ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
07/19/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 2996 - SUNDAY, JULY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (65-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 0
Traverse City Bears (34-58) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 X 5 6 0
Bears Tuck Away 5-2 Win Over Encinitas
Traverse City turned a good performance from starting pitcher Pat Potter into a 5-2 triumph over the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers at Greensboro Grounds. The Bears raised their record to 34-58.

Trent Slagle took Encinitas hurler Dustin Engstrom deep in the bottom of the fourth. His grand slam home run put the Bears on top, 4-0. In all, Slagle had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"It's good to win," Slagle told the Traverse City Gazette. "I like to have fun doing it."
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Patlan 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .277 7 29
A. Melo SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 15 53
J. Voci C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 3 11
J. Ware DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .281 10 27
G. Foote 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .236 13 49
D. Hostetler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .238 15 43
T. Schellin RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .269 22 61
C. Kovatch CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .294 3 24
D. Lucena LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .309 9 40
Totals 34 2 10 2 2 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Voci (2, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Schellin (23, 9th Inning off A. Tanner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Patlan (7, 8th Inning off J. Eppert, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Foote (13, 9th Inning off A. Tanner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Patlan 4 , A. Melo , J. Voci 2 , J. Ware 2 , G. Foote 4 , D. Hostetler , T. Schellin 3 , D. Lucena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Patlan , J. Voci , J. Ware , D. Lucena
GIDP: J. Voci , D. Hostetler
Hit by Pitch: A. Melo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hostetler (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Melo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 1 3
J. Browne SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 3 21
N. Weatherhead DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .309 9 17
T. Slagle 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .279 9 25
C. Collett LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 3 13
W. Brown 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 3 11
A. Jacobi RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 4 14
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 2 11
M. Nolasco C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .179 2 7
Totals 28 5 6 5 0 5 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Slagle (9, 4th Inning off D. Engstrom, 3 on, 0 outs) , N. Weatherhead (9, 8th Inning off D. Engstrom, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones , N. Weatherhead 5 , T. Slagle 5 , A. Jacobi
2-out RBI: N. Weatherhead
Sac Bunt: J. Browne , C. Collett
Hit by Pitch: C. Collett
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Browne-Slagle, Browne-Brown-Slagle)
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Engstrom L (4-1) 7.2 6 5 5 0 5 2 87 3.38   
B. Underwood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Engstrom 52
Batters Faced: D. Engstrom 30, B. Underwood 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Engstrom 11-7, B. Underwood 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Engstrom 87-60, B. Underwood 3-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Engstrom
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter W (3-1) 7.0 6 0 0 2 5 0 94 4.26   
J. Eppert 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 5.26   
A. Tanner 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 25 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 68
Batters Faced: P. Potter 27, J. Eppert 4, A. Tanner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 6-7, J. Eppert 1-2, A. Tanner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 94-60, J. Eppert 10-8, A. Tanner 25-15
WP: P. Potter
Hit Batsmen: P. Potter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Potter
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 5642
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