ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT BOISE DREAD KINGS
08/07/2025
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT BOISE DREAD KINGS
GAME ID: 3103 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (51-58) 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 10 0
Boise Dread Kings (60-49) 1 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 X 10 14 0
Kuperberg scores 3 runs to Light Dread Kings Fuse
Behind the bravura of first baseman Matt Kuperberg, the Boise Dread Kings topped the Traverse City Bears by the score of 10-6. Kuperberg was 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Dread Kings. Aaron Lasco went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. The left-hander struck out 4 and walked 3. With the win, he ups his record to 3-1 this season. The third-place Dread Kings sport a record of 60-49.

The Dread Kings got a big boost from second baseman Joe Cross who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Bears hurler Ahmed Harris. It was his 39th walk of the season and put Boise on top, 1-0.

"It was a pretty good night," said Kuperberg.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOISE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Baran CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 5 35
   a-M. DeRise PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .340 1 5
   b-S. Poquette CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 1 3
T. Greer RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 0 8
B. Bugbee 1B 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 .304 10 30
J. Dantzler LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .255 7 37
W. Bodin C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .227 6 17
E. Gatto DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .243 9 39
B. McHale SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .210 10 28
O. Banks 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .254 4 20
M. Nolasco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .273 3 5
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 11 22      
a - M. DeRise pinch hit for S. Baran in the 6th
b - S. Poquette substituted for M. DeRise in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dantzler (12, 6th Inning off J. Gaines, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Baran , M. DeRise , B. Bugbee 2 , J. Dantzler 2 , W. Bodin , E. Gatto , B. McHale , O. Banks 2
2-out RBI: B. Bugbee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bugbee , J. Dantzler , E. Gatto , B. McHale
Sac Bunt: W. Bodin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Baran(Baker at 2nd base), Greer(Baker at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Engelke CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .206 2 9
   a-D. Martinez 3B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .264 15 45
   c-S. Gottlieb CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 13 35
R. Colon RF, CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .296 8 19
A. Mareno DH 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 .288 11 38
J. Capra SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .299 11 44
M. Kuperberg 1B 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 .263 7 16
   b-C. Goldsmith 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 6 12
J. Cross 2B, CF, 3B 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .242 15 42
O. Baker LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 9 .245 2 9
M. Mims 3B, 2B 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .271 7 26
S. Huhtinen C 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .258 6 33
Totals 35 10 14 9 11 8 23      
a - D. Martinez substituted for J. Engelke in the 7th
b - C. Goldsmith substituted for M. Kuperberg in the 7th
c - S. Gottlieb substituted for D. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Huhtinen (11, 5th Inning off M. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kuperberg (7, 3rd Inning off A. Harris, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Mims (7, 5th Inning off A. Harris, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Engelke , R. Colon 2 , J. Capra 2 , M. Kuperberg 5 , J. Cross , O. Baker 2 , M. Mims 5 , S. Huhtinen 3
2-out RBI: M. Kuperberg , J. Cross , S. Huhtinen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mareno , J. Capra , O. Baker 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Engelke (5)
CS: J. Engelke (7)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOISE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harris L (4-7) 4.1 9 7 7 6 5 2 95 5.06   
M. Gomez 1.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 40 5.22   
C. Henson 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 38 4.23   
A. Lister 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harris 16
Batters Faced: A. Harris 26, M. Gomez 10, C. Henson 7, A. Lister 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harris 4-2, M. Gomez 1-3, C. Henson 1-1, A. Lister 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harris 95-51, M. Gomez 40-20, C. Henson 38-18, A. Lister 10-9
WP: M. Gomez , C. Henson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lasco W (3-1) 5.0 3 1 1 3 4 0 85 3.38   
J. Gaines 0.2 7 5 5 0 1 0 26 4.39   
J. Licht H (1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 1.00   
D. Caldwell 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 17 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lasco 58
Batters Faced: A. Lasco 21, J. Gaines 9, J. Licht 7, D. Caldwell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lasco 4-7, J. Gaines 0-1, J. Licht 2-2, D. Caldwell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lasco 85-53, J. Gaines 26-18, J. Licht 28-20, D. Caldwell 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Licht 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Kuperberg
Ballpark: Ballpark of Boise
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 8485
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