ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT ALCOA MILLIONAIRES
07/15/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT ALCOA MILLIONAIRES
GAME ID: 2969 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (33-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 9 1
Alcoa Millionaires (31-58) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 X 9 14 1
Bears Defeated, 9-4
The Alcoa Millionaires saddled the Traverse City Bears with a loss at Alcoa Grounds. The final score was 9-4. Bobby Burm was 3 for 4, including 2 singles and 1 home run. The Alcoa first baseman scored 1 run and drove in 3. Alcoa reliever Matt Johnson snagged the win, upping his record to 1-0. C.J. Henson shouldered the loss. The Millionaires raised their record to 31-58.

Jaden Darden took Traverse City hurler C.J. Henson deep in the bottom of the seventh. His solo home run put the Millionaires on top, 5-4. In all, Darden had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Said Traverse City manager Jeff Lacher: "They just got the better of us."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE ALCOA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Poquette CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .242 2 21
J. Browne SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 3 21
   a-N. Weatherhead PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .305 7 15
   b-O. Banks SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 2 7
T. Slagle 1B 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 .270 7 17
C. Collett LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .282 3 11
T. Hendrix RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .241 0 6
W. Brown 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .327 3 11
T. Walker DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 0 0
B. McHale 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .239 2 10
   c-P. Ruby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 1 3
   d-C. Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 19
M. Gainer C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .216 7 28
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 10 18      
a - N. Weatherhead pinch hit for J. Browne in the 7th
b - O. Banks substituted for N. Weatherhead in the 7th
c - P. Ruby pinch hit for B. McHale in the 8th
d - C. Brown substituted for P. Ruby in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Slagle (7, 7th Inning off P. Hanson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Slagle 5 , C. Collett 2 , W. Brown 3 , M. Gainer 2
2-out RBI: T. Slagle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Poquette , T. Slagle , T. Hendrix
GIDP: T. Walker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Walker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Poquette (5)
Double Plays: 1 (McHale-Brown-Slagle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Wenzel RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .288 18 41
J. Darden LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 1 1
A. Williams SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .282 13 43
B. Burm 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .227 20 61
F. Liu 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .199 9 33
J. Johnson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .292 4 11
P. Baker CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .264 2 9
J. Unknown DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
N. Wetzel C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .217 0 2
Totals 37 9 14 8 3 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Baker (1, 8th Inning off C. Henson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wenzel (18, 8th Inning off C. Henson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Wenzel (18, 1st Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Burm (20, 1st Inning off R. Pumphrey, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Williams (13, 7th Inning off C. Henson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Darden (1, 7th Inning off C. Henson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Wenzel 6 , J. Darden 5 , A. Williams 5 , B. Burm 6 , J. Johnson 2 , P. Baker 2 , J. Unknown , N. Wetzel
2-out RBI: S. Wenzel , B. Burm 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Liu , J. Johnson , N. Wetzel
GIDP: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: B. Burm
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Burm (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Burm-Williams-Johnson)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ALCOA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pumphrey 5.1 8 4 4 1 4 2 83 3.97   
C. Henson L (1-2) 2.1 5 4 4 0 2 2 32 9.72   
D. Martin 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 14 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pumphrey 39
Batters Faced: R. Pumphrey 25, C. Henson 12, D. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pumphrey 5-6, C. Henson 4-1, D. Martin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pumphrey 83-50, C. Henson 32-23, D. Martin 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Martin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Pumphrey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vega 3.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 56 8.40   
B. Eilers 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 33 0.00   
P. Hanson 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 1 34 4.40   
M. Johnson W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vega 52
Batters Faced: M. Vega 15, B. Eilers 8, P. Hanson 7, M. Johnson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vega 4-3, B. Eilers 2-1, P. Hanson 1-1, M. Johnson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vega 56-32, B. Eilers 33-23, P. Hanson 34-19, M. Johnson 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Eilers 1-0 , P. Hanson 1-0
Balk: M. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Burm
Ballpark: Alcoa Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 2875
Special Notes: RP Bill Eilers was injured while pitching.
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