ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESCALERO CHIEFS
08/25/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESCALERO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 3204 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (50-76) 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 7 1
Mescalero Chiefs (68-58) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 11 0
Slagle Powers Bears Offense
The 7-5 Traverse City win over Mescalero was due largely to Trent Slagle. The Bears first baseman hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The winner was Traverse City reliever C.J. Henson, now 2-4. The loser was Dylan Bibbs. Andrew Tanner was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 13 of 14 save opportunities.

In the top of the third, Slagle had a 3-run home run for Traverse City. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Bears on top, 4-1.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Slagle told the Traverse City Gazette.

The Bears go to 50-76 with the win.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE MESCALERO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .241 6 16
   a-A. Jacobi RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 5 17
K. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 2 10
N. Weatherhead DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .318 16 36
T. Slagle 1B 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .236 16 37
C. Collett LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 6 24
W. Brown 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245 4 15
B. McHale 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 4 17
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 4 28
M. Gainer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 9 39
Totals 33 7 7 7 2 5 5      
a - A. Jacobi substituted for P. Ruby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ruby (8, 5th Inning off D. Bibbs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Weatherhead (16, 1st Inning off D. Bibbs, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Slagle 2 (16, 3rd Inning off D. Bibbs, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Gamboa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 2 , K. Jones , N. Weatherhead 5 , T. Slagle 8 , C. Collett
2-out RBI: , N. Weatherhead 2 , T. Slagle 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Browne
Sac Bunt: B. McHale
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ruby (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Slagle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Curran SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 2 18
C. Velasco CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .238 9 53
J. Woody DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313 22 53
D. Adams 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .462 0 0
T. Letner RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .262 22 80
J. Jirkovsky 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 4 12
   a-D. Willingham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .358 10 51
M. Campos LF 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 .293 3 8
L. Goldade 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 1 6
J. Raygoza C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .315 6 18
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 6 16      
a - D. Willingham pinch hit for J. Jirkovsky in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Velasco (19, 1st Inning off P. Potter, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Goldade (5, 4th Inning off P. Potter, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Campos (3, 8th Inning off J. Casale, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Raygoza (6, 8th Inning off J. Casale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Curran , C. Velasco 3 , D. Adams 2 , T. Letner , M. Campos 5 , L. Goldade 2 , J. Raygoza 5
2-out RBI: , J. Raygoza 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Curran 2 , C. Velasco , T. Letner , D. Willingham , M. Campos
Sac Bunt: L. Goldade
Hit by Pitch: T. Letner , M. Campos
Team LOB: 10
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MESCALERO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter 4.0 6 3 3 1 3 0 91 3.18   
C. Henson W (2-4) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 41 6.84   
J. Casale 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 30 4.45   
A. Tanner SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 40
Batters Faced: P. Potter 20, C. Henson 9, J. Casale 8, A. Tanner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 3-6, C. Henson 0-5, J. Casale 1-3, A. Tanner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 91-55, C. Henson 41-23, J. Casale 30-19, A. Tanner 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Henson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Potter , A. Tanner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bibbs L (10-6) 4.2 5 6 6 2 2 2 71 4.17   
M. Gamboa 4.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 51 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bibbs 30
Batters Faced: D. Bibbs 21, M. Gamboa 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bibbs 4-8, M. Gamboa 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bibbs 71-47, M. Gamboa 51-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gamboa 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Trent Slagle
Ballpark: Chiefs Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM MT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4829
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