ABA DOUBLE A
RIVERSIDE ROTTERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
06/13/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
RIVERSIDE ROTTERS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 2816 - SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Rotters (39-23) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Corpus Christi Mermen (35-27) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 X 6 8 2
Mermen Topple Rotters, 6-4
The Corpus Christi Mermen topped the Riverside Rotters, 6-4, in Eastern AA action at Mermen Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Corpus Christi pitcher Josh Edwards. Corpus Christi reliever Josh Maughan picked up the win. Carl Bennett took the loss for Riverside. The save was credited to Joe Townsend, his 1st.

Corpus Christi took the lead, 6-4, on Noritoshi Taniguchi's 11th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Riverside pitcher Carl Bennett in the bottom of the seventh.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," Taniguchi told the Corpus Christi Today. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."

Corpus Christi is now 35-27, Riverside 39-23.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Douglas CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .269 5 27
G. Mattox DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 18 45
D. Moore RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .268 22 56
B. Ontiveros LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .268 11 36
C. Russell 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .178 1 3
R. Vazquez SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .237 3 19
C. Terry C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .246 8 24
S. Cathey 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .203 2 11
   a-F. Fierro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 3 9
J. Woods 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .178 4 13
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 11 17      
a - F. Fierro pinch hit for S. Cathey in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Douglas 2 , G. Mattox , B. Ontiveros , C. Terry , S. Cathey , F. Fierro
2-out RBI: C. Terry , S. Cathey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Moore , B. Ontiveros , R. Vazquez , J. Woods
Hit by Pitch: C. Terry
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Douglas (20)
CS: C. Russell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Douglas (2) , C. Russell (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Woods-Cathey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker CF, RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .241 1 2
E. Richard 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .315 3 21
   d-I. Hernandez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Kreisle 2B 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 .271 10 27
N. Taniguchi DH 4 1 1 3 0 3 3 .218 11 24
S. Morales LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 6 19
J. Finch RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 6 32
   a-G. Howard PR, CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 2 6
J. Feeler SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 0 9
   b-C. Aguirre PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 5 19
   c-D. McKibben SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 2 7
T. Donovan 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 8 28
C. Allen C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 9 22
Totals 30 6 8 6 2 6 14      
a - G. Howard pinch ran for J. Finch in the 2nd
b - C. Aguirre pinch hit for J. Feeler in the 6th
c - D. McKibben substituted for C. Aguirre in the 7th
d - I. Hernandez substituted for E. Richard in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Taniguchi (11, 7th Inning off C. Bennett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker 2 , E. Richard 2 , J. Kreisle , N. Taniguchi 4 , S. Morales , C. Aguirre
2-out RBI: N. Taniguchi , C. Aguirre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Donovan
GIDP: G. Howard
Sac Bunt: S. Nebeker
Hit by Pitch: J. Kreisle , J. Finch
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Richard (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kreisle 2 (4)
OF assists: 1 (Nebeker(Terry at 3rd base))
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bennett L (1-1) 6.2 8 6 3 2 4 1 90 1.84   
G. Forness 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bennett 42
Batters Faced: C. Bennett 31, G. Forness 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bennett 9-5, G. Forness 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bennett 90-60, G. Forness 24-14
WP: C. Bennett
Hit Batsmen: C. Bennett 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Edwards 6.0 4 4 1 4 7 0 95 5.13   
J. Maughan W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.10   
B. Finkel H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.02   
B. Lowe H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
J. Townsend SV (1) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Edwards 57
Batters Faced: J. Edwards 27, J. Maughan 3, B. Finkel 1, B. Lowe 2, J. Townsend 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Edwards 2-7, J. Maughan 1-1, B. Finkel 0-0, B. Lowe 0-1, J. Townsend 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Edwards 95-58, J. Maughan 16-11, B. Finkel 3-3, B. Lowe 5-4, J. Townsend 22-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Edwards
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Edwards
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 8880
Special Notes: RF Jason Finch was injured being hit by a pitch.
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