ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
09/01/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 3247 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (55-78) 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 2 9 11 1
Corpus Christi Mermen (64-69) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Corpus Christi 9-2 Losers to Bears
The 9-2 Traverse City win over Corpus Christi was due in large part to Chad Collett. The Bears left fielder went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The Traverse City winning streak has reached 3 games.

The Bears benefited from an error in the top of the sixth inning. Traverse City was leading 3-2 when Mike Gainer hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put Traverse City in front, 4-2.

Said losing manager Arturo Colon: "We did everything to set the stage for them to beat us."
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 3 1 1 3 2 2 0 .247 8 20
K. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .264 2 10
N. Weatherhead DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .315 16 38
T. Slagle 1B 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 .250 19 41
C. Collett LF 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 .270 10 35
T. Hendrix 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .261 1 10
B. McHale 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 .215 4 18
W. Brown SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .247 7 23
M. Gainer C 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .189 9 40
   a-M. Henkel PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .034 0 1
Totals 35 9 11 9 7 16 18      
a - M. Henkel pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Slagle (9, 6th Inning off J. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Collett (10, 6th Inning off M. Morrison, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Ruby (8, 6th Inning off M. Morrison, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 4 , N. Weatherhead , T. Slagle 3 , C. Collett 5 , T. Hendrix 2 , B. McHale , W. Brown , M. Gainer
2-out RBI: T. Hendrix , W. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Weatherhead , B. McHale , W. Brown , M. Henkel
Sac Bunt: B. McHale
Hit by Pitch: N. Weatherhead , T. Hendrix
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Jones (6) , N. Weatherhead (8)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hendrix (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McHale-Hendrix-Slagle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .235 1 3
B. Ericson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .243 3 10
C. Aguirre DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298 18 54
J. Pitts 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .243 10 30
D. Quesada CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .279 6 12
E. Richard SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .258 9 38
N. Wilcox C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .216 7 25
M. Jarka LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .242 4 35
   a-F. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .266 13 50
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 9 21      
a - F. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Jarka in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Nebeker , B. Ericson , J. Pitts , D. Quesada , E. Richard 2 , N. Wilcox , T. Donovan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nebeker , B. Ericson , C. Aguirre
GIDP: C. Aguirre
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Quesada 2 (2)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons W (10-13) 5.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 99 4.76   
J. Casale SV (1) 4.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 38 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 49
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 24, J. Casale 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 2-6, J. Casale 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 99-58, J. Casale 38-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Casale 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Edwards 5.0 4 2 2 3 9 0 83 5.64   
M. Morrison L (2-3), BS (2) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 2 24 5.59   
Y. Nakagawa 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 37 3.24   
B. Finkel 1.2 2 2 2 2 3 0 31 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Edwards 57
Batters Faced: J. Edwards 22, M. Morrison 6, Y. Nakagawa 8, B. Finkel 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Edwards 6-0, M. Morrison 1-0, Y. Nakagawa 0-1, B. Finkel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Edwards 83-54, M. Morrison 24-14, Y. Nakagawa 37-21, B. Finkel 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Morrison 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Y. Nakagawa , B. Finkel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chad Collett
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 4760
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