ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
09/04/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3265 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (65-71) 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 8 9 2
Traverse City Bears (56-80) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 16 1
Persons goes 4-for-5 to Ignite Razor Sharks Offense
The Mesa Razor Sharks handed the Traverse City Bears a loss at Greensboro Grounds. The final score was 8-6. Adam Persons was one of the major contributors for Mesa. In addition to his 3 singles and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 5. Jerry Carmona snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 3 innings. He's now 1-1 on the season. David Cooper recorded his 16th save for Mesa.

With Mesa leading 6-5 in the top of the seventh, Persons hit a run-scoring single off Traverse City hurler C.J. Henson. It was the 137th hit of the season for Persons and put his team ahead, 7-5.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," Persons told the Mesa News, "and we played pretty well tonight."

Mesa's record now stands at 65-71, placing them 5th in the Eastern AA Southen Division.
MESA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Veillette CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .202 5 20
J. Wright 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .281 17 54
C. Williams DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .279 18 68
   a-J. McLellan DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .389 2 4
P. Beauford LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .251 34 84
E. Ramos RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .237 16 44
A. Persons 2B 5 1 4 5 0 0 0 .279 18 74
S. Anderson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .251 8 21
J. Vaughn C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .225 18 52
B. Parks SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .208 1 9
Totals 38 8 9 8 5 13 14      
a - J. McLellan inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Beauford (17, 6th Inning off D. Martin, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Williams (19, 7th Inning off C. Henson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Wright (5, 7th Inning off C. Henson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Persons (18, 6th Inning off D. Martin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wright 4 , C. Williams 3 , P. Beauford 2 , A. Persons 7
2-out RBI: , A. Persons 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ramos , S. Anderson 2 , B. Parks
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Veillette (4) , J. Vaughn (8)
OF assists: 1 (Ramos(Weatherhead at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby LF, RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 3 .248 8 20
K. Jones CF 6 2 3 0 0 1 5 .270 2 10
N. Weatherhead DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .319 17 40
T. Slagle 1B 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 .253 20 45
A. Jacobi RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .262 5 18
   a-T. Hendrix PH, LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .265 1 13
W. Brown 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242 7 23
B. McHale 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .214 4 18
J. Browne SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .179 5 29
   b-C. Collett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 10 36
M. Gainer C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .188 10 41
   c-J. Pierce PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 1 3
Totals 42 6 16 6 5 9 26      
a - T. Hendrix pinch hit for A. Jacobi in the 7th
b - C. Collett pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th
c - J. Pierce pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jacobi (15, 3rd Inning off J. Zinn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Slagle (20, 1st Inning off J. Zinn, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Gainer (10, 4th Inning off J. Zinn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 2 , K. Jones 3 , N. Weatherhead 2 , T. Slagle 6 , A. Jacobi 2 , W. Brown , B. McHale , C. Collett , M. Gainer 4 , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: T. Slagle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Jones , T. Slagle , T. Hendrix , J. Browne 2 , M. Gainer
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Ruby (5) , N. Weatherhead (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Slagle (5)
PB: M. Gainer
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zinn 3.0 7 5 5 3 2 2 65 5.71   
J. Carmona W (1-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 38 6.92   
M. McClinton H (10) 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 24 3.69   
T. Marshall H (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.23   
G. Festa H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.14   
D. Cooper SV (16) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zinn 22
Batters Faced: J. Zinn 18, J. Carmona 11, M. McClinton 6, T. Marshall 5, G. Festa 1, D. Cooper 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zinn 3-3, J. Carmona 4-3, M. McClinton 1-0, T. Marshall 0-0, G. Festa 0-1, D. Cooper 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zinn 65-38, J. Carmona 38-21, M. McClinton 24-12, T. Marshall 23-17, G. Festa 2-2, D. Cooper 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Marshall 3-0 , G. Festa 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Potter 5.1 2 2 2 2 9 0 90 3.29   
D. Martin 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 11 3.20   
C. Henson L (3-5) 1.2 3 2 1 1 1 0 40 6.25   
P. Solano 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 36 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Potter 63
Batters Faced: P. Potter 21, D. Martin 3, C. Henson 10, P. Solano 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Potter 5-3, D. Martin 0-0, C. Henson 0-4, P. Solano 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Potter 90-62, D. Martin 11-5, C. Henson 40-25, P. Solano 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Martin 2-2
WP: D. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Persons
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 5116
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