ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS
07/07/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS
GAME ID: 2940 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Traverse City Bears (30-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Winchester Mountaineers (59-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Bears Edge Past Mountaineers, 1-0
The Traverse City Bears faced a tenacious opponent in Winchester pitcher Brad Bixby, but still scratched out a win at Mountaineers Park by a final score of 1-0 in 11 innings. Bixby went 7.1 innings and allowed no runs. With this game in the books, Traverse City is 30-51, Winchester 59-22.

The Mountaineers wasted a real gem from Bixby, who struck out 8 and held the Bears without an earned run over 7.1 innings.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE WINCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .169 1 2
   a-J. Pierce PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
K. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .196 1 2
N. Weatherhead DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271 6 11
T. Slagle 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .220 4 8
C. Collett LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 3 9
   b-T. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
   c-S. Poquette RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 20
T. Hendrix 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 4
B. McHale 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 0 6
W. Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .185 2 3
M. Gainer C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 7 28
   d-O. Banks PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 2 7
   e-M. Henkel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 0 1
Totals 35 1 5 1 5 10 16      
a - J. Pierce pinch hit for P. Ruby in the 9th
b - T. Walker pinch hit for C. Collett in the 9th
c - S. Poquette substituted for T. Walker in the 9th
d - O. Banks pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 10th
e - M. Henkel substituted for O. Banks in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: M. Gainer (2, 6th Inning off B. Bixby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones , T. Slagle , T. Hendrix , W. Brown , M. Gainer 3
2-out RBI: T. Slagle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones , T. Walker , T. Hendrix
GIDP: W. Brown
Sac Bunt: K. Jones
Hit by Pitch: S. Poquette
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Gainer (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Villarreal 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 17 47
   a-R. Matthews PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .833 0 4
   b-F. Hernandez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
P. Grayson 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .276 13 39
B. Carroll DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310 19 57
J. Hall LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 16 54
J. Botello 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .284 12 42
M. Hankins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 7 22
R. Barker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .202 6 28
J. Hasiak RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .295 3 15
B. Dennis SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .226 4 29
Totals 37 0 4 0 4 10 15      
a - R. Matthews pinch hit for M. Villarreal in the 8th
b - F. Hernandez substituted for R. Matthews in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Hernandez , J. Botello , J. Hasiak , B. Dennis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Carroll , J. Botello
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Grayson (21)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Villarreal (6) , J. Botello (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Dennis-Grayson-Botello, Barker-Hernandez)
OF assists: 1 (Barker(Hendrix at 3rd base))
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WINCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle 6.0 1 0 0 2 7 0 93 1.53   
J. Eppert 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 4.86   
P. Solano 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.69   
A. Tanner W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 75
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 21, J. Eppert 9, P. Solano 4, A. Tanner 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 5-6, J. Eppert 2-2, P. Solano 1-1, A. Tanner 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 93-54, J. Eppert 28-19, P. Solano 18-8, A. Tanner 22-16
WP: J. Knittle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bixby 7.1 1 0 0 2 8 0 94 1.62   
G. Cortez 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 2.51   
S. Gryder L (3-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 30 1.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bixby 82
Batters Faced: B. Bixby 24, G. Cortez 8, S. Gryder 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bixby 7-5, G. Cortez 3-1, S. Gryder 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bixby 94-59, G. Cortez 22-16, S. Gryder 30-18
WP: S. Gryder
Hit Batsmen: S. Gryder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Bixby
Ballpark: Mountaineers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 13221
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