ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
06/19/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2859 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Suns (43-26) 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 3 15 13 0
Traverse City Bears (18-51) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Suns Batter Bears, 15-3
The Aurora Suns got a rain-soaked win over the Traverse City Bears.

The Aurora Suns put together a convincing win at Greensboro Grounds, defeating the Traverse City Bears, 15-3. Joe Handler was one of the hitting stars. He belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5 for Aurora. The winning pitcher was Sean Gary. He's now 4-4. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits for the Suns.

Roberto Perez contributed a productive at-bat in the top of the fourth. With the bases loaded, he hit a 2-run single. His at-bat helped Aurora get the win.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Perez.

The Suns, at 43-26, sit in second place in the Eastern AA Southen Division.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson 2B 3 1 0 0 3 1 5 .200 0 1
R. Perez RF 4 3 3 3 2 0 3 .311 9 35
J. Handler 1B 4 3 2 5 2 0 2 .304 12 31
J. Bellamy DH 4 2 2 3 2 1 4 .312 20 66
A. Arnaud LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 5 .221 12 39
B. Byrd 3B, SS 5 2 2 2 1 1 4 .326 13 45
J. Sanchez C 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 .299 4 15
Q. Petrilli SS 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
   a-D. McKibben PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 1 7
J. Polk CF 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 .204 2 16
Totals 36 15 13 14 17 5 32      
a - D. McKibben pinch hit for Q. Petrilli in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Perez (8, 1st Inning off B. Marcelo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Handler 2 (12, 4th Inning off B. Marcelo, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Byrd (13, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bellamy (20, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Perez 4 , J. Handler 8 , J. Bellamy 5 , A. Arnaud , B. Byrd 5 , J. Sanchez , Q. Petrilli , J. Polk
2-out RBI: B. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson , R. Perez , A. Arnaud , J. Sanchez
GIDP: A. Arnaud
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bellamy (2) , A. Arnaud (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .357 29 75
   a-M. Warren PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 7 22
D. Vicars LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .301 7 41
M. Lawson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .363 17 53
K. Gooch DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .368 16 52
M. Miranda CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .279 11 38
G. Clayton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 4 25
S. Kuhns 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .212 3 20
S. LaCroix C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .312 10 39
J. Figueroa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 10 39
Totals 32 3 7 3 5 4 15      
a - M. Warren pinch hit for P. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. LaCroix (16, 2nd Inning off S. Gary, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Bell (29, 1st Inning off S. Gary, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Gooch (16, 3rd Inning off S. Gary, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Bell 4 , D. Vicars , M. Lawson , K. Gooch 5 , M. Miranda , S. LaCroix 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bell , M. Miranda , G. Clayton
Hit by Pitch: M. Lawson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Vicars (5) , M. Miranda (4)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Clayton (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Kuhns-Figueroa-Lawson, LaCroix-Figueroa)
OF assists: 1 (Clayton(Anderson at home))
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gary W (4-4) 6.2 7 3 3 3 3 2 84 6.65   
C. Hunter 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 43 6.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gary 48
Batters Faced: S. Gary 29, C. Hunter 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gary 5-10, C. Hunter 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gary 84-52, C. Hunter 43-23
Hit Batsmen: S. Gary
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Marcelo L (0-5) 3.1 5 6 6 7 3 1 91 12.68   
J. Unknown 1.2 0 0 0 4 0 0 46 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 6 6 4 0 2 48 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 46 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Marcelo 20
Batters Faced: B. Marcelo 21, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Marcelo 1-5, J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Marcelo 91-42, J. Unknown 46-24, J. Unknown 48-23, J. Unknown 46-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Handler
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 5:13
Attendance: 3015
Special Notes: Rain delay of 68 minutes in the 7th inning.
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