ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
09/15/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
GAME ID: 13776 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 X 6 8 0
Hostetler, Eskimo Brothers Wallop Mermen in Game 2 of DS
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers manager Logan Greening wasn't expecting much from the rookie playing in his first postseason. Maybe he should have been.

In front of a supportive hometown crowd, 23-year-old third baseman Dean Hostetler humbled the visiting Corpus Christi Mermen at EBDBBNB Park. Hostetler went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5 as the Eskimo Brothers shut out the Mermen by a final score of 6-1, to force a 1-1 tie in the best-of-7 Division Series.

Hostetler had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth to put Encinitas in front, 3-0. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run off Corpus Christi pitcher Chad Bendon.

"Solid game, solid win tonight," said a smiling Hostetler.

Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday at Mermen Field in Corpus Christi.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 2
G. Draeger SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-B. McKeown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Dearman SS, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Sato LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .000 0 0
D. Harter DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .222 2 3
I. Cason CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .500 1 2
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
N. Taniguchi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .000 0 0
K. Roberts 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   d-D. McKibben SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Donovan 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .600 2 2
Totals 30 1 5 1 6 14 28      
a - B. McKeown pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 5th
b - J. Dearman substituted for B. McKeown in the 5th
c - T. Reese pinch hit for K. Roberts in the 6th
d - D. McKibben substituted for T. Reese in the 6th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Nebeker 2 , G. Draeger , M. Belsito , T. Donovan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nebeker , D. Harter , I. Cason
Sac Bunt: S. Nebeker
Sac Fly: I. Cason
Hit by Pitch: K. Roberts
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dearman (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Nebeker(Lucena at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. McCoy DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 1 3
D. Tillery C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 1 1
M. MacPherson RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .100 0 0
D. Hostetler 3B 3 3 2 5 1 0 0 .250 2 5
J. Hoover 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
D. Keith SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Soto 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 0 3
A. Diaz LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hoover (1, 7th Inning off K. McGaha, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lucena (1, 8th Inning off K. McGaha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Hostetler 2 (2, 4th Inning off C. Bendon, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off K. McGaha, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lucena 3 , D. Tillery , M. MacPherson , D. Hostetler 8 , J. Hoover 2 , S. Soto
2-out RBI: D. Hostetler , S. Soto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Diaz 2
Sac Bunt: J. Hoover
Team LOB: 3
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bendon L (0-1) 6.0 4 3 3 1 5 1 99 4.50   
K. McGaha 1.2 4 3 3 1 4 1 36 16.20   
A. Feliciano 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bendon 56
Batters Faced: C. Bendon 23, K. McGaha 9, A. Feliciano 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bendon 8-5, K. McGaha 0-0, A. Feliciano 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bendon 99-63, K. McGaha 36-25, A. Feliciano 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Har W (1-0) 6.1 5 1 1 6 9 0 100 1.42   
J. Sims SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Har 62
Batters Faced: C. Har 31, J. Sims 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Har 5-5, J. Sims 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Har 100-55, J. Sims 32-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sims 2-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Har
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean Hostetler
Ballpark: EBDBBNB Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 20895
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