ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT BOISE DREAD KINGS
06/28/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT BOISE DREAD KINGS
GAME ID: 2878 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (24-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
Boise Dread Kings (39-34) 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Matthews Now 5-5 After Subduing Bears
Adam Matthews was outstanding against Traverse City. The right-hander, who is tied for 6th in the E-AA in quality starts with 8, had a slider that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Dread Kings 6-2 win. Steve Wright closed it out for his 1st save. At 39-34, the Dread Kings are currently third in the Eastern AA Southen Division.

In his 94-pitch effort, Matthews allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 10.

"I felt good. I felt like I was locating the ball well and I was able to keep them off-balance," said Matthews.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOISE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143 1 1
K. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .185 0 0
N. Weatherhead DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .174 1 3
T. Slagle 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .250 3 4
C. Collett LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .379 1 2
T. Hendrix 2B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .200 0 2
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .185 0 2
   a-S. Poquette PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 2 20
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .195 1 14
M. Gainer C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .209 6 25
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 13 12      
a - S. Poquette pinch hit for B. McHale in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ruby (1, 3rd Inning off A. Matthews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 2 , K. Jones , T. Hendrix , S. Poquette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones
GIDP: C. Collett , J. Browne
Hit by Pitch: T. Slagle , T. Hendrix
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Browne-Hendrix-Slagle, Browne-Hendrix-Slagle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gottlieb CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .310 10 16
   b-O. Baker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 13
R. Thurman DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .133 0 0
A. Marquez 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .227 3 5
M. Kuperberg 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 6 .285 15 42
   a-R. Fana 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 4
R. Colon RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 14 35
T. Plowman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 3 18
M. Bosco LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 6 16
S. Huhtinen C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .276 3 17
J. Figueroa SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .203 8 24
Totals 31 6 9 6 5 7 20      
a - R. Fana substituted for M. Kuperberg in the 9th
b - O. Baker substituted for S. Gottlieb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Colon (13, 7th Inning off J. Eppert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Huhtinen (3, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Gottlieb (10, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Figueroa (8, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kuperberg (15, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Colon (14, 2nd Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gottlieb 5 , R. Thurman , M. Kuperberg 4 , R. Colon 6 , S. Huhtinen 5 , J. Figueroa 4
2-out RBI: M. Kuperberg , R. Colon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gottlieb , M. Kuperberg , R. Colon , T. Plowman
GIDP: M. Kuperberg , S. Huhtinen
Hit by Pitch: R. Thurman , R. Colon
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Marquez-Figueroa-Kuperberg, Figueroa-Marquez-Fana)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOISE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons L (5-7) 2.0 6 6 6 2 3 5 54 5.15   
J. Casale 3.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 46 5.08   
J. Eppert 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 17
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 15, J. Casale 14, J. Eppert 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 2-1, J. Casale 6-1, J. Eppert 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 54-31, J. Casale 46-28, J. Eppert 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eppert 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Gibbons , J. Casale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Matthews W (5-5) 7.0 2 0 0 2 10 0 94 4.90   
J. Byler 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 23 7.94   
C. Iverson 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.67   
S. Wright SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Matthews 81
Batters Faced: A. Matthews 25, J. Byler 5, C. Iverson 4, S. Wright 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Matthews 6-4, J. Byler 1-0, C. Iverson 0-0, S. Wright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Matthews 94-61, J. Byler 23-14, C. Iverson 18-11, S. Wright 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Iverson 2-2 , S. Wright 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Matthews , C. Iverson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Matthews
Ballpark: Ballpark of Boise
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM MT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 10318
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