ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
05/08/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT MESA RAZOR SHARKS
GAME ID: 2629 - MONDAY, MAY 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (19-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mesa Razor Sharks (21-10) 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 10 17 1
Razor Sharks Pop Polecats, 10-1
Mesa Razor Sharks starter Jose Rivera had all his pitches working at Razor Sharks Ballpark. His stellar performance paved the way for an easy 10-1 Mesa win over the Libertyville Polecats. The winning pitcher was Rivera, now 3-2. He tossed 5 innings of 1-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 3. Kennedy Heath earned the save, his 2nd, for the Razor Sharks.

David Van Sant hit a 2-run triple off Scott Reynolds in the bottom of the first, which put the Razor Sharks in front, 2-0. Van Sant had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"No complaints from me," said Razor Sharks manager Danny Schexnayder. "I like what I saw out there."

The Polecats, now 19-12, have lost 5 in a row.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE MESA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hamm 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 12 21
T. Knight LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .330 2 18
   c-B. Hawkes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
A. Rakers RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .290 6 18
   d-J. Levario PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Olejniczak 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 7 11
   e-J. Nation PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 1 1
A. Torres CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 4 16
   a-M. Harper PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Bernard 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236 8 23
F. Vigil SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 5 22
   b-M. Zuniga PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 3 5
T. Liptak DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 3 20
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 1 1 2 6 6      
a - M. Harper pinch hit for A. Torres in the 7th
b - M. Zuniga pinch hit for F. Vigil in the 7th
c - B. Hawkes pinch hit for T. Knight in the 9th
d - J. Levario pinch hit for A. Rakers in the 9th
e - J. Nation pinch hit for J. Olejniczak in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bernard (8, 5th Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bernard 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Olejniczak
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bernard (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Olejniczak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stella 3B 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .328 3 10
M. Hopkins 1B 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .323 3 21
   a-J. Hess PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   d-J. Allen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Van Sant LF 4 1 2 4 0 1 3 .318 5 20
   b-D. Cochran PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
M. Leonard CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 4 .283 7 25
   c-D. Kimble PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 5
A. Dano RF, LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .343 2 14
C. Caruso C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .390 12 39
J. Butler 2B 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .188 0 10
J. Redford SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .181 2 9
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
Totals 41 10 17 10 2 8 26      
a - J. Hess pinch hit for M. Hopkins in the 7th
b - D. Cochran pinch hit for D. Van Sant in the 7th
c - D. Kimble pinch hit for M. Leonard in the 7th
d - J. Allen substituted for J. Hess in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Van Sant (1, 1st Inning off S. Reynolds, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Dano (2, 8th Inning off B. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stella 3 , M. Hopkins 3 , D. Van Sant 4 , M. Leonard , A. Dano 5 , C. Caruso 3 , J. Butler 2 , J. Redford
2-out RBI: C. Caruso , J. Butler , J. Redford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dano , J. Unknown 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Hopkins
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Stella (2) , M. Hopkins 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Stella (6)
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE MESA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reynolds L (1-2) 3.0 5 4 3 1 3 0 67 3.16   
B. Stedronsky 2.1 5 3 3 0 3 0 43 4.61   
B. White 1.2 7 3 3 1 2 1 49 4.15   
H. Towle 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 35
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 17, B. Stedronsky 12, B. White 13, H. Towle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 3-3, B. Stedronsky 0-4, B. White 1-2, H. Towle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 67-41, B. Stedronsky 43-31, B. White 49-33, H. Towle 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. White 1-1 , H. Towle 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Reynolds
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rivera W (3-2) 5.0 1 1 1 2 3 1 67 3.30   
K. Heath SV (2) 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 39 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 62
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 19, K. Heath 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 6-6, K. Heath 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 67-44, K. Heath 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Heath 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rivera
Ballpark: Razor Sharks Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7704
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