ABA DOUBLE A
WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
06/06/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
WINCHESTER MOUNTAINEERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2785 - SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winchester Mountaineers (41-14) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Libertyville Polecats (28-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Winchester Tacks 3-1 Loss on Libertyville
Winchester first baseman Josh Botello was a significant contributor in his team's 3-1 triumph over the Libertyville Polecats. He went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Mountaineers. The setback makes Libertyville 28-27.

With Winchester leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Botello hit a slider from Nate Billesbach for a 2-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Mountaineers ahead, 3-0.

"This team is playing at a high level right now," said Mountaineers manager Mitchell Young.
WINCHESTER BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Barker CF 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 .200 6 22
P. Grayson 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .269 9 26
B. Carroll DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .317 11 34
J. Hall LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 12 41
J. Botello 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .318 8 34
   a-M. Villarreal RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 14 39
M. Hankins C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 4 14
J. Hasiak RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .291 2 10
B. Kretsch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 5 16
B. Dennis SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .233 2 15
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 8 14      
a - M. Villarreal substituted for J. Botello in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Grayson (9, 1st Inning off N. Billesbach, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Botello (8, 4th Inning off N. Billesbach, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Barker 2 , P. Grayson 4 , J. Hall , J. Botello 5 , J. Hasiak , B. Dennis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Carroll 2
GIDP: B. Carroll
Hit by Pitch: P. Grayson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barker (23)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kretsch (3) , B. Dennis (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Schultz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 7 18
D. Jordan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .196 5 18
   c-J. Perez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Kotlar LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 3 22
J. Rubio DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .292 8 23
R. Beall 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .201 6 18
C. Lewis 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 6
   a-D. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 6 13
   b-P. Deignan 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
J. Avila CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284 1 11
J. Masoner SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 4 17
R. Arceri C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 7 17
Totals 32 1 4 1 1 12 9      
a - D. Robinson pinch hit for C. Lewis in the 7th
b - P. Deignan substituted for D. Robinson in the 8th
c - J. Perez pinch hit for D. Jordan in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Beall (6, 7th Inning off K. Julias, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kotlar , R. Beall 4 , J. Avila , J. Masoner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jordan , J. Avila
Sac Bunt: R. Arceri
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Masoner-Jordan-Beall)
WINCHESTER PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Menichini 4.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 62 0.00   
K. Julias W (1-1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 34 5.79   
G. Cortez H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.14   
S. Gryder SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Menichini 62
Batters Faced: K. Menichini 16, K. Julias 10, G. Cortez 3, S. Gryder 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Menichini 4-4, K. Julias 1-3, G. Cortez 1-2, S. Gryder 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Menichini 62-46, K. Julias 34-27, G. Cortez 10-6, S. Gryder 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Julias 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Billesbach L (2-7) 6.1 6 3 3 2 4 2 90 4.47   
J. Lilley 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 33 0.00   
G. Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Billesbach 51
Batters Faced: N. Billesbach 26, J. Lilley 8, G. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Billesbach 9-5, J. Lilley 1-1, G. Thomas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Billesbach 90-55, J. Lilley 33-20, G. Thomas 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lilley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lilley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Botello
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 9635
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