ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
04/25/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2535 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (6-9) 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 7 6 1
Libertyville Polecats (8-7) 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 X 14 16 0
Bellavance, Polecats Too Much for Mermen
The Libertyville Polecats stopped the Corpus Christi Mermen, 14-7, behind an impressive performance from Matt Bellavance. The 23-year old catcher made life miserable for Corpus Christi pitching. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 7. Libertyville reliever Dave Leonetti picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Paul Garcia was saddled with the loss. The Mermen are now 6-9.

With Libertyville leading 10-7 in the bottom of the eighth, Bellavance batted against Corpus Christi pitcher Josh Edwards. Bellavance hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Polecats on top, 14-7.

"We're just going to try to build off this win," said Bellavance.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Taniguchi 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .281 4 7
   b-D. Harter PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
I. Cason RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 0 1
J. Handler DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .233 1 4
H. Sato LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .241 4 9
   d-R. Baker LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Dearman 2B 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 .172 2 8
F. Lewis 3B, SS 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 .000 0 1
C. Witt C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .319 2 8
K. Roberts SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .208 0 5
   a-B. McKeown PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
   c-T. Donovan SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 7
J. Pacheco CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .136 0 2
Totals 32 7 6 7 8 9 24      
a - B. McKeown pinch hit for K. Roberts in the 7th
b - D. Harter pinch hit for N. Taniguchi in the 7th
c - T. Donovan substituted for B. McKeown in the 7th
d - R. Baker substituted for H. Sato in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Sato (4, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Taniguchi 2 , J. Handler , H. Sato 4 , C. Witt , K. Roberts
2-out RBI: N. Taniguchi , J. Handler , H. Sato , F. Lewis , K. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Taniguchi , D. Harter , H. Sato , C. Witt
Sac Bunt: I. Cason
Sac Fly: B. McKeown
Hit by Pitch: F. Lewis , J. Pacheco
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dearman 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Lewis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Dearman-Taniguchi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Horstman RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .273 1 6
E. Lewis SS, 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .364 1 8
D. Pinto DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .308 3 10
J. Rubio 1B 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .333 2 12
J. Bernard 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .333 3 11
T. Chapin LF 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 .321 3 14
M. Bellavance C 5 2 3 7 0 1 1 .327 6 18
J. Masoner 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 0 5
   a-S. Jones PH, SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
J. Escalante CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .308 1 6
   b-J. Levario PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 0 1
Totals 39 14 16 14 3 9 15      
a - S. Jones pinch hit for J. Masoner in the 8th
b - J. Levario pinch hit for J. Escalante in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Masoner (4, 1st Inning off N. Holyfield, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Chapin (5, 3rd Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Jones (1, 8th Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rubio (3, 8th Inning off P. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bellavance (6, 8th Inning off J. Edwards, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Horstman , E. Lewis , D. Pinto 2 , J. Rubio 5 , J. Bernard , T. Chapin 2 , M. Bellavance 6 , J. Masoner 2 , S. Jones 2 , J. Levario
2-out RBI: J. Rubio , M. Bellavance 2 , J. Masoner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bernard , J. Escalante
GIDP: E. Lewis
Sac Fly: J. Bernard
Hit by Pitch: E. Lewis
Team LOB: 6
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield 3.0 8 7 7 2 4 0 62 5.91   
B. Lowe 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 44 5.87   
J. Gravely 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
P. Garcia L (0-1) 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 13 54.00   
J. Edwards 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 10.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 15
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 18, B. Lowe 12, J. Gravely 4, P. Garcia 6, J. Edwards 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 1-3, B. Lowe 4-3, J. Gravely 0-1, P. Garcia 0-1, J. Edwards 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 62-38, B. Lowe 44-29, J. Gravely 13-10, P. Garcia 13-11, J. Edwards 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Edwards 1-1
WP: N. Holyfield
Hit Batsmen: B. Lowe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.0 3 4 4 5 3 1 91 7.20   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 3 3 2 2 0 49 16.20   
D. Leonetti W (2-1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 35 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 43
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 12, D. Leonetti 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 9-4, J. Unknown 0-3, D. Leonetti 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 91-51, J. Unknown 49-23, D. Leonetti 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , D. Leonetti 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Bellavance
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 10017
Special Notes: LF Hiromichi Sato was injured while throwing the ball.
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