ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT AURORA SUNS
09/02/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
TRAVERSE CITY BEARS AT AURORA SUNS
GAME ID: 3269 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Traverse City Bears (38-99) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 9 1
Aurora Suns (70-67) 0 0 2 6 1 0 5 0 X 14 17 0
Suns Overwhelm Bears, 14-5
Suns designated hitter Cody Koeppel put his stamp on his team's 14-5 win over the Traverse City Bears. Koeppel was 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for Aurora in the contest. Sean Gary, the winner, is now 4-4. He struck out 8 and walked 1 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. The Aurora win streak is now 5 games.

Early in the game, left fielder Preston Otte had a 2-run home run for Aurora. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Suns on top, 2-0.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Oscar Figeroa said.
TRAVERSE CITY BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grasso LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .278 5 14
S. Dawson CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 20 71
N. Weatherhead 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 3 11
M. Benitez 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .303 2 13
J. Parker 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .195 5 19
D. Linser RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 1 5
M. Romero DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .095 1 2
D. Alvarez SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .198 13 50
C. Cumpston C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262 13 34
   a-C. Nilsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 1 6
Totals 36 5 9 5 2 9 15      
a - C. Nilsen pinch hit for C. Cumpston in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Benitez (8, 6th Inning off S. Gary, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Parker (5, 4th Inning off S. Gary, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Cumpston (13, 5th Inning off S. Gary, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Benitez (2, 8th Inning off R. Pleitez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grasso , N. Weatherhead , M. Benitez 6 , J. Parker 5 , D. Linser , M. Romero , C. Cumpston 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Dawson , N. Weatherhead
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benitez (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Weatherhead-Alvarez-Weatherhead, Parker-Alvarez-Weatherhead)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hines RF 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .600 1 4
P. Otte LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .083 1 2
P. Lemish 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 10 32
W. Trevino SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 21 71
C. Koeppel DH 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 .514 4 14
C. Warren 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 .323 5 22
Q. Petrilli 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .154 0 1
C. Hensley C 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .226 4 19
J. Polk CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .198 2 15
Totals 38 14 17 14 5 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Polk (4, 5th Inning off S. Blankenship, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Otte (1, 3rd Inning off D. Arroyo, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Hines (1, 4th Inning off S. Blankenship, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Warren (5, 7th Inning off S. Blankenship, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Koeppel (4, 7th Inning off S. Blankenship, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hines 6 , P. Otte 4 , P. Lemish , W. Trevino , C. Koeppel 6 , C. Warren 5 , Q. Petrilli , C. Hensley 2 , J. Polk 4
2-out RBI: C. Hines , P. Otte , P. Lemish , C. Koeppel , J. Polk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hines , C. Warren , C. Hensley
GIDP: Q. Petrilli , J. Polk
Sac Fly: Q. Petrilli
Hit by Pitch: P. Lemish
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Warren (2)
CS: C. Hines (1)
TRAVERSE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Arroyo L (5-15) 3.1 8 7 7 2 2 1 64 7.91   
S. Blankenship 2.2 5 5 4 1 1 3 51 8.34   
B. Marcelo 1.1 4 2 2 2 0 0 41 6.11   
M. Gunter 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Arroyo 14
Batters Faced: D. Arroyo 18, S. Blankenship 16, B. Marcelo 9, M. Gunter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Arroyo 4-2, S. Blankenship 3-4, B. Marcelo 1-2, M. Gunter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Arroyo 64-43, S. Blankenship 51-27, B. Marcelo 41-23, M. Gunter 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Blankenship 2-2 , B. Marcelo 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Blankenship
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gary W (4-4) 5.1 7 4 4 1 8 2 91 5.43   
R. Pleitez SV (1) 3.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 42 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gary 45
Batters Faced: S. Gary 24, R. Pleitez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gary 5-3, R. Pleitez 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gary 91-60, R. Pleitez 42-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pleitez 2-1
WP: S. Gary
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cody Koeppel
Ballpark: Suns Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 8933
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