ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
07/05/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2917 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wildthings (18-61) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0
Traverse City Bears (28-51) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 11 0
Bears Send Washington Home with 5-3 Loss
Washington first baseman Steve Parkinson had a good game, even if his team did not. The Wildthings dropped a 5-3 decision to Traverse City at Greensboro Grounds. Parkinson was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. Traverse City reliever C.J. Henson picked up the win to move to 1-1. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. The save went to Andrew Tanner, number 4 for him.

Ted Hendrix's at-bat in the bottom of the sixth was significant, coming with runners on 1st and 2nd and the game tied, 2-2. The Traverse City second baseman hit a run-scoring single off Jim Unknown to put the Bears up.

"It feels good to get this one," Hendrix told the Traverse City Gazette.

The Bears raised their record to 28-51.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vigil RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .282 3 19
G. Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 4 18
S. Parkinson 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 .216 8 22
L. Jones 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .192 1 3
J. Hickey SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .293 2 11
K. Jordan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 11 41
A. Coakley LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .243 17 36
R. Clemons C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 6 30
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-K. Schnieder DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 3
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 12 13      
a - K. Schnieder inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Jordan (13, 5th Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Parkinson 2 (8, 1st Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Coakley (17, 9th Inning off A. Tanner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Thompson , S. Parkinson 8 , L. Jones , K. Jordan 2 , A. Coakley 4 , R. Clemons
2-out RBI: , S. Parkinson 2 , A. Coakley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jones , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Hickey
Hit by Pitch: S. Parkinson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Vigil(Gainer at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .185 1 1
K. Jones CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .200 1 1
N. Weatherhead DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .286 6 11
T. Slagle 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .190 3 4
   a-J. Pierce PR, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
C. Collett LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .370 3 9
   b-S. Poquette PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 20
T. Hendrix 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .257 0 4
B. McHale 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .262 0 4
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .196 2 18
M. Gainer C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .223 7 28
Totals 31 5 11 5 3 5 14      
a - J. Pierce pinch ran for T. Slagle in the 6th
b - S. Poquette pinch ran for C. Collett in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ruby (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Weatherhead (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 3 , K. Jones , N. Weatherhead 4 , J. Pierce , C. Collett , T. Hendrix , B. McHale 2 , M. Gainer 2
2-out RBI: N. Weatherhead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Slagle , J. Browne , M. Gainer
Sac Bunt: B. McHale
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Pierce (1) , M. Gainer (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hendrix-Browne-Slagle)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 6.2 9 5 5 3 5 1 101 6.75   
T. Matsuura 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 38
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30, T. Matsuura 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-8, T. Matsuura 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 101-65, T. Matsuura 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pumphrey 5.2 4 2 2 0 7 2 81 3.92   
C. Henson W (1-1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 34 7.36   
A. Tanner SV (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pumphrey 60
Batters Faced: R. Pumphrey 21, C. Henson 10, A. Tanner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pumphrey 7-2, C. Henson 1-3, A. Tanner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pumphrey 81-53, C. Henson 34-23, A. Tanner 14-9
Hit Batsmen: R. Pumphrey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Parkinson
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 4647
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