ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
08/31/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 3246 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (54-78) 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 10 9 0
Corpus Christi Mermen (64-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0
Knittle in Cruise Control in 10-3 Win
Traverse City and Corpus Christi got after it at Mermen Field.

Justin Knittle was superb against Corpus Christi. The right-hander had a fastball that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Bears victory. The score was 10-3. Traverse City is now 54-78.

Knittle allowed no runs over 8 innings. He also racked up 10 strikeouts.

"Justin pitched like a son-of-a-gun," said Traverse City manager Jeff Lacher.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .246 7 17
S. Poquette CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .248 6 28
N. Weatherhead DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .317 16 38
T. Slagle 1B 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 .247 19 41
C. Collett LF 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .265 9 33
W. Brown 2B 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .247 7 21
C. Brown 3B 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .257 1 24
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 4 28
M. Gainer C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .187 9 39
Totals 34 10 9 10 7 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Weatherhead (10, 1st Inning off C. Zamora, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Collett (7, 1st Inning off C. Zamora, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Brown (3, 7th Inning off B. Lowe, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Brown (7, 7th Inning off B. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Collett (9, 5th Inning off C. Zamora, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Poquette , N. Weatherhead 3 , T. Slagle , C. Collett 7 , W. Brown 2 , C. Brown 2
2-out RBI: W. Brown , C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Browne , M. Gainer
Sac Fly: C. Brown
Hit by Pitch: T. Slagle 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Poquette (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kreisle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 23 59
M. Reyes 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .232 14 36
J. Finch RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 16 53
   a-D. Quesada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 6 12
   b-C. Aguirre RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .303 18 54
E. Richard SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 9 38
J. Pitts DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .241 10 30
B. Ericson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 3 10
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 13 49
M. Jarka LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 4 34
N. Wilcox C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 7 25
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 10 7      
a - D. Quesada pinch hit for J. Finch in the 7th
b - C. Aguirre substituted for D. Quesada in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Aguirre (18, 9th Inning off X. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pitts (10, 9th Inning off X. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Aguirre 4 , J. Pitts 4 , B. Ericson , T. Donovan 2
2-out RBI: J. Pitts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pitts , M. Jarka
Hit by Pitch: M. Reyes
Team LOB: 5
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle W (4-3) 8.0 1 0 0 2 10 0 99 2.99   
X. Williams 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 2 26 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 88
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 27, X. Williams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 9-5, X. Williams 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 99-63, X. Williams 26-15
WP: J. Knittle
Hit Batsmen: X. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Zamora L (0-1) 4.1 5 6 6 4 2 1 83 12.46   
B. Lowe 3.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 48 4.29   
J. Gravely 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 28 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zamora 27
Batters Faced: C. Zamora 23, B. Lowe 14, J. Gravely 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zamora 7-3, B. Lowe 4-3, J. Gravely 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zamora 83-43, B. Lowe 48-33, J. Gravely 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gravely 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Zamora 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Knittle
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 5172
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