ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS
07/05/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS
GAME ID: 2919 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (42-36) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Winchester Mountaineers (54-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 1
Mountaineers Sneak Past Bears, 4-3
Traverse City wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Justin Knittle, falling to the Winchester Mountaineers, 4-3. Knittle threw 7.1 innings of shutout ball for the losing team. Winchester reliever Steve Gryder picked up the win. Sam Powers took the loss for Traverse City. The victory gives Winchester a record of 54-24.

The game came to a climactic end in the bottom of the ninth. With Winchester trailing 3-1, Cory Sperber delivered the big blow, hitting a splitter from Sam Powers for a bases-clearing double. Just like that, the Mountaineers had a walk-off win.

"We put together a nice win," Sperber said.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE WINCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .311 3 10
D. Crawford SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215 7 28
B. Bugbee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 1 2
M. DeRise DH 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .300 0 0
   a-E. Gatto DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 7 28
W. Bodin C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .275 1 6
S. Baran CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .278 3 22
T. Greer RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .288 0 4
B. McHale 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .208 8 23
T. Tofel 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 3 7
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 13 14      
a - E. Gatto inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Collins , M. DeRise , W. Bodin , T. Greer , T. Tofel
2-out RBI: R. Collins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Crawford , B. Bugbee
GIDP: T. Greer
Sac Fly: S. Baran
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Crawford (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Bugbee-Crawford-Bugbee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Grayson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 5 24
   a-B. Blake PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 17
   b-C. Sperber 2B 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .271 5 35
K. Miller RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 7 28
B. Carroll DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .311 23 62
G. Kinder 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .324 13 39
J. Lewis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 12 36
J. Hall CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 18 47
J. Jackson C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .251 3 23
C. Lilley LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .294 1 1
B. Dennis SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .077 0 0
   c-J. Capen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 9 26
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 10 13      
a - B. Blake pinch hit for P. Grayson in the 8th
b - C. Sperber substituted for B. Blake in the 9th
c - J. Capen pinch hit for B. Dennis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Carroll 2 (15, 3rd Inning off J. Knittle, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Gibbons, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Sperber (13, 9th Inning off S. Powers, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Sperber 2 , B. Carroll 5 , J. Lewis , J. Jackson 2 , C. Lilley
2-out RBI: C. Sperber , B. Carroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Kinder 2 , B. Dennis
GIDP: P. Grayson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dennis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Dennis-Grayson-Kinder)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WINCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle 7.1 4 0 0 2 8 0 93 2.64   
K. Gibbons H (1) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
S. Powers L (1-2), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 24 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 76
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 27, K. Gibbons 4, S. Powers 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 6-7, K. Gibbons 0-2, S. Powers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 93-64, K. Gibbons 17-10, S. Powers 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mason 6.0 4 3 1 1 8 0 76 1.28   
J. Ferraro 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.03   
S. Gryder W (6-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mason 63
Batters Faced: D. Mason 23, J. Ferraro 7, S. Gryder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mason 6-3, J. Ferraro 2-1, S. Gryder 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mason 76-51, J. Ferraro 36-21, S. Gryder 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Knittle
Ballpark: Mountaineers Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 13844
Monday, February 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82