ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
09/01/2025
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ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3252 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (73-59) 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 7 10 0
Traverse City Bears (62-70) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 2
Draeger, Mermen March to 7-2 Victory
The Corpus Christi Mermen topped the Traverse City Bears, 7-2, the lion's share of the credit going to shortstop Gary Draeger. On the day, Draeger went 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Mermen. The winning pitcher was Charlie Hunter. His record now stands at 1-0. The right-hander went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits for the Mermen. By defeating Traverse City, the third-place Mermen improved to 73-59.

It could have been a different outcome for Corpus Christi, had it not been for Jack Feeler, the 26-year old shortstop . Feeler contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the sixth inning to put Corpus Christi up, 3-1.

"We take it day by day here," said Draeger, "and today was a good one for us."
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .246 8 34
H. Sato DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .245 10 33
I. Cason LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .269 4 37
N. Taniguchi 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .230 5 9
M. Belsito C 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .266 6 33
T. Reese CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .265 2 18
G. Draeger 3B, SS 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 .340 8 30
K. Roberts 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .261 6 44
J. Feeler SS 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .193 6 42
   a-D. Harter PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 5 17
   b-T. Donovan SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 20 60
Totals 37 7 10 6 7 6 22      
a - D. Harter pinch ran for J. Feeler in the 7th
b - T. Donovan substituted for D. Harter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Taniguchi (1, 7th Inning off X. Williams, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Draeger (13, 7th Inning off X. Williams, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Draeger (8, 2nd Inning off A. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Cason , N. Taniguchi 3 , T. Reese , G. Draeger 8 , K. Roberts , J. Feeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nebeker , H. Sato 2 , M. Belsito , T. Reese
Sac Fly: K. Roberts
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nebeker (9)
CS: I. Cason (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Baran CF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .262 5 37
T. Greer RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .220 1 13
B. Bugbee 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .312 14 41
J. Dantzler LF 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 .250 9 45
E. Gatto DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .259 10 46
D. Crawford 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 11 47
B. McHale SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 10 33
N. Reid C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .141 1 5
M. Nolasco 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .262 5 7
   a-M. DeRise PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 2 7
   b-O. Banks 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 27
Totals 35 2 9 2 5 11 22      
a - M. DeRise pinch hit for M. Nolasco in the 6th
b - O. Banks substituted for M. DeRise in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dantzler (13, 9th Inning off J. Trunzo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Nolasco (5, 5th Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Baran 4 , T. Greer , J. Dantzler 2 , N. Reid 2 , M. Nolasco 4
2-out RBI: J. Dantzler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Gatto 3 , M. DeRise
Sac Bunt: T. Greer
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Crawford (15) , M. Nolasco (5)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hunter W (1-0) 5.0 4 1 1 3 7 1 81 1.80   
M. Morrison H (1) 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 45 0.00   
J. Trunzo 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hunter 59
Batters Faced: C. Hunter 22, M. Morrison 13, J. Trunzo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hunter 4-4, M. Morrison 2-4, J. Trunzo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hunter 81-48, M. Morrison 45-25, J. Trunzo 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Morrison 1-0
WP: M. Morrison
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ramirez L (5-6) 5.0 4 3 2 4 4 1 89 3.73   
X. Williams 1.2 6 4 4 2 2 0 49 5.70   
J. Casale 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ramirez 49
Batters Faced: A. Ramirez 23, X. Williams 13, J. Casale 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ramirez 6-4, X. Williams 1-2, J. Casale 0-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ramirez 89-54, X. Williams 49-30, J. Casale 42-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Williams 1-1 , J. Casale 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Draeger
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 5744
Special Notes: SS Jack Feeler was injured while running the bases.
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