ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
09/17/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 13777 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Corpus Christi Mermen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 2
Corpus Christi Takes 2-1 Series Lead with Walk-off Win
The Corpus Christi Mermen nearly wasted a strong game from starter Nate Holyfield, but were saved by some timely hitting in a 9th inning walk-off win over the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers today.

Holyfield pitched well in the 3-2 win at Mermen Field. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The win allowed Corpus Christi to seize a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 Division Series.

The decisive blow was delivered by Gary Draeger in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run double off 23-year old right-handed pitcher Ken Griffey to win the game for Corpus Christi. The home crowd went nuts.

Holyfield attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Mermen Field in Corpus Christi.
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .375 0 0
J. McCoy DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .182 1 3
D. Tillery C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 1 1
M. MacPherson RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   a-J. Maldonado RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
D. Hostetler 3B, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 2 6
J. Hoover 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 0 0
   b-A. Flores 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Keith SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .111 0 0
S. Soto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 0 3
A. Diaz LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 5 14      
a - J. Maldonado substituted for M. MacPherson in the 9th
b - A. Flores substituted for J. Hoover in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Keith (1, 9th Inning off S. Foote, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Lucena (1, 3rd Inning off N. Holyfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lucena 3 , M. MacPherson 2 , D. Hostetler , D. Keith 2 , S. Soto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hostetler , D. Keith , A. Diaz
GIDP: J. McCoy , S. Soto
Hit by Pitch: D. Lucena 2
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
G. Draeger SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .400 0 2
H. Sato DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   a-J. Dearman DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
N. Taniguchi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
T. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .462 2 2
I. Cason LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .444 1 3
M. Belsito C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0
   b-J. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Reneau CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   c-D. Harter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 3
K. Roberts 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-T. Reese PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 5 14      
a - J. Dearman inserted as DH in the 6th
b - J. Williams pinch hit for M. Belsito in the 9th
c - D. Harter pinch hit for R. Reneau in the 9th
d - T. Reese pinch ran for K. Roberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Draeger (2, 9th Inning off K. Griffey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker , G. Draeger 3 , H. Sato , J. Dearman , I. Cason , K. Roberts 2
2-out RBI: G. Draeger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Sato , I. Cason , M. Belsito 2
Sac Bunt: S. Nebeker
Sac Fly: I. Cason
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Cason (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Draeger , R. Reneau
Double Plays: 2 (Draeger-Roberts-Taniguchi, Roberts-Draeger-Taniguchi)
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Norman 7.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 90 1.23   
H. Saakadze H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 20.25   
K. Griffey L (0-1), BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 12 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Norman 67
Batters Faced: P. Norman 29, H. Saakadze 4, K. Griffey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Norman 9-11, H. Saakadze 1-0, K. Griffey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Norman 90-57, H. Saakadze 19-8, K. Griffey 12-9
WP: P. Norman
Balk: P. Norman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield 7.0 5 2 1 2 3 0 123 1.29   
S. Foote W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 62
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 29, S. Foote 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 11-5, S. Foote 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 123-73, S. Foote 21-15
Hit Batsmen: N. Holyfield 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Holyfield
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 16161
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