ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS
10/02/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS
GAME ID: 13852 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Winchester Mountaineers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 9 0
Mountaineers Heading to World Series
It took a while, but the Winchester Mountaineers finally disposed of the Corpus Christi Mermen 3-2 in the series clincher at Mountaineers Park.

Winning the finale gave the Mountaineers the series, 4-3. They will now advance to the World Series.

The Most Valuable Player Award went to Winchester center fielder John Hall. He batted .407 in the series, collecting 8 RBIs and scoring 6 runs.

The Winchester Mountaineers will play against the London Tigers in the next round. London won their series against the Hamilton Bulldogs 4 games to 3. The World Series schedule will be announced after the League Championship Series finishes.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE WINCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 1 3
J. Dearman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .235 1 3
H. Sato LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 2 4
   a-I. Cason LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 3
D. Harter DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .209 4 8
G. Draeger SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .370 2 8
   b-B. McKeown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Belsito C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 4
N. Taniguchi 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .087 1 3
   c-T. Reese PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
A. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .167 0 2
T. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 3 6
   d-G. Duran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 9 16      
a - I. Cason substituted for H. Sato in the 8th
b - B. McKeown pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 9th
c - T. Reese pinch hit for N. Taniguchi in the 9th
d - G. Duran pinch hit for T. Donovan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morales (2, 5th Inning off M. Capone, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Taniguchi (1, 2nd Inning off M. Capone, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Sato , D. Harter , G. Draeger 2 , M. Belsito , N. Taniguchi 4 , A. Morales 2
2-out RBI: N. Taniguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nebeker , M. Belsito , G. Duran
GIDP: M. Belsito
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sato(Carroll at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Grayson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 2 6
K. Miller RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 2
B. Carroll DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .213 0 5
J. Hall CF, LF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .295 5 8
J. Lewis 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .319 0 3
J. Hasiak LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 3 6
   e-G. Osburn CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
M. Hankins C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .277 1 4
T. Myers 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2
   a-B. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 1
   c-B. Fernandez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 0 2
B. Dennis SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 0 1
   b-J. Capen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Jackson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3 5 8 17      
a - B. Blake pinch hit for T. Myers in the 7th
b - J. Capen pinch hit for B. Dennis in the 7th
c - B. Fernandez substituted for B. Blake in the 8th
d - J. Jackson substituted for J. Capen in the 8th
e - G. Osburn substituted for J. Hasiak in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Lewis (1, 4th Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hall (5, 8th Inning off S. Foote, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Miller , B. Carroll 2 , J. Hall 5 , J. Lewis 4 , J. Hasiak , B. Dennis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Grayson , J. Hasiak , T. Myers , J. Jackson
Sac Bunt: M. Hankins
Sac Fly: J. Hall
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lewis (1)
CS: K. Miller (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grayson-Dennis-Myers)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE WINCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bendon 6.0 7 1 1 1 5 0 93 3.60   
S. Foote L (1-1), BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 3 1 1 43 9.53   
E. Minero 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bendon 58
Batters Faced: C. Bendon 24, S. Foote 9, E. Minero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bendon 4-7, S. Foote 2-1, E. Minero 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bendon 93-60, S. Foote 43-20, E. Minero 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Foote 1-0 , E. Minero 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Capone 6.1 6 2 2 1 7 1 94 1.40   
S. Turner W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
J. Johnson SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Capone 59
Batters Faced: M. Capone 25, S. Turner 5, J. Johnson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Capone 4-7, S. Turner 2-2, J. Johnson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Capone 94-59, S. Turner 18-13, J. Johnson 21-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hall
Ballpark: Mountaineers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 22630
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