ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
09/22/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
GAME ID: 13781 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 1
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Corpus Christi Wins Division Series
The sweet swing of Gary Draeger has led his team through the Division Series.

The Corpus Christi Mermen star earned series MVP honors as his club downed the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers to advance to the League Championship Series.

The Mermen won the final game at EBDBBNB Park by a score of 5-0 and the series 4-3.

"I'm seeing the ball well and happy to contribute to a win," said Draeger. "I hope it continues for the rest of the playoffs."

For the series, Draeger hit .417 with a .481 on-base percentage. He had 1 home runs, drove in 6 RBI and scored 4 runs.

The Corpus Christi Mermen will play against the Winchester Mountaineers in the next round. Winchester won their series against the Riverside Rotters 4 games to 2. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Division Series finishes.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .385 1 3
J. Dearman 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
H. Sato LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .130 0 0
D. Harter DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .118 2 3
G. Draeger SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .417 1 6
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .231 0 3
N. Taniguchi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 0 0
A. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
T. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .345 3 6
Totals 33 5 6 5 5 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Draeger (4, 3rd Inning off M. Romero, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Belsito (1, 3rd Inning off M. Romero, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Draeger (1, 2nd Inning off M. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dearman , G. Draeger 6 , M. Belsito 2 , A. Morales , T. Donovan
2-out RBI: G. Draeger , M. Belsito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dearman , D. Harter , N. Taniguchi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nebeker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Donovan
Double Plays: 2 (Donovan-Dearman-Taniguchi, Minero-Dearman-Taniguchi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .261 0 0
J. McCoy DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .087 1 3
D. Tillery C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .259 1 1
M. MacPherson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 0 1
D. Hostetler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 2 6
J. Hoover 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .375 0 2
D. Keith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .120 0 1
S. Soto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 0 5
A. Diaz LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .118 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 4 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hoover (3, 4th Inning off N. Holyfield, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Tillery , M. MacPherson , J. Hoover 3 , D. Keith , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Keith 2
GIDP: M. MacPherson , S. Soto
Team LOB: 9
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield W (1-0) 6.1 5 0 0 3 7 0 104 0.67   
E. Minero 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 36 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 67
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 27, E. Minero 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 4-7, E. Minero 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 104-62, E. Minero 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Minero 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Romero L (0-1) 2.2 4 4 4 3 1 1 45 12.46   
T. Haning 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 0.00   
J. Dykema 2.2 2 1 1 1 4 0 48 4.91   
B. Moody 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Romero 28
Batters Faced: M. Romero 15, T. Haning 11, J. Dykema 11, B. Moody 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Romero 2-5, T. Haning 4-4, J. Dykema 2-2, B. Moody 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Romero 45-25, T. Haning 35-21, J. Dykema 48-31, B. Moody 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Haning 1-0 , B. Moody 1-0
WP: M. Romero , J. Dykema
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Holyfield
Ballpark: EBDBBNB Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 20438
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