ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT BOISE DREAD KINGS
06/30/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT BOISE DREAD KINGS
GAME ID: 2885 - MONDAY, JUNE 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (35-39) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Boise Dread Kings (38-36) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Guest Mermen Win, 4-2, at Boise
Corpus Christi Mermen starter Nate Holyfield was dealing. He helped his team knock off the Boise Dread Kings, 4-2. Holyfield picked up the win for Corpus Christi, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 11 hits. He now sports a record of 3-4. The Mermen are now 35-39.

Ian Cason, who is tied for 10th in the E-AA in hits with 70, had a direct impact on the outcome. Cason contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the fourth inning to put Corpus Christi up, 2-0.

"To get where we want to as a team, we all have to do things out of our comfort zone," Cason told the Corpus Christi Citizen.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE BOISE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF, CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .243 2 11
G. Draeger DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .319 5 17
J. Dearman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .234 11 35
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 10 31
E. Abreu LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .265 3 10
I. Cason CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 1 17
   a-J. Finch RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 4 19
M. Belsito C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .254 4 21
K. Roberts 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .261 2 24
J. Feeler SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .159 2 9
Totals 33 4 7 4 4 6 16      
a - J. Finch substituted for I. Cason in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Roberts (8, 4th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Cason (2, 4th Inning off P. Higginbotham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker , G. Draeger 2 , J. Dearman , I. Cason 3 , M. Belsito , K. Roberts 2
2-out RBI: S. Nebeker , G. Draeger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Dearman 2
Sac Bunt: S. Nebeker
Hit by Pitch: K. Roberts
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Belsito (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Donovan-Roberts-Dearman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gottlieb RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .277 8 15
D. Martinez 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 8 32
A. Mareno DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .270 7 27
S. Fites LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 5 16
J. Cross 2B, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .249 8 28
J. Capra SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .300 7 28
   a-T. Brown PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 10 31
M. Mims 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 5 16
   b-N. Creswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 3
   c-C. Goldsmith SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 5 10
T. Michael CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 2 20
S. Huhtinen C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 4 23
   d-P. McCall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 5 8
Totals 37 2 11 2 0 7 15      
a - T. Brown pinch hit for J. Capra in the 8th
b - N. Creswell pinch hit for M. Mims in the 8th
c - C. Goldsmith substituted for N. Creswell in the 9th
d - P. McCall pinch hit for S. Huhtinen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gottlieb (4, 1st Inning off N. Holyfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gottlieb (8, 5th Inning off N. Holyfield, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mareno (7, 5th Inning off N. Holyfield, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gottlieb 7 , A. Mareno 4 , S. Fites , J. Cross 2 , J. Capra , M. Mims , T. Michael , S. Huhtinen
2-out RBI: A. Mareno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mareno , S. Fites , J. Capra , T. Michael
GIDP: M. Mims
Team LOB: 8
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE BOISE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Holyfield W (3-4) 8.0 11 2 2 0 6 2 103 4.12   
J. Maughan SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Holyfield 58
Batters Faced: N. Holyfield 34, J. Maughan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Holyfield 10-7, J. Maughan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Holyfield 103-75, J. Maughan 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Higginbotham L (2-2) 6.1 7 4 4 3 3 0 98 3.19   
S. Wright 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.38   
D. Caldwell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Higginbotham 43
Batters Faced: P. Higginbotham 30, S. Wright 6, D. Caldwell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Higginbotham 5-11, S. Wright 1-2, D. Caldwell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Higginbotham 98-54, S. Wright 27-15, D. Caldwell 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Wright 1-0
WP: P. Higginbotham
Hit Batsmen: P. Higginbotham
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Holyfield
Ballpark: Ballpark of Boise
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 8243
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 4th inning.
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