ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
08/17/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3160 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (37-81) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 7 2
Traverse City Bears (55-63) 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 1 X 11 14 0
Bears Score 11-8 Win Against Libertyville
The Traverse City Bears powered past the Libertyville Polecats, 11-8, at Greensboro Grounds. Bill McHale went 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3, to lead the charge. Miguel Gomez, now 8-7, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 4 runs on 4 hits in 2.1 innings. The Traverse City winning streak has reached 3 games.

Traverse City second baseman David Crawford helped the Bears go up, 6-4, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Crawford hit a 2-run single off Libertyville pitcher Eric Volmar.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Libertyville manager Armando Cerda. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .222 7 14
R. Kotlar LF 4 2 1 0 1 3 0 .177 2 6
B. Bopp SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .306 3 9
J. Rubio DH 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .267 12 45
D. Jordan 2B 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 .163 4 12
C. Preteroti C 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .266 2 10
R. Beall 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .170 2 6
J. Avila RF 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 .297 0 11
J. Bernard 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .206 13 39
Totals 33 8 7 7 7 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Avila (6, 8th Inning off M. Gomez, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Bopp (3, 9th Inning off J. Krueger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Robinson , R. Kotlar , B. Bopp 2 , J. Rubio , C. Preteroti , J. Avila 3
2-out RBI: J. Avila
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robinson , D. Jordan , J. Bernard
GIDP: J. Bernard
Hit by Pitch: J. Rubio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Kotlar (1) , D. Jordan (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 .276 5 20
D. Crawford 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .229 11 46
B. Bugbee 1B 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .298 11 33
E. Gatto DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .262 9 42
W. Bodin C 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .206 6 18
S. Baran CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .252 5 35
T. Greer RF 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 .216 1 11
B. McHale 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .208 10 32
O. Banks SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .251 4 24
Totals 39 11 14 11 6 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Greer (5, 2nd Inning off S. Dunham, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Bugbee (4, 5th Inning off S. Dunham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Collins (5, 7th Inning off J. Chapin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Collins 4 , D. Crawford , B. Bugbee 5 , E. Gatto , T. Greer 3 , B. McHale 3 , O. Banks 2
2-out RBI: R. Collins , B. McHale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Crawford , E. Gatto , W. Bodin 2 , O. Banks
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Greer (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Banks-Bugbee)
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dunham L (2-3) 5.1 8 5 4 1 3 0 91 5.34   
E. Volmar BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 22 5.56   
J. Chapin 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 26 3.76   
J. Unknown 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 26 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dunham 36
Batters Faced: S. Dunham 26, E. Volmar 6, J. Chapin 6, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dunham 7-6, E. Volmar 0-2, J. Chapin 0-2, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dunham 91-60, E. Volmar 22-11, J. Chapin 26-17, J. Unknown 26-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Volmar 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle 5.1 2 4 4 5 6 0 89 4.09   
M. Gomez W (8-7) 2.1 4 4 4 1 3 0 42 5.48   
S. Powers H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 5.24   
J. Krueger SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 49
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 23, M. Gomez 12, S. Powers 2, J. Krueger 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 7-3, M. Gomez 1-2, S. Powers 0-0, J. Krueger 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 89-53, M. Gomez 42-24, S. Powers 7-3, J. Krueger 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gomez 1-0 , S. Powers 1-0
WP: J. Knittle , S. Powers
Hit Batsmen: M. Gomez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill McHale
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 5472
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