ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
06/23/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2857 - MONDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (29-38) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Traverse City Bears (36-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 4 1
Mermen Fall Short, 2-1, at Traverse City
Erik Ashley pitched well, but his team, the Corpus Christi Mermen, still dropped a 2-1 decision to the Traverse City Bears at Greensboro Grounds. The win went to Ahmed Harris in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Erik Ashley took the loss. Sam Powers notched his 4th save in 4 chances.

Traverse City took the lead, 2-1, on Johnny Dantzler's 4th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Corpus Christi pitcher Erik Ashley in the bottom of the seventh.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Corpus Christi manager Arturo Colon said, following the tough loss.

The third-place Bears have won 4 straight games.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 2 10
H. Sato DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .266 4 12
I. Cason CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .268 1 13
T. Donovan 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .260 9 27
E. Abreu LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .246 3 9
T. Reese 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .190 1 8
M. Belsito C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 4 18
   a-G. Draeger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 5 14
   b-S. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1 1
K. Roberts 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 2 19
J. Feeler SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .183 2 9
   c-J. Finch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 4 19
Totals 29 1 6 1 3 9 16      
a - G. Draeger pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 8th
b - S. Evans substituted for G. Draeger in the 8th
c - J. Finch pinch hit for J. Feeler in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: I. Cason , T. Donovan , E. Abreu , T. Reese 2 , K. Roberts
2-out RBI: I. Cason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Cason , T. Reese , K. Roberts 2
GIDP: J. Finch
Sac Bunt: S. Nebeker 2 , M. Belsito 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Roberts
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Cason (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Feeler (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281 1 2
O. Banks SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 3 12
E. Gatto 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 6 24
M. DeRise DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Dantzler DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 4 15
W. Bodin C 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 1 5
S. Baran CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 0 15
T. Greer RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 0 2
T. Tofel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 0 1
D. Crawford 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 6 26
Totals 28 2 4 2 0 8 5      
a - J. Dantzler inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Greer (1, 7th Inning off E. Ashley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dantzler (4, 7th Inning off E. Ashley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Banks , J. Dantzler 4 , S. Baran , T. Greer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greer , T. Tofel
Sac Bunt: W. Bodin
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ramirez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tofel-Banks-Gatto)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ashley L (6-4) 8.0 4 2 2 0 8 1 93 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ashley 74
Batters Faced: E. Ashley 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ashley 10-6
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ashley 93-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ramirez 6.0 5 1 0 3 6 0 86 0.49   
A. Harris W (3-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 4.38   
S. Powers SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ramirez 63
Batters Faced: A. Ramirez 27, A. Harris 7, S. Powers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ramirez 6-6, A. Harris 2-1, S. Powers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ramirez 86-50, A. Harris 27-18, S. Powers 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Harris 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Powers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik Ashley
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 5035
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