ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT ALCOA MILLIONAIRES
04/29/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT ALCOA MILLIONAIRES
GAME ID: 2567 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (12-8) 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 9 12 0
Alcoa Millionaires (6-14) 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 8 13 1
Eskimo Brothers Nip Millionaires, 9-8
The Encinitas Eskimo Brothers spoiled a good performance by Alcoa center fielder Steve Wenzel, bumping off Alcoa, 9-8, at Alcoa Grounds. Wenzel hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The win went to Mark Moore in relief, making him now 2-0. Gabe Mondragon took the loss for Alcoa. Alcoa is now 6-14.

Encinitas used a clutch hit from Bob Gilmore to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Eskimo Brothers ahead, 9-7. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a doozy.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," said Gilmore. "But I like how we're playing right now."
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE ALCOA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hostetler 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .197 2 6
A. Melo SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .347 1 8
T. Schellin RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .227 4 7
G. Foote 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .164 0 4
C. Dietel DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .186 1 6
J. Lewis CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250 3 5
J. Gonzalez LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .250 1 5
D. Tillery C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .132 1 4
   a-B. Gilmore PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   b-B. DeHaas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Guevara 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .200 1 2
Totals 38 9 12 9 3 5 13      
a - B. Gilmore pinch hit for D. Tillery in the 8th
b - B. DeHaas substituted for B. Gilmore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dietel (1, 2nd Inning off J. Matias, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Foote 2 (5, 4th Inning off J. Altieri, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Mondragon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Schellin (4, 1st Inning off J. Matias, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Guevara (1, 7th Inning off G. Mondragon, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gilmore (1, 8th Inning off G. Mondragon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hostetler , T. Schellin 4 , G. Foote 4 , C. Dietel 3 , J. Lewis , J. Gonzalez 2 , B. Gilmore 4 , A. Guevara 5
2-out RBI: T. Schellin , B. Gilmore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hostetler , A. Melo , D. Tillery
GIDP: A. Melo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzalez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Wenzel CF 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .350 9 18
A. Byrne RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .280 5 11
S. Kettle LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .463 3 10
A. Williams SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .214 4 13
B. Burm 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 4 22
R. Cano 3B 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .356 0 13
F. Liu 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 .200 3 12
J. Unknown C 4 1 0 1 0 1 8 .000 0 1
   b-L. DeBoy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   a-P. Baker DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .467 0 5
Totals 39 8 13 8 3 8 20      
a - P. Baker inserted as DH in the 8th
b - L. DeBoy pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cano 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Watson, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Gayheart, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 4th Inning off J. Watson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams (4, 2nd Inning off J. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wenzel 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Watson, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Griffey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Wenzel 8 , A. Byrne , S. Kettle 2 , A. Williams 5 , B. Burm , R. Cano 6 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: S. Wenzel , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Unknown 3 , L. DeBoy
Hit by Pitch: S. Wenzel , F. Liu
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Liu-Williams-Burm)
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE ALCOA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Watson 3.2 7 7 7 1 2 2 75 17.18   
M. Moore W (2-0) 3.1 3 0 0 2 4 0 63 4.50   
K. Griffey H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 3.72   
M. Gayheart SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Watson 18
Batters Faced: J. Watson 19, M. Moore 16, K. Griffey 5, M. Gayheart 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Watson 5-3, M. Moore 3-3, K. Griffey 2-1, M. Gayheart 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Watson 75-48, M. Moore 63-41, K. Griffey 17-9, M. Gayheart 13-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Watson , M. Moore
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Matias 3.0 3 3 3 1 2 1 50 7.07   
J. Altieri 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 54 1.38   
G. Mondragon L (1-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 4 4 0 1 2 32 5.62   
B. Dixon 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Matias 40
Batters Faced: J. Matias 12, J. Altieri 13, G. Mondragon 10, B. Dixon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Matias 5-1, J. Altieri 4-2, G. Mondragon 4-1, B. Dixon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Matias 50-29, J. Altieri 54-31, G. Mondragon 32-20, B. Dixon 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Altieri 1-1 , G. Mondragon 1-0
WP: J. Altieri , G. Mondragon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wenzel
Ballpark: Alcoa Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 4786
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