ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
09/14/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
GAME ID: 13775 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 9 15 1
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 8 8 0
Mermen Win Extended Game 1 Duel with Eskimo Brothers Behind 2 HRs From 3B Donovan
When the games really matter, the Corpus Christi Mermen put on their best show, beating the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers by a final score of 9-8. T.J. Donovan went 5-6 with 2 home runs, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Corpus Christi now leads Encinitas 1-0 in the best-of-7 affair.

Corpus Christi needed the clutch hitting of Ian Cason to notch the win. The left fielder hammered a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Mermen on top, 9-8. For the game, Cason had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Donovan said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at EBDBBNB Park in Mobile.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF, CF 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
G. Draeger SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   d-G. Duran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   e-D. McKibben SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Harter DH 6 2 2 3 0 1 1 .333 2 3
N. Taniguchi 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. McKeown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Dearman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-S. Evans C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Donovan 3B, SS 6 3 5 2 0 0 0 .833 2 2
I. Cason LF 4 1 3 1 2 0 1 .750 1 1
M. Belsito C 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0
   g-J. Williams PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Reneau CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .333 0 1
   c-T. Reese PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Roberts 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 47 9 15 9 4 5 21      
a - B. McKeown pinch hit for N. Taniguchi in the 7th
b - J. Dearman substituted for B. McKeown in the 7th
c - T. Reese pinch hit for R. Reneau in the 8th
d - G. Duran pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 8th
e - D. McKibben substituted for G. Duran in the 8th
f - H. Sato pinch hit for J. Dearman in the 9th
g - J. Williams pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 9th
h - S. Evans substituted for H. Sato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Draeger (1, 1st Inning off D. Warren, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Reneau (1, 2nd Inning off D. Warren, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Donovan (1, 6th Inning off M. Romero, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Nebeker 2 (2, 7th Inning off M. Romero, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off H. Saakadze, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Harter 2 (2, 7th Inning off M. Romero, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off K. Griffey, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Donovan 2 (2, 8th Inning off H. Saakadze, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Griffey, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Cason (1, 11th Inning off J. Dykema, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker 5 , G. Draeger 2 , D. Harter 8 , T. Donovan 12 , I. Cason 6 , R. Reneau 2
2-out RBI: S. Nebeker , D. Harter , I. Cason , R. Reneau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Duran , N. Taniguchi , R. Reneau , K. Roberts 2
GIDP: M. Belsito
Hit by Pitch: K. Roberts
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Donovan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Andrews PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Maldonado CF 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. McCoy DH 5 1 2 3 1 1 3 .400 1 3
D. Tillery C 6 1 2 1 0 3 8 .333 1 1
M. MacPherson RF 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
D. Hostetler 3B, 1B 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Hoover 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
   d-A. Flores 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Keith SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
S. Soto 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .250 0 2
A. Diaz LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Martinez PH, LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .500 0 1
Totals 40 8 8 8 10 10 19      
a - B. Martinez pinch hit for A. Diaz in the 6th
b - J. Andrews pinch hit for D. Lucena in the 7th
c - J. Maldonado substituted for J. Andrews in the 8th
d - A. Flores substituted for J. Hoover in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Soto (1, 7th Inning off T. Harrison, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Tillery (1, 7th Inning off E. Minero, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. McCoy (1, 7th Inning off E. Minero, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Maldonado , J. McCoy 5 , D. Tillery 5 , J. Hoover , S. Soto 2 , B. Martinez
2-out RBI: J. McCoy , D. Tillery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Tillery 2 , M. MacPherson
Sac Bunt: D. Lucena
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hostetler (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hostetler-Soto-Hoover)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Harrison 6.2 4 4 4 3 6 0 101 5.40   
E. Minero BS (1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 2 36 54.00   
M. Morrison 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 19 0.00   
J. Maughan W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 37 0.00   
A. Feliciano SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Harrison 53
Batters Faced: T. Harrison 28, E. Minero 6, M. Morrison 5, J. Maughan 9, A. Feliciano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Harrison 5-9, E. Minero 0-0, M. Morrison 1-0, J. Maughan 0-4, A. Feliciano 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Harrison 101-63, E. Minero 36-18, M. Morrison 19-7, J. Maughan 37-20, A. Feliciano 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Minero 2-2 , M. Morrison 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Warren 5.1 5 1 1 2 1 0 67 1.69   
M. Romero 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 34 10.80   
H. Saakadze BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 15 40.50   
J. Sims 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
K. Griffey BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 2 39 9.00   
J. Dykema L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Warren 53
Batters Faced: D. Warren 22, M. Romero 9, H. Saakadze 6, J. Sims 1, K. Griffey 10, J. Dykema 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Warren 8-6, M. Romero 1-1, H. Saakadze 1-1, J. Sims 0-1, K. Griffey 4-1, J. Dykema 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Warren 67-43, M. Romero 34-18, H. Saakadze 15-8, J. Sims 6-3, K. Griffey 39-21, J. Dykema 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Romero 1-0 , J. Sims 1-0
WP: H. Saakadze
Hit Batsmen: H. Saakadze
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: T.J. Donovan
Ballpark: EBDBBNB Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:47
Attendance: 20738
Special Notes: T.J. Donovan ties the E-AA playoff game record for hits with 5.
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