ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
06/23/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 2852 - TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (22-46) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
Corpus Christi Mermen (40-28) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 X 5 9 2
Mermen Beat Bears, 5-2
The Corpus Christi Mermen picked up a win at Mermen Field, knocking off the Traverse City Bears, 5-2. Starting pitcher Bill Flowers played a key role in the triumph. Traverse City has now lost 4 in a row.

The Bears had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Mermen going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 31-year old right fielder Salvador Morales came to the plate. Morales hit a 3-run home run on a first pitch fastball from Traverse City hurler C.J. Henson. It was Morales's 7th home run of the year.

"I'm just trying to make sure I'm focused for each and every pitch," said Flowers.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Jones CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   a-W. Brown PR, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Slagle 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300 2 3
T. Hendrix 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 0 0
C. Collett LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
   b-N. Weatherhead PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
   c-S. Poquette LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 19
T. Walker DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
B. McHale 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 1
J. Browne SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 1 14
   d-O. Banks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 2 7
M. Gainer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 5 24
   e-J. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1 1 8 14      
a - W. Brown pinch ran for K. Jones in the 1st
b - N. Weatherhead pinch hit for C. Collett in the 8th
c - S. Poquette substituted for N. Weatherhead in the 8th
d - O. Banks pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th
e - J. Pierce pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Slagle (2, 8th Inning off B. Flowers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Jones , T. Slagle 4 , C. Collett , T. Walker 2 , J. Browne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Slagle , M. Gainer
Sac Bunt: W. Brown
Hit by Pitch: T. Slagle
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gainer 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kreisle 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .275 11 31
M. Reyes DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .338 6 19
E. Richard SS, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 3 21
S. Morales RF 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 .246 7 25
N. Taniguchi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 11 24
   a-J. Cantu SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Howard LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .216 3 8
T. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .262 10 32
B. Ericson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
C. Allen C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .239 9 23
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 12 16      
a - J. Cantu substituted for N. Taniguchi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Reyes 2 (5, 1st Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Henson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Donovan (10, 5th Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Morales (7, 6th Inning off C. Henson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kreisle , M. Reyes 4 , E. Richard , S. Morales 4 , G. Howard , T. Donovan 4 , B. Ericson , C. Allen
2-out RBI: B. Ericson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Reyes , S. Morales , T. Donovan , C. Allen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kreisle (5) , B. Ericson (1)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pumphrey 5.0 3 1 1 0 8 1 83 3.44   
C. Henson L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 8 81.00   
B. Mabry 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.00   
D. Martin 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pumphrey 65
Batters Faced: R. Pumphrey 18, C. Henson 4, B. Mabry 7, D. Martin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pumphrey 2-5, C. Henson 1-0, B. Mabry 1-1, D. Martin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pumphrey 83-55, C. Henson 8-6, B. Mabry 31-23, D. Martin 25-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Flowers W (1-0) 7.2 5 2 1 1 6 1 106 1.17   
B. Finkel H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.91   
J. Townsend SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Flowers 68
Batters Faced: B. Flowers 31, B. Finkel 1, J. Townsend 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Flowers 8-9, B. Finkel 0-0, J. Townsend 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Flowers 106-67, B. Finkel 3-3, J. Townsend 17-13
Hit Batsmen: B. Flowers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Flowers
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 8898
Special Notes: CF Kevin Jones was injured while running the bases.
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