ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
07/15/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
GAME ID: 2989 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (25-66) 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 8 13 0
Mesa Razor Sharks (51-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Razor Sharks Fall to Bears, 8-1
The Traverse City Bears picked up a win at Razor Sharks Ballpark, taking down the Mesa Razor Sharks, 8-1. Starting pitcher Jon Gunter was a big reason why. The winner was Gunter. He threw 6.2 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Jose Rivera. The victory makes Traverse City 25-66.

In the top of the first, Kevin Hilfiker ambushed a 2-1 changeup from Jose Rivera and hit a solo home run. It gave Traverse City a quick 1-0 lead.

"I wish every win came this easy," said Hilfiker.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE MESA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .256 25 58
M. Hoffman DH 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .228 8 30
T. Robinson 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .260 16 49
J. Flowers 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .303 14 55
R. Martinez 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .244 9 45
S. Dawson CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 7 .225 12 45
J. Carson C 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .267 19 51
J. Parker RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .193 2 10
D. Alvarez LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .204 11 35
Totals 36 8 13 8 7 10 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Flowers (20, 1st Inning off J. Kainz, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Alvarez (4, 5th Inning off H. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Carson (6, 7th Inning off K. Heath, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hilfiker (25, 1st Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Robinson (16, 3rd Inning off J. Kainz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Carson (19, 5th Inning off H. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 4 , M. Hoffman , T. Robinson 4 , J. Flowers 3 , R. Martinez , S. Dawson , J. Carson 7 , J. Parker 2 , D. Alvarez 2
2-out RBI: J. Carson , D. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hilfiker , M. Hoffman , S. Dawson , D. Alvarez
GIDP: T. Robinson 2 , D. Alvarez
Sac Fly: S. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: T. Robinson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hilfiker (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hilfiker-Robinson-Flowers, Hilfiker-Robinson-Flowers, Martinez-Robinson-Flowers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stella RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 10 32
   a-B. Ribera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .571 0 1
   b-I. Williams RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 7 23
D. Kimble LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .241 3 24
A. Aime 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294 7 16
B. Sanders C 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .301 12 42
M. Flanders 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .246 6 21
M. Leonard CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 19 61
M. Hopkins SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .285 12 43
D. Van Sant DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 17 61
J. Butler 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .174 0 16
Totals 32 1 8 1 6 6 21      
a - B. Ribera pinch hit for M. Stella in the 7th
b - I. Williams substituted for B. Ribera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Van Sant (21, 5th Inning off J. Gunter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Williams (7, 9th Inning off D. Kneale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Stella 2 , I. Williams 4 , D. Kimble , A. Aime , M. Flanders , M. Hopkins , D. Van Sant 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Kimble , B. Sanders 2 , M. Hopkins
GIDP: A. Aime , M. Leonard , D. Van Sant
Hit by Pitch: A. Aime
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Aime-Hopkins-Aime, Flanders-Butler-Aime, Butler-Hopkins-Aime)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MESA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gunter W (4-7) 6.2 7 0 0 4 3 0 99 4.34   
D. Kneale 1.2 1 1 1 2 3 1 30 7.94   
M. Gomez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gunter 59
Batters Faced: J. Gunter 30, D. Kneale 8, M. Gomez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gunter 7-8, D. Kneale 2-0, M. Gomez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gunter 99-62, D. Kneale 30-16, M. Gomez 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kneale 3-0 , M. Gomez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Gunter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rivera L (6-5) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.53   
J. Kainz 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 1 35 6.54   
H. Hernandez 2.2 6 3 3 2 4 1 70 3.94   
K. Heath 2.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 38 4.78   
J. Buxton 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24 5.17   
A. Hinton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 36
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 1, J. Kainz 11, H. Hernandez 15, K. Heath 10, J. Buxton 5, A. Hinton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 0-0, J. Kainz 1-3, H. Hernandez 2-1, K. Heath 2-2, J. Buxton 0-1, A. Hinton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 4-2, J. Kainz 35-21, H. Hernandez 70-40, K. Heath 38-23, J. Buxton 24-11, A. Hinton 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Heath 1-0 , J. Buxton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Kainz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Gunter
Ballpark: Razor Sharks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM MT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 11573
Special Notes: SP Jose Rivera was injured while pitching.
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