ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT AURORA SUNS
06/22/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 2872 - THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Traverse City Bears (16-54) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 10 0
Aurora Suns (40-30) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 13 1
Bears Lose, 9-7, in 10
Kevin Hilfiker did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to spare the Traverse City Bears an extra-inning, 9-7 loss to the Aurora Suns at Suns Field. Hilfiker was 4-5 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. With the win, Aurora raised its record to 40-30.

The decisive blow was delivered by Pete Lemish in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a 2-run home run off 22-year old left-handed pitcher Jim Unknown to win the game for Aurora. The home crowd went nuts.

"We got the victory," said Lemish. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .265 20 49
M. Hoffman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 6 20
T. Robinson 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 12 34
J. Flowers RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .293 10 45
R. Martinez 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .269 7 40
S. Dawson CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .222 7 32
J. Carson DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .271 14 40
D. Alvarez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 9 22
C. Cumpston C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 8 19
   a-M. Williams PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 6 15
Totals 40 7 10 7 4 8 15      
a - M. Williams pinch hit for C. Cumpston in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Flowers 2 (14, 4th Inning off J. Dye, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off E. Minero, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Hilfiker (10, 7th Inning off E. Minero, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Martinez (7, 2nd Inning off J. Dye, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Hilfiker 2 (20, 5th Inning off J. Dye, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Minero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 11 , T. Robinson , J. Flowers 4 , R. Martinez 4 , S. Dawson 2
2-out RBI: , K. Hilfiker 2 , T. Robinson , J. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dawson , J. Carson , D. Alvarez , C. Cumpston
GIDP: M. Hoffman
Hit by Pitch: C. Cumpston
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hoffman-Hilfiker-Hoffman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Baran CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .220 0 1
   c-M. Daniels PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 1 3
   e-D. Spry C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Feeler SS 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 .275 1 8
B. Phillips LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .249 13 40
D. Rankins DH 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .291 7 21
   a-A. Peterson DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .361 11 34
W. Trevino 3B 5 1 1 3 1 1 6 .284 13 45
J. Maley 1B 4 1 2 2 2 0 1 .311 6 26
P. Lemish RF 5 2 4 2 1 1 2 .280 6 23
R. Stephenson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .267 5 12
P. Burt C 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 .077 1 1
   b-D. Ortiz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 2 13
   d-J. Polk CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 2 13
Totals 41 9 13 9 9 9 36      
a - A. Peterson inserted as DH in the 5th
b - D. Ortiz pinch hit for P. Burt in the 9th
c - M. Daniels pinch hit for S. Baran in the 9th
d - J. Polk substituted for D. Ortiz in the 10th
e - D. Spry substituted for M. Daniels in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Maley (12, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Rankins (6, 3rd Inning off P. Potter, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Stephenson (4, 7th Inning off T. Herrera, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Trevino (13, 3rd Inning off P. Potter, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Lemish (6, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Feeler , B. Phillips , D. Rankins 2 , A. Peterson , W. Trevino 4 , J. Maley 3 , P. Lemish 7 , R. Stephenson 2 , D. Ortiz
2-out RBI: M. Daniels , J. Feeler , J. Maley , P. Lemish
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Baran 3 , B. Phillips , P. Lemish
GIDP: W. Trevino
Hit by Pitch: B. Phillips , D. Rankins
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: J. Feeler (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Stephenson-Feeler-Maley)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter 2.0 4 5 5 3 1 1 51 11.21   
S. Blankenship 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 35 6.51   
T. Herrera 3.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 38 6.32   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 2.2 4 4 4 3 4 1 45 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 22
Batters Faced: P. Potter 15, S. Blankenship 9, T. Herrera 13, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 2-3, S. Blankenship 2-0, T. Herrera 5-3, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 51-22, S. Blankenship 35-19, T. Herrera 38-28, J. Unknown 45-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Blankenship 1-0 , T. Herrera 2-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Potter 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dye 6.1 6 3 3 2 5 2 95 6.24   
E. Minero BS (1) 1.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 29 3.58   
M. Smith 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.86   
V. Perez W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dye 52
Batters Faced: J. Dye 27, E. Minero 10, M. Smith 4, V. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dye 9-4, E. Minero 1-3, M. Smith 0-3, V. Perez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dye 95-61, E. Minero 29-20, M. Smith 11-9, V. Perez 19-11
WP: J. Dye
Hit Batsmen: E. Minero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Hilfiker
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM MT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 8639
Special Notes: Danny Rankins was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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