ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
08/14/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
GAME ID: 3133 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (52-63) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 11 0
Mesa Razor Sharks (56-59) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
English Mashes 2 Homers in 4-3 Mesa Win
Fans watched the Mesa Razor Sharks and the Traverse City Bears fight to the finish.

The Mesa Razor Sharks defeated the Traverse City Bears, 4-3, at Razor Sharks Ballpark. Mesa was led by 22-year old center fielder Sam English, who belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Josh Buxton closed it out for Mesa, earning his 5th save.

With Mesa leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, English came up to bat against Traverse City pitcher Xavier Williams. English hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 10th home run of the season put the Razor Sharks on top, 4-0.

"I like what I saw today," said Mesa manager Danny Schexnayder, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."

The Razor Sharks now have a record of 56-59.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE MESA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 4 17
D. Crawford 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .226 10 41
B. Bugbee 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .284 11 32
E. Gatto DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .261 9 42
W. Bodin C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .218 6 17
S. Baran CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .256 5 35
T. Greer RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 0 8
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 10 29
   a-M. DeRise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 2 6
O. Banks SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 4 22
Totals 36 3 11 3 0 8 10      
a - M. DeRise pinch hit for B. McHale in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bugbee (11, 6th Inning off J. Sherline, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Collins , D. Crawford 3 , B. Bugbee 4 , E. Gatto 3 , W. Bodin 2 , O. Banks
2-out RBI: D. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bugbee , S. Baran
GIDP: B. Bugbee , S. Baran
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Williams-Banks-Bugbee, Banks-Crawford-Bugbee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Richins SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231 9 31
J. Hinkey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .253 13 44
C. Williams DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .277 10 35
P. Beauford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .237 9 27
   a-J. Wright 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 9
E. Ramos RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .194 1 3
A. Persons 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .282 15 52
S. English LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .294 10 49
C. Medders CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 1 6
J. Vaughn C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .183 1 7
Totals 31 4 10 4 2 3 17      
a - J. Wright substituted for P. Beauford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hinkey (22, 5th Inning off X. Williams, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. English 2 (10, 3rd Inning off X. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off X. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hinkey 2 , C. Williams , P. Beauford , E. Ramos , A. Persons , S. English 8 , C. Medders , J. Vaughn 2
2-out RBI: S. English
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hinkey , C. Williams , P. Beauford , S. English , C. Medders
GIDP: A. Persons , J. Vaughn
Sac Bunt: J. Richins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Richins (44)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Beauford-Richins-Beauford, Richins-Hinkey-Beauford)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MESA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Williams L (1-4) 6.0 8 4 4 2 2 2 89 5.87   
S. Powers 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Williams 40
Batters Faced: X. Williams 27, S. Powers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Williams 5-10, S. Powers 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: X. Williams 89-52, S. Powers 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Powers 1-0
WP: X. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sherline W (8-9) 6.2 9 3 3 0 4 1 98 3.68   
N. Peercy H (12) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 23 2.09   
J. Buxton SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sherline 48
Batters Faced: J. Sherline 27, N. Peercy 6, J. Buxton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sherline 10-4, N. Peercy 1-0, J. Buxton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sherline 98-64, N. Peercy 23-18, J. Buxton 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Peercy 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam English
Ballpark: Razor Sharks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM MT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 4091
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