ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
06/16/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2827 - TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (30-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0
Traverse City Bears (22-42) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 9 1
Traverse City Jukes Past Libertyville, 4-3
Traverse City parlayed a decent outing from starter Jason Casale into a solid win over the Libertyville Polecats. The final score was 4-3. Reliever Jason Eppert picked up the win. His record improves to 2-5. Gabe Thomas took the loss. Despite the win, the Bears have a lousy 22-42 record.

The decisive blow was delivered by Mike Gainer in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 23-year old left-handed pitcher Gabe Thomas to win the game for Traverse City. The home crowd went nuts.

After the game, Traverse City manager Jeff Lacher applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Schultz RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .219 7 23
D. Jordan 3B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .221 6 23
   a-J. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-P. Deignan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Kotlar LF 5 1 1 3 0 3 3 .272 6 34
J. Rubio 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257 8 25
R. Beall 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 7 21
J. Avila CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .276 1 13
A. Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 2 8
J. Masoner SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .204 4 20
R. Arceri C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .212 8 22
Totals 29 3 4 3 7 8 16      
a - J. Perez pinch hit for D. Jordan in the 9th
b - P. Deignan substituted for J. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Kotlar (6, 7th Inning off C. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kotlar 4 , R. Beall , A. Gonzalez , R. Arceri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Kotlar 2 , A. Gonzalez , J. Masoner 2 , R. Arceri
Sac Bunt: E. Schultz , R. Arceri
Hit by Pitch: J. Avila
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Avila (1) , J. Masoner (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Poquette CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .240 2 18
C. Brown 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251 1 16
M. Strader LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236 12 37
J. Keiser RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 13 33
D. Crawford 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 3 18
J. Rodriguez 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .227 5 13
O. Banks DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .274 2 6
J. Browne SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 .207 1 14
M. Gainer C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .200 5 23
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Browne (3, 3rd Inning off D. Vasquez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Brown (5, 6th Inning off D. Vasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gainer (4, 9th Inning off G. Thomas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Poquette , C. Brown 2 , J. Rodriguez 2 , O. Banks , J. Browne 2 , M. Gainer 4
2-out RBI: S. Poquette , J. Rodriguez , M. Gainer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Poquette , C. Brown , J. Browne
Sac Bunt: J. Browne
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Poquette (11) , M. Strader (3)
CS: M. Gainer (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Browne (8)
OF assists: 1 (Poquette(Beall at home))
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vasquez 6.1 7 3 3 2 2 0 84 7.00   
G. Thomas L (1-3) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 35 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vasquez 47
Batters Faced: D. Vasquez 27, G. Thomas 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vasquez 6-10, G. Thomas 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vasquez 84-57, G. Thomas 35-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Casale 6.0 3 0 0 4 5 0 101 5.62   
C. Gonzalez BS (3) 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 22 7.08   
K. Kerns 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.48   
J. Eppert W (2-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Casale 67
Batters Faced: J. Casale 26, C. Gonzalez 4, K. Kerns 6, J. Eppert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Casale 6-6, C. Gonzalez 0-0, K. Kerns 2-2, J. Eppert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Casale 101-60, C. Gonzalez 22-10, K. Kerns 24-13, J. Eppert 13-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Casale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Casale
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 3306
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