ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
09/03/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3254 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (74-60) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Traverse City Bears (63-71) 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 6 12 1
Bears Prevail, 6-4, Over Corpus Christi
Bears first baseman B.B. Bugbee left his imprint on his team's 6-4 win over the Corpus Christi Mermen. Bugbee was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Traverse City in the contest. Josh Krueger converted his 7th save in 8 tries. The Bears now own a record of 63-71.

Traverse City grabbed control in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Ryan Collins delivered a run-scoring single, to make it 5-4, in favor of the Bears.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Bugbee.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .246 9 35
M. Belsito C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .273 6 33
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 11 37
D. Harter DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .235 5 17
I. Cason RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .265 4 37
N. Taniguchi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 6 14
J. Dearman 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .260 20 61
T. Reese LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .285 2 20
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .244 20 60
K. Roberts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 7 45
Totals 39 4 11 4 1 5 21      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Sato (10, 9th Inning off J. Krueger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Nebeker (9, 1st Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dearman (20, 6th Inning off K. Gibbons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker 4 , M. Belsito 3 , H. Sato 2 , J. Dearman 6 , T. Reese 3
2-out RBI: J. Dearman , T. Reese
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Cason 2 , T. Donovan 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dearman (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Taniguchi-Roberts-Taniguchi, Roberts-Dearman-Taniguchi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Collins LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .275 6 24
S. Baran CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .266 5 37
B. Bugbee 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 3 .313 15 43
J. Dantzler DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .251 9 45
W. Bodin C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 7 22
O. Banks SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 5 27
T. Greer RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .217 1 13
D. Crawford 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .234 11 48
B. McHale 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .217 11 34
Totals 33 6 12 5 5 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Crawford (17, 7th Inning off A. Feliciano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. McHale (11, 2nd Inning off E. Ashley, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Bugbee (15, 3rd Inning off E. Ashley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Collins , S. Baran 2 , B. Bugbee 6 , J. Dantzler , O. Banks , T. Greer , D. Crawford 2 , B. McHale 5
2-out RBI: R. Collins , D. Crawford , B. McHale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bugbee , O. Banks , B. McHale
GIDP: J. Dantzler , W. Bodin
Sac Bunt: O. Banks
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Greer (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bugbee (2)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ashley L (12-10) 5.2 10 5 5 2 4 2 103 2.18   
A. Feliciano 1.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 31 5.19   
E. Minero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ashley 31
Batters Faced: E. Ashley 27, A. Feliciano 9, E. Minero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ashley 8-3, A. Feliciano 3-0, E. Minero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ashley 103-65, A. Feliciano 31-15, E. Minero 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Feliciano 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibbons 5.0 8 4 2 1 2 2 102 4.04   
J. Casale W (4-4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 4.37   
J. Krueger SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibbons 40
Batters Faced: K. Gibbons 25, J. Casale 11, J. Krueger 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibbons 6-7, J. Casale 2-6, J. Krueger 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibbons 102-64, J. Casale 34-26, J. Krueger 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Casale 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: B.B. Bugbee
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 3727
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