ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
04/16/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 2513 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (3-5) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Corpus Christi Mermen (7-1) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 X 8 10 0
Eskimo Brothers Fall, 8-3, to Corpus Christi
The home team was supported by a raucous crowd at Mermen Field.

Getting a good performance from shortstop Gary Draeger, the Corpus Christi Mermen defeated the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers, 8-3. Draeger was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Mermen. The Mermen raised their record to 7-1.

Salvador Morales helped out the Corpus Christi cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the right fielder drove in one run.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Draeger.
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .382 0 2
A. Melo 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .314 0 5
B. Massey DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .138 1 3
G. Foote 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .167 0 2
D. Hostetler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
M. Reyes LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .333 1 1
D. Keith SS 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .222 2 5
J. Gonzalez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
D. Tillery C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .120 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 3 10 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Reyes (1, 4th Inning off E. Minero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lucena 2 , A. Melo 2 , G. Foote , M. Reyes 5 , J. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: D. Lucena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Foote , M. Reyes
GIDP: A. Melo
Sac Bunt: J. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: G. Foote , D. Keith
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hostetler (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Underwood (1) , D. Keith (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hostetler-Melo-Foote)
OF assists: 1 (Gonzalez(Morales at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thibodeaux CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .269 0 0
G. Draeger 1B, SS 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 .267 1 4
S. Dowling 2B 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 .343 0 2
N. Taniguchi DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .267 1 3
J. Alcantara LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 1 2
   a-A. Alvarez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-R. Atkins LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 2
S. Morales RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .286 0 2
J. Feeler SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 0 1
   b-C. Aguirre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 5
   d-D. McKibben SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 3
   e-J. Kreisle PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 5
T. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .333 3 7
C. Allen C 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .176 1 1
Totals 35 8 10 8 4 4 15      
a - A. Alvarez pinch hit for J. Alcantara in the 6th
b - C. Aguirre pinch hit for J. Feeler in the 6th
c - R. Atkins substituted for A. Alvarez in the 7th
d - D. McKibben substituted for C. Aguirre in the 7th
e - J. Kreisle pinch hit for D. McKibben in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thibodeaux (3, 3rd Inning off D. Warren, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Draeger (1, 7th Inning off M. Gayheart, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Donovan (3, 5th Inning off D. Warren, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Draeger (1, 8th Inning off V. Luna, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thibodeaux 3 , G. Draeger 6 , A. Alvarez , R. Atkins , J. Feeler , T. Donovan 4 , C. Allen 2
2-out RBI: G. Draeger , R. Atkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Draeger , S. Morales , T. Donovan
GIDP: J. Thibodeaux
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dowling-Draeger-Kreisle)
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Warren 5.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 67 1.86   
B. Underwood BS (1) 1.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 28 12.00   
M. Gayheart L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 25 6.00   
V. Luna 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 20 12.27   
M. Moore 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Warren 58
Batters Faced: D. Warren 19, B. Underwood 7, M. Gayheart 7, V. Luna 5, M. Moore 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Warren 6-3, B. Underwood 4-0, M. Gayheart 2-1, V. Luna 1-1, M. Moore 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Warren 67-43, B. Underwood 28-17, M. Gayheart 25-12, V. Luna 20-12, M. Moore 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Minero 5.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 78 2.25   
M. Morrison 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
S. Gary W (2-0) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 44 1.59   
A. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Minero 51
Batters Faced: E. Minero 22, M. Morrison 4, S. Gary 9, A. Rivera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Minero 6-2, M. Morrison 1-2, S. Gary 2-0, A. Rivera 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Minero 78-52, M. Morrison 18-10, S. Gary 44-28, A. Rivera 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rivera 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Minero , S. Gary
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Draeger
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 8984
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