ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
07/29/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 3041 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (50-51) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Corpus Christi Mermen (52-49) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3 4 0
Bears Lose By a Run at Corpus Christi
In a low-scoring affair between the Corpus Christi Mermen and the Traverse City Bears, pitcher T.J. Harrison was the difference between victory and defeat. The Corpus Christi right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Mermen win. Paul Garcia, now 1-2, was credited with the win in 1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 1 and walking 0. The slumping Bears have lost 6 straight.

Corpus Christi took a 3-2 lead on T.J. Donovan's 13th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Donovan hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Traverse City pitcher C.J. Henson visibly frustrated.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Harrison.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .310 4 14
S. Baran CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265 4 33
B. Bugbee 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .308 10 28
M. DeRise DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .341 1 4
   a-E. Gatto DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 9 37
W. Bodin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229 4 13
O. Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 4 18
T. Greer RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .232 0 8
   b-J. Dantzler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 7 35
D. Crawford 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 9 38
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 10 28
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 11 10      
a - E. Gatto inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Dantzler pinch hit for T. Greer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bugbee (3, 6th Inning off T. Harrison, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Collins (8, 8th Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Collins 4 , S. Baran , B. Bugbee 3 , W. Bodin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. DeRise , E. Gatto , O. Banks
GIDP: M. DeRise
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Collins (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Banks-Crawford-Bugbee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 4 22
H. Sato DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .231 8 27
J. Dearman 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .245 14 48
T. Donovan 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .247 13 37
M. Belsito C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 4 24
I. Cason LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275 2 30
K. Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 6 40
J. Feeler SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 4 28
J. Pacheco CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 1 11
Totals 26 3 4 3 1 6 4      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Dearman (10, 4th Inning off S. Finch, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Donovan (13, 7th Inning off C. Henson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dearman 2 , T. Donovan 4 , M. Belsito , J. Pacheco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dearman
GIDP: K. Roberts
Sac Bunt: S. Nebeker
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dearman (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dearman-Feeler-Dearman)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Finch 5.2 2 2 2 1 4 0 87 3.97   
C. Henson L (1-1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 17 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Finch 60
Batters Faced: S. Finch 20, C. Henson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Finch 7-6, C. Henson 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Finch 87-57, C. Henson 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Henson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Harrison 6.0 6 2 2 1 7 0 106 4.10   
P. Garcia W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.79   
J. Gravely H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.84   
E. Minero SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Harrison 58
Batters Faced: T. Harrison 24, P. Garcia 4, J. Gravely 3, E. Minero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Harrison 4-6, P. Garcia 0-2, J. Gravely 1-0, E. Minero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Harrison 106-65, P. Garcia 14-10, J. Gravely 13-9, E. Minero 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gravely 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: T.J. Harrison
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 8935
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