ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
07/04/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2916 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wildthings (18-60) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 9 1
Traverse City Bears (27-51) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 6 8 0
Bears Use Late Score to Top Wildthings, 6-5
In the 6-5 Traverse City win over Washington, the impact of Noel Weatherhead was substantial. Weatherhead slugged 2 home runs. The defeat makes Washington 18-60.

Weatherhead had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a first pitch fastball from Jim Unknown, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Bears a 4-3 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Weatherhead.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Weatherhead.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vigil RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 3 19
G. Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .275 4 18
S. Parkinson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .204 6 20
L. Jones 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .182 1 3
J. Hickey SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .301 2 11
K. Jordan 3B 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 .272 11 41
A. Coakley LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .243 16 35
R. Clemons C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 6 30
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-K. Schnieder DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 1 3
Totals 32 5 9 5 4 9 13      
a - K. Schnieder inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hickey (8, 4th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Jordan (11, 4th Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Parkinson (6, 6th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Coakley (16, 9th Inning off A. Tanner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Thompson , S. Parkinson 4 , J. Hickey 3 , K. Jordan 4 , A. Coakley 4 , R. Clemons , J. Unknown , K. Schnieder
2-out RBI: K. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Thompson , L. Jones , R. Clemons
GIDP: T. Vigil , A. Coakley
Sac Bunt: K. Jordan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Parkinson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .160 1 1
   a-S. Poquette RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 20
K. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 1 1
N. Weatherhead DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .289 5 9
T. Slagle 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .200 3 4
C. Collett LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .372 3 7
W. Brown 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .143 1 2
B. McHale 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 4
J. Browne SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .199 2 18
M. Gainer C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 7 28
Totals 29 6 8 6 3 1 11      
a - S. Poquette substituted for P. Ruby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Slagle (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Weatherhead 2 (5, 3rd Inning off T. Beggs, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Browne (2, 7th Inning off T. Beggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Brown (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Ruby , N. Weatherhead 8 , T. Slagle 2 , C. Collett , W. Brown 4 , J. Browne 5
2-out RBI: J. Browne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Ruby , T. Slagle , B. McHale
Sac Bunt: K. Jones , W. Brown 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Ruby (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (McHale-Brown-Slagle, Browne-Brown-Slagle, Browne-Slagle)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Beggs 7.0 5 3 3 3 1 2 107 12.64   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 10 81.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Beggs 53
Batters Faced: T. Beggs 29, J. Unknown 4, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Beggs 10-10, J. Unknown 1-0, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Beggs 107-66, J. Unknown 10-6, J. Unknown 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons 7.1 7 3 3 2 8 2 95 5.03   
P. Solano W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.08   
A. Tanner SV (3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 17 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 58
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 29, P. Solano 3, A. Tanner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 7-5, P. Solano 1-0, A. Tanner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 95-64, P. Solano 13-9, A. Tanner 17-10
WP: K. Gibbons
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noel Weatherhead
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 4368
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