ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESCALERO CHIEFS
08/26/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT MESCALERO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 3205 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Traverse City Bears (51-76) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Mescalero Chiefs (68-59) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Bears Top Chiefs in Extras, 3-2
The Traverse City Bears picked up a win at Chiefs Ballpark, downing the Mescalero Chiefs, 3-2, in 11 innings. On the mound for Traverse City was right-hander Justin Knittle, who played a pivotal role in the win. Andrew Tanner snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 2 innings. He's now 4-3 on the season. The 4th-place Bears improved to 51-76.

Chad Collett delivered a big hit for Traverse City. The left fielder drilled a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Bears ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

"That was fun, that was just good baseball," said Knittle.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE MESCALERO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245 6 16
K. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 2 10
   b-A. Jacobi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 5 17
   c-O. Banks SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 2 7
N. Weatherhead DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 16 36
T. Slagle 1B 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .241 17 38
C. Collett LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .262 7 25
W. Brown 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .245 4 15
B. McHale 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 4 17
J. Browne SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .189 4 28
   a-S. Poquette PH, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 6 28
M. Gainer C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .194 9 39
   d-J. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 1
   e-M. Henkel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036 0 1
Totals 39 3 6 2 4 12 14      
a - S. Poquette pinch hit for J. Browne in the 7th
b - A. Jacobi pinch hit for K. Jones in the 7th
c - O. Banks substituted for A. Jacobi in the 7th
d - J. Pierce pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 9th
e - M. Henkel substituted for J. Pierce in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Slagle (17, 4th Inning off G. Muthupalaniappan, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Collett (7, 11th Inning off T. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 2 , T. Slagle 5 , C. Collett 4 , W. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones , T. Slagle , W. Brown , B. McHale
Hit by Pitch: C. Collett
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Ruby (4)
CS: W. Brown (2)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Banks (2)
Double Plays: 1 (McHale-Slagle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Curran SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262 2 18
C. Velasco CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 9 53
M. Daniels DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 21 63
D. Willingham 1B 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 .359 10 51
T. Letner RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 22 80
   a-J. Woody PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 22 53
   b-C. Tams RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 1 8
M. Campos LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 3 9
   c-D. Villanueva PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 12 35
   d-J. Raygoza LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 6 18
D. Adams 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
L. Goldade 2B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .211 2 7
B. Barr C 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .212 14 47
Totals 40 2 8 2 4 12 20      
a - J. Woody pinch hit for T. Letner in the 8th
b - C. Tams substituted for J. Woody in the 9th
c - D. Villanueva pinch hit for M. Campos in the 9th
d - J. Raygoza substituted for D. Villanueva in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: D. Willingham (2, 2nd Inning off J. Knittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Goldade (2, 3rd Inning off J. Knittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Willingham 3 , T. Letner , M. Campos , D. Adams 3 , L. Goldade 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Curran , C. Velasco , C. Tams
GIDP: M. Campos
Sac Bunt: L. Goldade
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
PB: B. Barr 2
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MESCALERO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle 6.0 6 2 2 3 5 1 96 3.34   
D. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.98   
J. Eppert 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 28 4.88   
A. Tanner W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 54
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 26, D. Martin 3, J. Eppert 7, A. Tanner 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 9-3, D. Martin 1-0, J. Eppert 1-0, A. Tanner 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 96-59, D. Martin 16-10, J. Eppert 28-19, A. Tanner 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Martin 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kelly 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 3.84   
G. Muthupalaniappan 4.0 3 2 1 1 3 1 57 1.51   
L. Mora 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 35 4.25   
T. Thompson L (1-1) 3.0 1 1 1 1 5 1 47 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kelly 51
Batters Faced: T. Kelly 8, G. Muthupalaniappan 17, L. Mora 8, T. Thompson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kelly 1-2, G. Muthupalaniappan 4-5, L. Mora 4-1, T. Thompson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kelly 31-19, G. Muthupalaniappan 57-40, L. Mora 35-21, T. Thompson 47-28
Hit Batsmen: G. Muthupalaniappan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Knittle
Ballpark: Chiefs Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 5153
Special Notes: SP Ted Kelly was injured while pitching.
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