ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
05/28/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 2723 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (22-25) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7 10 0
Corpus Christi Mermen (25-22) 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 0
Mermen Win Squeaker, 8-7, Over Razor Sharks
The Corpus Christi Mermen beat the Mesa Razor Sharks, 8-7, in part because of first baseman Noritoshi Taniguchi. He was 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Corpus Christi is now 25-22. Mesa is 22-25.

The clutch at-bat in the bottom of the ninth belonged to Taniguchi. Facing Nate Peercy with the bases empty, the Corpus Christi first baseman had a solo home run. Game over, walk-off style!

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Taniguchi said in his postgame press conference.
MESA BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Veillette LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .181 2 7
J. Wright SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .308 9 29
J. Hinkey 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .313 7 16
P. Beauford 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .276 13 31
E. Ramos RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 5 16
A. Persons 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259 7 24
C. Williams DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .277 9 23
S. English CF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .267 4 15
J. Vaughn C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .276 5 11
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Williams (5, 2nd Inning off J. Edwards, 1 on, 1 out) , S. English (7, 2nd Inning off J. Edwards, 2 on, 1 out) , P. Beauford (8, 7th Inning off M. Morrison, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Veillette (2, 5th Inning off J. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Beauford (13, 5th Inning off J. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Williams (9, 8th Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Veillette 4 , J. Hinkey , P. Beauford 6 , E. Ramos , A. Persons , C. Williams 6 , S. English 3
2-out RBI: P. Beauford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wright , A. Persons
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hinkey-Wright-Beauford)
OF assists: 2 (Veillette(Jarka at 2nd base), Ramos(Finch at 3rd base))
PB: J. Vaughn
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales LF 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 .247 4 11
   a-C. Aguirre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 5 14
   b-R. Atkins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 9
M. Reyes DH 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .533 1 6
J. Finch RF 4 0 2 3 1 1 4 .285 6 25
N. Taniguchi 1B 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .220 8 17
S. Dowling 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .310 3 12
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 7 22
J. Feeler SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .191 0 4
M. Jarka CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 1 12
B. Haynes C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .261 1 6
Totals 32 8 10 7 7 7 12      
a - C. Aguirre pinch hit for S. Morales in the 8th
b - R. Atkins substituted for C. Aguirre in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Finch 2 (7, 2nd Inning off B. Bonner, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off N. Peercy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Taniguchi 2 (8, 1st Inning off J. Zinn, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off N. Peercy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , J. Finch 4 , N. Taniguchi 9 , J. Feeler , M. Jarka , B. Haynes
2-out RBI: J. Finch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Taniguchi , S. Dowling , T. Donovan
GIDP: C. Aguirre
Hit by Pitch: M. Reyes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jarka(Ramos at 2nd base))
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zinn 1.2 4 5 5 1 2 1 41 7.24   
B. Bonner 2.0 3 2 1 3 2 0 46 6.00   
D. Yanez 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 38 3.65   
T. Marshall 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 6.17   
M. McClinton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.35   
N. Peercy L (2-4) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zinn 22
Batters Faced: J. Zinn 10, B. Bonner 12, D. Yanez 8, T. Marshall 5, M. McClinton 3, N. Peercy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zinn 0-2, B. Bonner 2-2, D. Yanez 1-3, T. Marshall 2-1, M. McClinton 2-0, N. Peercy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zinn 41-22, B. Bonner 46-22, D. Yanez 38-18, T. Marshall 19-13, M. McClinton 18-9, N. Peercy 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bonner 2-2 , D. Yanez 3-1 , T. Marshall 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Zinn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Edwards 5.2 7 4 4 3 5 2 116 6.14   
J. Pratt H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.79   
M. Morrison H (2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 20 5.29   
C. Hunter BS (1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 5.54   
J. Maughan W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Edwards 41
Batters Faced: J. Edwards 26, J. Pratt 1, M. Morrison 5, C. Hunter 5, J. Maughan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Edwards 4-7, J. Pratt 0-0, M. Morrison 0-1, C. Hunter 2-1, J. Maughan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Edwards 116-73, J. Pratt 4-3, M. Morrison 20-12, C. Hunter 15-9, J. Maughan 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pratt 1-0 , C. Hunter 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noritoshi Taniguchi
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 5690
Special Notes: SP Jeff Zinn was injured while pitching.
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