ABA DOUBLE A
FRESNO RUNNING REBELS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
06/08/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
FRESNO RUNNING REBELS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2807 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fresno Running Rebels (36-26) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 11 0
Traverse City Bears (15-47) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 X 5 11 0
Traverse City Beats Fresno, 5-3
The game between Traverse City and Fresno is in the books, despite a little rain.

The Traverse City Bears defeated the Fresno Running Rebels, 5-3. Right Fielder Matt Miranda deserved a large share of the credit. Miranda went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs for the Bears. Nathan Fitzkee picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-3. Brian Norfolk, who is tied for 8th in the E-AA with a 3.33 ERA, was tagged with the loss. Jim Unknown locked down his 1st save.

Scott LaCroix, the Traverse City catcher, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 2-1, Bears. For the game, LaCroix went 1 for 3 with a hit by pitch.

"I give credit to my teammates for this win. We got it done," Miranda told the Traverse City Daily News.

The triumph makes Traverse City 15-47.
FRESNO BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Velasco CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .320 4 27
S. Bingle RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .292 6 26
J. Beck 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 2 15
J. Coker LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 .341 3 14
J. Tubman DH 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 .385 1 6
C. Tucker C 5 2 2 1 0 1 8 .361 12 38
R. Laycock 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 0 0
A. Mieles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 1 4
J. Elleman SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 4
   a-C. Tams PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   b-A. Navarro SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 4 13
Totals 34 3 11 3 7 8 22      
a - C. Tams pinch hit for J. Elleman in the 6th
b - A. Navarro substituted for C. Tams in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Tucker (7, 6th Inning off B. Marcelo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Coker (4, 7th Inning off N. Fitzkee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Tucker (12, 8th Inning off N. Fitzkee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Velasco , S. Bingle , J. Beck , J. Coker 3 , J. Tubman 2 , C. Tucker 6 , C. Tams , A. Navarro
2-out RBI: C. Tams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Velasco , C. Tucker 3
Sac Fly: J. Coker
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Velasco (6)
CS: J. Beck (2) , R. Laycock (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bell 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .357 23 64
D. Vicars LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 5 32
M. Lawson 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .342 14 44
K. Gooch DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .366 14 44
M. Miranda CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .261 10 35
J. Flowers RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .354 7 38
   a-G. Clayton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 4 25
S. LaCroix C 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .300 10 36
M. Warren 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 6 .291 7 22
J. Figueroa SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .235 9 32
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 7 25      
a - G. Clayton substituted for J. Flowers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Miranda (12, 7th Inning off J. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Warren (7, 7th Inning off J. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Bell (23, 6th Inning off B. Norfolk, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Bell 4 , D. Vicars , M. Lawson , K. Gooch 2 , M. Miranda 4 , S. LaCroix , M. Warren 2 , J. Figueroa
2-out RBI: S. LaCroix , M. Warren , J. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , K. Gooch , M. Warren 2 , J. Figueroa
Sac Bunt: J. Flowers
Hit by Pitch: S. LaCroix
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Flowers(Coker at home))
FRESNO PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Norfolk L (3-1) 5.2 8 3 3 2 6 1 95 3.33   
J. Brown 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 29 7.96   
J. Clayton 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Norfolk 45
Batters Faced: B. Norfolk 29, J. Brown 7, J. Clayton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Norfolk 5-7, J. Brown 3-1, J. Clayton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Norfolk 95-64, J. Brown 29-19, J. Clayton 15-6
Hit Batsmen: B. Norfolk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Marcelo 5.1 5 2 2 5 3 0 95 12.34   
N. Fitzkee W (1-3), BS (3) 3.1 6 1 1 2 4 1 64 16.68   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Marcelo 48
Batters Faced: B. Marcelo 24, N. Fitzkee 17, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Marcelo 3-8, N. Fitzkee 1-4, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Marcelo 95-52, N. Fitzkee 64-39, J. Unknown 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fitzkee 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Miranda
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 3700
Special Notes: Rain delay of 43 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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