ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
06/24/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2868 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (29-40) 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 13 0
Traverse City Bears (22-47) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Williams Torches Bears for 5 Hits
It was a parade of hits for Craig Williams of the Mesa Razor Sharks at Greensboro Grounds.

Connecting almost every time he went to the plate, Williams finished the day with a total of 5 hits in 5 at-bats. His strong individual effort propelled the Razor Sharks to a win, 9-1.

"Williams was really good and we were really bad," groaned Bears manager Jeff Lacher. "Next time he's that hot, we'll just walk him."

Craig Williams hit a GRAND SLAM off Nick Gates in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, singled in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

In 2026 Williams has hit at a .292 clip with 70 hits, 11 home runs, 42 RBIs and has scored 30 times.
MESA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hutchison RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282 17 36
J. Wright SS, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .289 9 30
J. Hinkey 2B 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .302 9 26
   a-E. Ramos 2B, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 6 19
P. Beauford 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .246 16 39
C. Yost LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267 7 33
A. Persons 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .286 9 34
C. Williams DH 5 1 5 5 0 0 0 .292 11 42
S. English CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .253 4 19
J. Vaughn C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 11 27
Totals 39 9 13 9 3 8 18      
a - E. Ramos substituted for J. Hinkey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ramos (3, 8th Inning off X. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Williams (1, 3rd Inning off N. Gates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Williams (11, 1st Inning off N. Gates, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Persons (9, 3rd Inning off N. Gates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hutchison , J. Wright 2 , J. Hinkey , E. Ramos 2 , A. Persons 6 , C. Williams 10
2-out RBI: E. Ramos , A. Persons 3 , C. Williams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Beauford , S. English 2
GIDP: J. Hinkey
Hit by Pitch: J. Hinkey , S. English
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Hinkey-Beauford)
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 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
N. Weatherhead DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .200 0 0
T. Slagle 1B 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .231 2 3
C. Collett LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 1
T. Hendrix 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 0 0
   a-C. Brown PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 1 16
B. McHale 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .214 0 2
   b-M. Henkel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 0 1
   c-M. Nolasco 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 7
   d-S. Poquette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 2 19
J. Browne SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 1 14
M. Gainer C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .203 5 24
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 8 16      
a - C. Brown pinch hit for T. Hendrix in the 7th
b - M. Henkel pinch hit for B. McHale in the 7th
c - M. Nolasco substituted for M. Henkel in the 8th
d - S. Poquette pinch hit for M. Nolasco in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Collett 2 , B. McHale , M. Gainer 2
2-out RBI: B. McHale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Slagle , S. Poquette
GIDP: T. Hendrix
Hit by Pitch: T. Slagle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Browne-Hendrix-Slagle)
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Howard W (1-1) 8.1 5 1 1 2 8 0 105 4.58   
D. Yanez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 75
Batters Faced: J. Howard 32, D. Yanez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 10-6, D. Yanez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 105-61, D. Yanez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Yanez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Howard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Gates L (0-1) 3.0 7 6 6 1 2 2 58 18.00   
X. Williams 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 0 73 5.40   
J. Eppert 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Gates 20
Batters Faced: N. Gates 17, X. Williams 23, J. Eppert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Gates 4-2, X. Williams 5-6, J. Eppert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Gates 58-36, X. Williams 73-44, J. Eppert 13-10
Hit Batsmen: N. Gates , X. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Craig Williams
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 2695
Special Notes: 2B Jonathan Hinkey was injured while running the bases. Craig Williams ties the MES regular season game record for hits with 5.
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