ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
09/05/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT TRAVERSE CITY BEARS
GAME ID: 3266 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (65-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 2
Traverse City Bears (57-80) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0
Bears Drop Razor Sharks, 3-1
Greensboro Grounds played host to some high drama.

Traverse City pitcher Justin Knittle did his part in helping his team defeat the Mesa Razor Sharks, 3-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. By defeating Mesa, the 4th-place Bears improved to 57-80.

The decisive blow was delivered by Trent Slagle in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a 2-run home run off 20-year old right-handed pitcher David Cooper to win the game for Traverse City. The home crowd went nuts.

"Every loss hurts," said Mesa manager Danny Schexnayder. "But this was a tough one."
MESA BATTING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Veillette LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 5 20
   a-A. Persons PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 18 74
J. Wright 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .282 17 55
C. Williams CF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .277 18 68
E. Ramos DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 16 44
P. Beauford RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 34 84
P. Adam 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .295 5 20
S. Anderson 3B, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .251 8 21
J. Vaughn C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .225 18 52
B. Parks SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 1 9
Totals 35 1 8 1 5 7 16      
a - A. Persons pinch hit for B. Veillette in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Wright 2 , E. Ramos , P. Beauford , P. Adam , S. Anderson , J. Vaughn , B. Parks
2-out RBI: J. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wright , E. Ramos , S. Anderson 2
Sac Bunt: B. Parks 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wright (25) , C. Williams (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wright (16) , B. Parks (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ruby RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .248 8 20
   a-A. Jacobi RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 18
   b-T. Hendrix RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 13
K. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265 2 10
N. Weatherhead DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .318 17 41
T. Slagle 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .256 21 47
C. Collett LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .266 10 36
W. Brown 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .242 7 23
B. McHale 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 4 18
J. Browne SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .178 5 29
   c-J. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 1 3
   e-M. Henkel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 0 1
M. Gainer C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187 10 41
   d-T. Walker PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 6
Totals 32 3 6 3 4 9 15      
a - A. Jacobi substituted for P. Ruby in the 8th
b - T. Hendrix substituted for A. Jacobi in the 9th
c - J. Pierce pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th
d - T. Walker pinch hit for M. Gainer in the 9th
e - M. Henkel substituted for J. Pierce in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ruby (10, 1st Inning off D. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Slagle (21, 10th Inning off D. Cooper, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ruby 2 , N. Weatherhead , T. Slagle 5 , W. Brown , B. McHale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Ruby 2 , K. Jones , C. Collett , W. Brown
Sac Bunt: B. McHale , M. Gainer 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Collett
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Jones (3) , N. Weatherhead (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Collett(Beauford at home))
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mitchell 5.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 75 5.12   
M. Price 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.23   
N. Peercy 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.33   
G. Festa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8.93   
D. Cooper L (4-2) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 9 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mitchell 56
Batters Faced: D. Mitchell 24, M. Price 7, N. Peercy 3, G. Festa 4, D. Cooper 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mitchell 4-6, M. Price 3-2, N. Peercy 1-0, G. Festa 1-1, D. Cooper 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mitchell 75-48, M. Price 18-13, N. Peercy 12-9, G. Festa 9-8, D. Cooper 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Price 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knittle 6.0 5 0 0 4 4 0 97 2.77   
J. Eppert H (5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.99   
A. Tanner W (5-4), BS (2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knittle 62
Batters Faced: J. Knittle 26, J. Eppert 8, A. Tanner 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knittle 5-8, J. Eppert 2-2, A. Tanner 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knittle 97-58, J. Eppert 22-17, A. Tanner 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eppert 1-0
WP: J. Knittle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Knittle
Ballpark: Greensboro Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 4966
Special Notes: LF Andy Jacobi was injured while throwing the ball.
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