ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
07/19/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3001 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (62-29) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1
Traverse City Bears (48-43) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Eskimo Brothers Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Bears, 3-2
The Encinitas Eskimo Brothers, despite a fine performance by Traverse City pitcher Sean Finch, grabbed a 3-2 win at Greensboro Grounds. Finch allowed 1 run over 6 innings. The win was credited to 26-year old right-handed pitcher Hunter Saakadze in relief. His record improves to 3-0. Kevin Gibbons took the loss. Danny Wagner earned the save, his 16th in 16 tries.

Encinitas used a timely hit from Angelo Diaz to get the win. The left fielder stroked a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Eskimo Brothers ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

Diaz attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."

Encinitas is sailing along at 62-29.
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 8 43
G. Foote 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .246 19 41
A. Gomez RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .300 7 37
J. Ciervo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .268 21 51
   d-S. Soto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 9
A. Cook DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .361 6 18
   a-A. Guevara DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 6 28
J. Hoover 2B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .279 11 49
J. Andrews SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 3 19
   b-B. DeHaas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 9
   e-A. Flores 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 0
A. Diaz LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .245 5 27
   c-J. Gonzalez PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 19
U. Peurajärvi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 8 38
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 10 14      
a - A. Guevara inserted as DH in the 9th
b - B. DeHaas pinch hit for J. Andrews in the 9th
c - J. Gonzalez pinch ran for A. Diaz in the 9th
d - S. Soto substituted for J. Ciervo in the 9th
e - A. Flores substituted for B. DeHaas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lucena (26, 8th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Diaz (19, 9th Inning off K. Gibbons, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lucena 2 , J. Ciervo , A. Cook , J. Hoover 2 , J. Andrews , A. Diaz 2
2-out RBI: A. Cook , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gomez , U. Peurajärvi 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Andrews (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Andrews (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .309 3 11
D. Crawford 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .228 9 38
   b-S. Poquette PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
B. Bugbee 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .302 7 19
E. Gatto DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .253 8 31
W. Bodin C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 2 11
S. Baran CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 3 26
T. Greer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 0 7
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 10 28
   a-J. Dantzler PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 6 29
O. Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 15
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 4 17      
a - J. Dantzler pinch hit for B. McHale in the 9th
b - S. Poquette pinch hit for D. Crawford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Collins (4, 1st Inning off C. Har, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Bodin (2, 4th Inning off C. Har, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Collins 4 , D. Crawford 2 , S. Poquette , W. Bodin 2 , T. Greer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Bugbee 2 , E. Gatto , T. Greer , B. McHale
Sac Fly: B. Bugbee
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Baran(Gomez at 3rd base))
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Har 6.2 7 2 2 2 2 0 100 4.06   
H. Saakadze W (3-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.31   
D. Wagner SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Har 52
Batters Faced: C. Har 29, H. Saakadze 5, D. Wagner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Har 9-9, H. Saakadze 1-2, D. Wagner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Har 100-68, H. Saakadze 18-13, D. Wagner 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Saakadze 1-0
WP: C. Har
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Finch 6.0 2 1 1 3 7 0 92 4.00   
A. Lister H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.16   
K. Gibbons L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 31 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Finch 68
Batters Faced: S. Finch 22, A. Lister 4, K. Gibbons 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Finch 6-4, A. Lister 0-2, K. Gibbons 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Finch 92-56, A. Lister 22-13, K. Gibbons 31-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Finch
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 9014
Special Notes: LF Angelo Diaz was injured while running the bases.
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