ABA DOUBLE A
WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
05/27/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2727 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winchester Mountaineers (34-11) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 12 0
Traverse City Bears (23-22) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
Bears Earn Win with Late Rally
The Traverse City Bears besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Winchester first baseman George Kinder by beating the Mountaineers, 4-3, at Greensboro Grounds. Kinder went 4 for 4 with 4 singles, while adding 2 RBI. The win went to Quincy Donaldson in relief, making him now 5-0. Steve Gryder took the loss for Winchester. By defeating Winchester, the third-place Bears improved to 23-22.

Bill McHale was the walk-off hero for Traverse City. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bears third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said Winchester manager Mitchell Young, "let me know."
WINCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Grayson SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .385 3 18
K. Miller CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 5 .218 4 11
B. Carroll DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .306 15 40
G. Kinder 1B 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .331 7 23
   a-A. Natera 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 3 12
C. Sperber 2B, 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .232 2 15
J. Lewis 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .285 7 18
   b-B. Fernandez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 3 11
J. Capen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 5 12
B. Blake RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .326 3 14
T. Case C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250 1 6
Totals 36 3 12 3 5 7 24      
a - A. Natera substituted for G. Kinder in the 8th
b - B. Fernandez substituted for J. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Grayson , K. Miller , B. Carroll , G. Kinder 4 , A. Natera , J. Lewis , J. Capen , B. Blake , T. Case
2-out RBI: G. Kinder , J. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Miller , J. Lewis , B. Fernandez
GIDP: K. Miller , C. Sperber , J. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: K. Miller
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Miller 2 (21)

FIELDING
PB: T. Case
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Baggett CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .279 6 20
C. Nilsen DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246 9 22
T. Robinson 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .346 5 19
J. Alcantara LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .255 4 18
M. Vargas RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .247 0 6
D. Crawford SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .212 5 19
   a-S. Baran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346 0 14
B. McHale 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .219 6 17
N. Reid C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 1 2
M. Nolasco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 3 2 8 6      
a - S. Baran pinch hit for D. Crawford in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Nilsen (9, 3rd Inning off D. Mason, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Nilsen 4 , T. Robinson 2 , J. Alcantara 2 , D. Crawford , B. McHale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vargas , N. Reid
Hit by Pitch: T. Robinson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Crawford (3)
CS: T. Robinson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Robinson-Crawford-Nolasco, Crawford-Robinson-Nolasco, Crawford-Robinson-Nolasco)
WINCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mason 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 75 1.34   
B. Williamson 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.00   
J. Powell H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.84   
S. Gryder L (2-2), BS (3) 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 13 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mason 56
Batters Faced: D. Mason 19, B. Williamson 7, J. Powell 3, S. Gryder 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mason 3-7, B. Williamson 2-2, J. Powell 1-0, S. Gryder 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mason 75-47, B. Williamson 26-20, J. Powell 13-9, S. Gryder 13-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Mason
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Finch 5.0 10 2 2 2 4 0 94 4.99   
R. Pumphrey 1.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 21 7.52   
C. Coccaro 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 40 1.04   
Q. Donaldson W (5-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Finch 41
Batters Faced: S. Finch 25, R. Pumphrey 5, C. Coccaro 7, Q. Donaldson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Finch 6-3, R. Pumphrey 0-3, C. Coccaro 4-0, Q. Donaldson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Finch 94-55, R. Pumphrey 21-14, C. Coccaro 40-20, Q. Donaldson 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Coccaro 1-1
WP: S. Finch , C. Coccaro 2
Hit Batsmen: R. Pumphrey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kinder
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 4466
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