ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
06/13/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
MESA RAZOR SHARKS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2839 - TUESDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mesa Razor Sharks (37-27) 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 8 9 0
Libertyville Polecats (33-31) 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Mesa Tops Libertyville, 8-5
The Mesa Razor Sharks beat the Libertyville Polecats, 8-5, with major props going to first baseman David Van Sant. On the day, Van Sant was 2 for 4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Razor Sharks. Heriberto Hernandez earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. His record is now 3-3. Adam Hinton nailed down his 2nd save.

Mesa used a clutch at-bat from Brian Sanders to capture the win. The catcher hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Razor Sharks ahead, 6-5. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It was a solid team effort," Van Sant said. "That's usually what it takes to win."

Mesa is second in the Eastern AA Southen Division with a record of 37-27.
MESA BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stella RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .284 7 24
D. Kimble LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .220 1 9
D. Van Sant 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .316 12 36
B. Sanders C 5 1 1 4 0 0 2 .319 9 33
M. Flanders 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .248 2 9
M. Leonard CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 14 44
A. Dano DH 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 .261 9 29
M. Hopkins SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 8 31
J. Butler 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .199 0 14
Totals 36 8 9 7 3 8 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Dano (9, 5th Inning off L. Lodge, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Sanders (9, 5th Inning off L. Lodge, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Van Sant (12, 9th Inning off B. Stedronsky, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Stella 2 , D. Van Sant 5 , B. Sanders 4 , M. Flanders , A. Dano 4 , M. Hopkins , J. Butler
2-out RBI: B. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Van Sant , M. Leonard
GIDP: J. Butler
Hit by Pitch: D. Van Sant , M. Hopkins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Stella (7) , D. Kimble (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Horstman CF 5 1 1 3 0 2 1 .203 2 6
G. Hutchison 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 0 1
R. DeStefano 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .091 0 0
T. Liptak SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 4 28
J. Bernard 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .270 12 36
C. Scoville RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .169 4 10
J. Autin C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .205 7 19
T. Knight LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .285 3 31
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
   a-J. Levario DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
Totals 34 5 7 5 4 10 14      
a - J. Levario inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Horstman (2, 2nd Inning off J. Hiner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Horstman 4 , G. Hutchison , J. Bernard , J. Autin , T. Knight 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: M. Horstman , T. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bernard , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: G. Hutchison
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Liptak (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Bernard-Liptak-Bernard)
MESA PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hiner 3.1 6 5 5 3 4 1 55 3.32   
H. Hernandez W (3-3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 39 3.33   
D. Attridge H (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 2.63   
A. Hinton SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hiner 27
Batters Faced: J. Hiner 19, H. Hernandez 10, D. Attridge 6, A. Hinton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hiner 2-4, H. Hernandez 2-5, D. Attridge 1-2, A. Hinton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hiner 55-35, H. Hernandez 39-23, D. Attridge 22-16, A. Hinton 13-9
Hit Batsmen: A. Hinton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Moralez 3.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 45 4.03   
L. Lodge L (3-2) 1.1 3 5 5 1 1 2 35 7.88   
J. Turner 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 5.82   
S. Guevara 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.42   
M. Corns 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 5.40   
B. Stedronsky 2.0 2 2 1 0 3 1 34 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Moralez 50
Batters Faced: R. Moralez 13, L. Lodge 9, J. Turner 6, S. Guevara 1, M. Corns 4, B. Stedronsky 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Moralez 6-3, L. Lodge 2-1, J. Turner 2-1, S. Guevara 0-0, M. Corns 1-0, B. Stedronsky 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Moralez 45-27, L. Lodge 35-21, J. Turner 31-18, S. Guevara 3-3, M. Corns 24-17, B. Stedronsky 34-21
WP: M. Corns
Hit Batsmen: L. Lodge , M. Corns
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Van Sant
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5571
Special Notes: RP Ruben Moralez was injured while pitching.
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