ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
07/29/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
AURORA SUNS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3059 - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Suns (56-48) 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 7 0
Traverse City Bears (27-77) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 11 0
Suns Win, 6-5, at Traverse City
The Aurora Suns beat the Traverse City Bears, 6-5, at Greensboro Grounds. Aurora designated hitter Danny Rankins had the hot bat. He was 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs. Aurora, at 56-48, sits in 4th place in the Eastern AA Southen Division.

Aurora took a 5-4 lead on Pete Lemish's 8th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Lemish hit in the top of the seventh, left Traverse City pitcher Ahmed Harris shaking his head.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Rankins. "And not try to do too much."
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lewis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 3 11
B. Phillips LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .265 22 58
   a-A. Kenney LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 3 12
J. Dillard 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .311 13 37
D. Rankins DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .282 15 44
J. Maley SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 10 48
C. Warren 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .337 3 20
P. Lemish RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .267 8 25
S. Baran CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 11
N. Wilcox C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .179 3 5
Totals 32 6 7 5 2 7 3      
a - A. Kenney substituted for B. Phillips in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Wilcox (3, 3rd Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rankins (15, 4th Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Lemish (8, 7th Inning off A. Harris, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Phillips (22, 8th Inning off M. Gomez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Phillips 4 , D. Rankins 5 , J. Maley , C. Warren , P. Lemish 4 , N. Wilcox 4
2-out RBI: B. Phillips , P. Lemish
GIDP: J. Dillard 2
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Rankins (7) , J. Maley (1)
CS: C. Warren (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lewis-Wilcox-Dillard, Maley-Lewis-Dillard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .255 27 61
M. Hoffman 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .230 8 33
T. Robinson 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273 19 60
J. Flowers LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .291 15 58
R. Martinez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244 9 49
S. Dawson CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .236 14 55
J. Parker RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .200 3 13
D. Alvarez DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .194 12 42
C. Cumpston C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .266 11 30
Totals 34 5 11 5 3 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Robinson (17, 4th Inning off G. Backos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Hilfiker (4, 9th Inning off J. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 4 , M. Hoffman , T. Robinson 3 , J. Flowers , R. Martinez 2 , S. Dawson , J. Parker , D. Alvarez
2-out RBI: D. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cumpston 2
GIDP: M. Hoffman , J. Parker
Sac Fly: M. Hoffman , S. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: J. Flowers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hilfiker (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Hilfiker-Hoffman, Robinson-Hilfiker-Hoffman)
PB: C. Cumpston
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Backos W (5-8) 6.2 8 4 4 3 2 0 93 6.70   
K. McGaha H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.79   
J. Edwards SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Backos 41
Batters Faced: G. Backos 30, K. McGaha 5, J. Edwards 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Backos 6-10, K. McGaha 0-2, J. Edwards 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Backos 93-55, K. McGaha 21-14, J. Edwards 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McGaha 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Backos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harris L (2-12) 6.2 6 5 5 1 5 3 93 6.08   
M. Gomez 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 29 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harris 46
Batters Faced: A. Harris 25, M. Gomez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harris 9-4, M. Gomez 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harris 93-58, M. Gomez 29-16
WP: A. Harris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Rankins
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 6169
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