ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
08/08/2020
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS
GAME ID: 3111 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (56-55) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Washington Wildthings (39-72) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 1
Bears Get One-Run Win at Washington
The Traverse City Bears did just enough to sneak past the Washington Wildthings, 5-4, at Red Barons Ballpark. Traverse City pitcher Willie Morales, in particular, had a standout performance. In 5.1 innings, Morales surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. Jayson Wagner converted his 21st save in 27 tries.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jonathan McCarthy? The Traverse City left fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bears on top, 5-2. For the game, McCarthy had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

McCarthy called the triumph "a good team win."

The third-place Bears have won 5 consecutive games.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Ruschak CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .274 8 35
J. Ells 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .246 11 45
J. McCarthy LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .276 9 42
J. Torres DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .424 4 10
W. Alport 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264 0 5
J. Halliday C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .178 3 8
J. Schneider RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-L. King RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
S. Turman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .196 8 21
S. Hoffer SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 3
Totals 32 5 6 5 6 5 16      
a - L. King substituted for J. Schneider in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCarthy (18, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Torres (4, 1st Inning off J. Cameron, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ells (11, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ells 4 , J. McCarthy 3 , J. Torres 4 , W. Alport , S. Hoffer
2-out RBI: J. Ells , J. McCarthy , J. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Torres 2 , S. Hoffer
GIDP: J. Ells
Hit by Pitch: R. Ruschak
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCarthy (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. King (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .200 0 0
B. Lowry C 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .227 8 28
J. Unknown RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .250 1 1
J. Unknown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .667 0 2
J. Unknown DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown DH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-B. Ray DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .127 2 4
Totals 35 4 9 4 7 11 22      
a - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 6th
b - B. Ray inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off W. Morales, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown 2 (2, 4th Inning off W. Morales, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Arroyo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off W. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , B. Lowry , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 3
2-out RBI: , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Unknown-Unknown)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Morales W (7-5) 5.1 5 2 2 2 9 1 91 6.83   
D. Arroyo H (1) 2.1 3 2 2 4 1 0 54 9.35   
E. Ampuero H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.43   
J. Wagner SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Morales 57
Batters Faced: W. Morales 23, D. Arroyo 13, E. Ampuero 1, J. Wagner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Morales 4-3, D. Arroyo 2-3, E. Ampuero 1-0, J. Wagner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Morales 91-57, D. Arroyo 54-29, E. Ampuero 3-1, J. Wagner 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Arroyo 1-0 , E. Ampuero 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cameron 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 5.12   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 2 3 3 1 2 1 42 8.10   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 46 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cameron 36
Batters Faced: J. Cameron 5, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cameron 2-0, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cameron 20-14, J. Unknown 42-25, J. Unknown 46-25, J. Unknown 33-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Morales
Ballpark: Red Barons Ballpark
Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 3233
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