ABA DOUBLE A
ALCOA MILLIONAIRES AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
08/20/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
ALCOA MILLIONAIRES AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3176 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alcoa Millionaires (38-84) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 1
Traverse City Bears (48-74) 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 X 9 13 0
Weatherhead Homers 3 Times, Leads Traverse City to 9-4 Win
Conditions were not ideal but Traverse City and Alcoa were able to put their game in the books.

The Traverse City Bears topped the Alcoa Millionaires, 9-4, at Greensboro Grounds. Traverse City designated hitter Noel Weatherhead was a spark plug for the offense. He slugged 3 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring three times. The losing skid has reached 8 games for Alcoa.

Weatherhead contributed in the bottom of the first. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Traverse City get the win.

"This losing is getting old," said Alcoa manager .
ALCOA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Decker RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .251 7 27
   d-A. Ramon PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 0 1
S. Wenzel CF 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .260 21 47
A. Williams SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .304 19 60
A. Byrne LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 12 41
B. Burm 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .225 31 84
   a-R. Carter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
R. Brunner C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 6 32
   b-N. Wetzel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 1 4
J. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277 6 21
   c-J. Anderson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244 2 8
A. Delle Cave 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .268 1 2
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 11 20      
a - R. Carter pinch hit for B. Burm in the 9th
b - N. Wetzel pinch hit for R. Brunner in the 9th
c - J. Anderson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th
d - A. Ramon pinch hit for M. Decker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Williams (19, 1st Inning off J. Knittle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Wenzel , A. Williams 4 , A. Byrne , R. Carter , N. Wetzel , A. Delle Cave , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: A. Ramon , S. Wenzel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Williams
GIDP: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: M. Decker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Brunner (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Williams-Burm, Burm-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jones CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .263 2 9
T. Hendrix 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .241 1 9
N. Weatherhead DH 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .319 15 34
T. Slagle 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 14 32
   a-C. Brown PR, 1B 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .261 1 22
C. Collett LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .254 6 23
A. Jacobi RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .263 5 17
B. McHale 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .206 4 17
W. Brown SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .253 4 15
M. Gainer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .199 9 37
Totals 32 9 13 9 3 2 19      
a - C. Brown pinch ran for T. Slagle in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: C. Collett (5, 3rd Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Weatherhead 3 (15, 1st Inning off O. Vega, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off I. Beristain, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Mondragon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Jones , T. Hendrix , N. Weatherhead 13 , C. Collett 2 , A. Jacobi 2 , B. McHale , W. Brown 3
2-out RBI: N. Weatherhead , A. Jacobi , B. McHale , W. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hendrix 2 , B. McHale
GIDP: C. Brown , M. Gainer
Sac Bunt: M. Gainer
Sac Fly: C. Brown , C. Collett
Hit by Pitch: N. Weatherhead , T. Slagle
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Brown (2) , W. Brown (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hendrix-Brown-Brown)
ALCOA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Vega L (2-15) 0.1 1 3 2 1 0 1 13 7.69   
I. Beristain 3.0 9 5 5 0 1 1 51 8.74   
J. Hodge 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 34 6.86   
G. Mondragon 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 20 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Vega 30
Batters Faced: O. Vega 4, I. Beristain 18, J. Hodge 11, G. Mondragon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Vega 0-1, I. Beristain 4-4, J. Hodge 1-5, G. Mondragon 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Vega 13-5, I. Beristain 51-35, J. Hodge 34-22, G. Mondragon 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Beristain 1-1 , J. Hodge 2-1
WP: I. Beristain 2
Hit Batsmen: O. Vega , J. Hodge
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle W (3-3) 5.0 2 2 2 2 7 1 78 3.38   
C. Henson 3.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 62 7.40   
J. Eppert 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 60
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 20, C. Henson 15, J. Eppert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 5-3, C. Henson 5-1, J. Eppert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 78-49, C. Henson 62-38, J. Eppert 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eppert 3-2
WP: J. Knittle
Hit Batsmen: J. Knittle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noel Weatherhead
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 2960
Special Notes: Trent Slagle and Omar Vega were ejected in the 1st inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.Rain delay of 61 minutes in the 5th inning. Noel Weatherhead ties the TCB regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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