 3
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 6 17      
a - K. Schnieder inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Thompson (3, 8th Inning off C. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Clemons (2, 9th Inning off M. Gunter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Fleck (7, 6th Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Vigil 2 , G. Thompson 2 , M. Fleck 4 , R. Clemons 2 , K. Schnieder
2-out RBI: M. Fleck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Vigil 2 , G. Thompson
Sac Fly: K. Jordan
Hit by Pitch: R. Clemons
Team LOB: 9
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pumphrey 6.2 2 1 1 2 3 1 83 2.52   
C. Gonzalez W (1-1), BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 37 5.55   
M. Gunter 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.11   
J. Eppert SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pumphrey 67
Batters Faced: R. Pumphrey 26, C. Gonzalez 7, M. Gunter 4, J. Eppert 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pumphrey 6-11, C. Gonzalez 1-1, M. Gunter 0-1, J. Eppert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pumphrey 83-50, C. Gonzalez 37-24, M. Gunter 12-7, J. Eppert 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gonzalez 1-0 , J. Eppert 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Pumphrey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Beggs 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 37 12.64   
J. Unknown 3.2 3 2 2 2 3 2 53 4.91   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 5 4 4 0 2 0 28 21.60   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Beggs 53
Batters Faced: T. Beggs 13, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Beggs 5-4, J. Unknown 4-4, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Beggs 37-26, J. Unknown 53-29, J. Unknown 28-20, J. Unknown 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oren Banks
Ballpark: Red Barons Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 2472
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