ABA DOUBLE A
RIVERSIDE ROTTERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
08/04/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
RIVERSIDE ROTTERS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3101 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Rotters (75-35) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 2
Traverse City Bears (29-81) 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 8 11 0
Hilfiker Stars as Bears Top Rotters, 8-6
The Traverse City Bears stopped the Riverside Rotters, 8-6, at Greensboro Grounds. The Bears got a big game from Kevin Hilfiker, who was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Traverse City reliever Dale Kneale got the win, raising his record to 4-4. Brian Bauer was tagged with the loss. Getting the save was Jim Unknown, his 1st.

Hilfiker contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Traverse City in the bottom of the second. With his team trailing 3-2, Hilfiker took a fastball from Chris Lowe and stroked the home run to right. His 29th home run of the season allowed the Bears to leap in front, 5-3.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Traverse City skipper Zach Hildebrant.

The Bears sport a record of 29-81.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alcantara CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .262 15 55
B. Modarelli LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .236 4 14
J. Mullinax 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 .294 16 44
M. DeWitt 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .303 33 80
D. Moore RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .248 29 81
D. Wechsler 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .345 2 15
D. Apodaca DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240 0 5
R. Kesterson SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .272 8 39
J. Alvarado C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .230 8 22
Totals 36 6 11 6 4 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Apodaca (3, 2nd Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Moore (29, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Kesterson (8, 4th Inning off P. Potter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Alcantara , B. Modarelli 2 , M. DeWitt , D. Moore 4 , D. Wechsler 2 , D. Apodaca 2 , R. Kesterson 4 , J. Alvarado 2
2-out RBI: D. Moore , R. Kesterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alcantara , M. DeWitt , D. Moore , J. Alvarado
GIDP: J. Mullinax
Sac Fly: J. Mullinax
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Alcantara (18)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bauer (1) , B. Modarelli (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Wechsler-Kesterson-DeWitt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hilfiker 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .253 29 65
M. Hoffman LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .233 8 33
J. Flowers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 16 63
S. Dawson CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .233 14 55
R. Martinez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238 9 50
J. Carson DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .252 21 55
D. Alvarez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .197 12 43
J. Parker RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184 3 13
C. Cumpston C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 11 30
Totals 34 8 11 6 0 5 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Hoffman (20, 5th Inning off B. Bauer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hilfiker 2 (29, 2nd Inning off C. Lowe, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Lienhard, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Carson (21, 8th Inning off J. Lienhard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hilfiker 8 , M. Hoffman 3 , J. Flowers , S. Dawson , R. Martinez , J. Carson 4 , D. Alvarez 2 , C. Cumpston
2-out RBI: R. Martinez , J. Carson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Martinez
GIDP: J. Parker
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Alvarez-Flowers)
PB: C. Cumpston
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lowe 3.0 6 5 5 0 3 1 55 3.41   
B. Bauer L (3-2) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 35 4.74   
J. Lienhard 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 27 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lowe 28
Batters Faced: C. Lowe 15, B. Bauer 11, J. Lienhard 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lowe 4-2, B. Bauer 4-3, J. Lienhard 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lowe 55-38, B. Bauer 35-22, J. Lienhard 27-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter 3.2 6 5 5 1 0 2 63 10.38   
D. Kneale W (4-4) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 7.30   
M. Gomez H (5) 2.2 2 0 0 0 6 0 39 4.31   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 17 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 26
Batters Faced: P. Potter 17, D. Kneale 8, M. Gomez 10, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 7-3, D. Kneale 1-3, M. Gomez 0-2, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 63-38, D. Kneale 31-18, M. Gomez 39-28, J. Unknown 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gomez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Hilfiker
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 5559
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