ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT FRESNO RUNNING REBELS
06/18/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT FRESNO RUNNING REBELS
GAME ID: 2844 - SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (13-53) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 9 0
Fresno Running Rebels (29-37) 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 2 10 10 2
Floundering Bears Lose 8th Straight
In a high-scoring contest between Fresno and Traverse City, third baseman Eric Milbrandt was a difference-maker. Milbrandt distinguished himself in the 10-8 Fresno win. He slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. The losing skid has reached 8 games for Traverse City.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With no one out, Milbrandt hit a fastball from Miguel Gomez for a 2-run home run. The Running Rebels, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Traverse City manager Zach Hildebrant.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE FRESNO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .251 18 42
M. Hoffman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .205 5 18
T. Robinson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 11 32
J. Flowers 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 7 34
R. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271 5 34
S. Dawson CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .221 5 28
J. Carson DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .276 14 38
D. Alvarez RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .209 9 21
C. Cumpston C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .252 8 16
   a-M. Williams PR, C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 6 15
Totals 34 8 9 8 4 4 13      
a - M. Williams pinch ran for C. Cumpston in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Carson (14, 2nd Inning off S. Clary, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Cumpston (8, 7th Inning off B. Kitts, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Alvarez 2 (9, 7th Inning off B. Kitts, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Ackerman, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hilfiker (18, 9th Inning off J. Killian, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 5 , J. Flowers , R. Martinez , J. Carson 5 , D. Alvarez 8 , C. Cumpston 4
2-out RBI: J. Carson , D. Alvarez , C. Cumpston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Robinson , J. Carson , C. Cumpston
GIDP: J. Flowers , R. Martinez , S. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: M. Hoffman , C. Cumpston
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Alvarez (1)
CS: K. Hilfiker (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Flowers-Hilfiker-Gunter, Martinez-Robinson-Flowers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Martinez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .211 5 15
I. Beauvalet DH 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .300 0 2
   b-T. Walker DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 3 14
E. Milbrandt 3B 3 3 2 4 2 0 2 .284 9 33
J. Coker LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .259 10 32
A. Wilson CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .254 4 8
   a-C. Clingan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
J. Tubman 1B, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 12 32
K. Benson RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .242 15 34
R. Riemenschneider C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .211 6 20
J. Unknown SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 31 10 10 9 7 4 13      
a - C. Clingan substituted for A. Wilson in the 9th
b - T. Walker inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Wilson (4, 4th Inning off J. Gunter, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Beauvalet (2, 9th Inning off M. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Coker (10, 5th Inning off J. Gunter, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Milbrandt 2 (9, 7th Inning off S. Blankenship, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Gomez, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Benson (15, 8th Inning off M. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Beauvalet 4 , E. Milbrandt 8 , J. Coker 4 , A. Wilson 2 , K. Benson 4 , R. Riemenschneider , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Coker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Coker , R. Riemenschneider
GIDP: E. Milbrandt , J. Tubman
Sac Bunt: H. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Clary (1) , E. Milbrandt (4)
Double Plays: 4 (Riemenschneider-Unknown, Martinez-Unknown-Tubman, Tubman-Unknown-Clary, Milbrandt-Martinez-Tubman)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE FRESNO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gunter 4.2 4 5 5 6 2 1 89 4.06   
S. Blankenship 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 42 6.25   
M. Gomez L (1-4) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 31 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gunter 32
Batters Faced: J. Gunter 22, S. Blankenship 11, M. Gomez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gunter 6-4, S. Blankenship 4-2, M. Gomez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gunter 89-48, S. Blankenship 42-26, M. Gomez 31-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Clary 6.0 2 2 0 2 4 1 83 5.35   
B. Kitts BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 2 18 4.11   
V. Montoya 0.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 24 9.42   
M. Henderson H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.11   
J. Ackerman 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 5 6.18   
J. Killian W (6-6), BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Clary 66
Batters Faced: S. Clary 22, B. Kitts 5, V. Montoya 5, M. Henderson 2, J. Ackerman 2, J. Killian 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Clary 5-6, B. Kitts 2-0, V. Montoya 1-0, M. Henderson 2-0, J. Ackerman 0-0, J. Killian 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Clary 83-45, B. Kitts 18-14, V. Montoya 24-14, M. Henderson 5-3, J. Ackerman 5-3, J. Killian 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Henderson 2-0 , J. Killian 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Clary , J. Ackerman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Milbrandt
Ballpark: Running Rebels Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 4110
Special Notes: Chris Cumpston and Joe Ackerman were ejected in the 9th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.RF Ivan Beauvalet was injured while running the bases.
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