ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
06/21/2024
 
ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2861 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Suns (45-26) 3 5 0 3 5 0 1 0 1 18 14 0
Traverse City Bears (18-53) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 0
Suns Trounce Bears, 18-3
Alain Arnaud led Aurora to a win over Traverse City. The final score was 18-3. The left fielder had a huge performance. He whacked 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. The Suns sport a record of 45-26.

With Aurora leading 4-0 in the top of the second, Arnaud came up to bat against Traverse City pitcher Quentin Dickson. Arnaud hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 16th home run of the season put the Suns on top, 8-0.

"Getting beat like that is never fun," said losing manager Zach Hildebrant.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Casas SS 6 2 1 0 1 1 5 .359 4 19
R. Perez RF 3 3 2 0 3 0 3 .318 9 38
J. Handler 1B 3 3 1 0 3 0 3 .303 12 33
J. Bellamy DH 3 2 0 2 2 1 4 .307 20 68
A. Arnaud LF 5 4 3 5 1 1 5 .236 16 50
B. Byrd 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .326 13 48
   a-D. McKibben PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 7
   b-B. Maughan 3B 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 .667 0 2
J. Anderson 2B 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .179 0 3
J. Polk CF 5 1 2 2 1 1 4 .216 3 22
P. Hurley C 4 0 1 4 1 1 5 .286 0 4
Totals 37 18 14 18 16 5 33      
a - D. McKibben pinch ran for B. Byrd in the 1st
b - B. Maughan substituted for D. McKibben in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: B. Byrd (6, 1st Inning off Q. Dickson, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Arnaud (4, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Polk (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Arnaud 2 (16, 2nd Inning off Q. Dickson, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Casas , R. Perez 2 , J. Handler , A. Arnaud 10 , B. Byrd 2 , B. Maughan 2 , J. Anderson , J. Polk 4 , P. Hurley
2-out RBI: J. Bellamy , A. Arnaud , B. Byrd , P. Hurley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Casas , R. Perez , B. Maughan , J. Anderson 2
GIDP: J. Handler
Sac Fly: J. Bellamy , P. Hurley
Hit by Pitch: R. Perez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Handler-Casas-Handler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .351 29 75
   a-M. Warren PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 7 22
D. Vicars LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 7 41
M. Lawson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .360 17 54
K. Gooch DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .369 16 53
M. Miranda CF 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .289 11 40
J. Flowers RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .367 11 51
S. LaCroix C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .311 10 39
S. Kuhns 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 .207 3 20
J. Figueroa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228 10 39
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 9 20      
a - M. Warren pinch hit for P. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Flowers (11, 6th Inning off S. Hamlin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Gooch , M. Miranda 4 , J. Flowers 5 , S. LaCroix
2-out RBI: J. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vicars , S. Kuhns 2
GIDP: S. Kuhns
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Figueroa-Kuhns-Lawson)
OF assists: 1 (Flowers(Perez at 2nd base))
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cruz W (9-1) 5.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 94 3.53   
S. Hamlin 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 40 3.42   
J. Edwards 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cruz 60
Batters Faced: G. Cruz 23, S. Hamlin 8, J. Edwards 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cruz 5-7, S. Hamlin 3-0, J. Edwards 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cruz 94-62, S. Hamlin 40-19, J. Edwards 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hamlin 1-1 , J. Edwards 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Q. Dickson L (2-7) 1.2 2 8 8 6 1 1 60 13.43   
J. Unknown 2.1 4 6 6 7 0 0 75 23.14   
J. Unknown 4.0 6 4 4 2 3 1 70 9.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Q. Dickson 8
Batters Faced: Q. Dickson 14, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Q. Dickson 3-1, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 5-3, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Q. Dickson 60-21, J. Unknown 75-33, J. Unknown 70-48, J. Unknown 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
WP: Q. Dickson , J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: Q. Dickson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alain Arnaud
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 4680
Special Notes: 3B Brian Byrd was injured while running the bases. Alain Arnaud ties the AUR regular season game record for runs with 4.
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