ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
08/24/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
GAME ID: 3218 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (35-93) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (92-36) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 9 0
Eskimo Brothers Stay Hot With 2-1 Win
The Encinitas Eskimo Brothers picked up a win at EBDBBNB Park, courtesy of Tom Balletta. The left-hander helped his team stop the Traverse City Bears, 2-1. Balletta picked up the win for Encinitas, going 7 innings. He gave up 1 run on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 8-2. The wins continue to add up for Encinitas. The latest makes it 8 in a row.

Encinitas got a lift in the bottom of the first from center fielder Tony Thomas, who hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Eskimo Brothers up, 2-1.

"Every loss stings," said Traverse City manager Zach Hildebrant. "This one is no exception."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .227 3 9
S. Dawson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 17 62
K. Hilfiker SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 31 69
   a-C. Nilsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 6
   b-D. Alvarez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 13 49
N. Weatherhead 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 6
M. Benitez 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .246 1 9
   c-J. Muniz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 1 5
J. Parker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .192 4 17
   d-M. Miranda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
M. Romero DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .077 1 1
D. Shein CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .218 0 1
C. Cumpston C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 11 30
Totals 34 1 8 1 0 7 13      
a - C. Nilsen pinch hit for K. Hilfiker in the 8th
b - D. Alvarez substituted for C. Nilsen in the 8th
c - J. Muniz pinch hit for M. Benitez in the 9th
d - M. Miranda pinch hit for J. Parker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Grasso (3, 1st Inning off T. Balletta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Grasso 4 , S. Dawson , K. Hilfiker , M. Benitez 2 , J. Muniz , D. Shein , C. Cumpston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Romero
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Shein (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Mabry (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Benitez-Parker-Weatherhead)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Guevara 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324 18 45
   c-J. Figueroa CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 1 3
G. Foote DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .226 34 86
T. Thomas CF, LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .405 4 13
P. Tetzloff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 1 4
J. Hoover 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 11 40
   a-D. Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 2 4
A. Gomez LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 17 57
M. Jardel SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 9 36
S. Valkenburg RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .419 5 10
   b-M. Hernandez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 0 4
D. Wagner C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2 0 7 12      
a - D. Jones substituted for J. Hoover in the 8th
b - M. Hernandez substituted for S. Valkenburg in the 8th
c - J. Figueroa substituted for A. Guevara in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: T. Thomas (1, 5th Inning off B. Mabry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Thomas (4, 1st Inning off B. Mabry, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Foote , T. Thomas 8 , J. Hoover , A. Gomez , S. Valkenburg 2 , D. Wagner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Tetzloff , J. Hoover
GIDP: A. Guevara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Thomas (2)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Mabry L (1-2) 5.2 8 2 2 0 4 1 85 5.09   
M. Gunter 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Mabry 49
Batters Faced: B. Mabry 25, M. Gunter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Mabry 7-5, M. Gunter 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Mabry 85-56, M. Gunter 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gunter 1-0
WP: B. Mabry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Balletta W (8-2) 7.0 7 1 1 0 7 1 92 3.29   
T. Haning H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.39   
B. Hayden SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Balletta 66
Batters Faced: T. Balletta 27, T. Haning 3, B. Hayden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Balletta 6-7, T. Haning 2-1, B. Hayden 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Balletta 92-65, T. Haning 5-5, B. Hayden 5-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Balletta
Ballpark: EBDBBNB Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 13785
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