ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
06/27/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 2889 - SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (34-38) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 9 2
Corpus Christi Mermen (42-30) 1 8 0 1 1 0 7 0 X 18 15 2
Mermen Overwhelm Polecats, 18-5
The home crowd had a good time watching the Libertyville Polecats and Corpus Christi Mermen get after it.

The Corpus Christi Mermen downed the Libertyville Polecats, 18-5, at Mermen Field. Mitch Jarka led the way, going 3-for-5 for Corpus Christi. Libertyville, at 34-38, has lost 4 straight.

With Corpus Christi leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Jarka batted against Libertyville pitcher Danny Villa. Jarka hit a curveball to right for a 2-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Mermen on top, 3-0.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Jarka.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kotlar LF 5 1 1 0 1 2 4 .269 7 38
J. Masoner SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 4 20
   b-P. Deignan PH, SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0
J. Perez CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .483 2 5
   c-A. Burns PH, RF 3 1 1 2 0 2 4 .200 2 6
J. Rubio DH 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .240 9 30
D. Jordan 2B 2 0 0 1 3 2 4 .233 9 33
R. Beall 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 .218 9 26
C. Lewis 3B 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .237 1 11
J. Avila RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 1 14
   a-A. Gonzalez PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 8
   d-D. Robinson PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 7 14
R. Arceri C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .233 10 24
   e-E. Foley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 4
Totals 36 5 9 5 10 13 31      
a - A. Gonzalez pinch ran for J. Avila in the 6th
b - P. Deignan pinch hit for J. Masoner in the 7th
c - A. Burns pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
d - D. Robinson pinch hit for A. Gonzalez in the 7th
e - E. Foley pinch hit for R. Arceri in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Burns (2, 8th Inning off C. Hunter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kotlar , P. Deignan , J. Perez 2 , A. Burns 4 , R. Beall , C. Lewis 2 , R. Arceri
2-out RBI: A. Burns , D. Jordan , C. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Kotlar 2 , A. Burns , D. Jordan , R. Beall 2 , J. Avila , D. Robinson
GIDP: C. Lewis , R. Arceri
Hit by Pitch: J. Avila , R. Arceri
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Errors: P. Deignan (1) , R. Beall (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Arceri-Masoner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kreisle 2B 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 .277 12 34
B. Ericson SS 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 .286 0 2
C. Aguirre DH 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 .287 8 28
J. Pitts 1B 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .300 1 5
   a-J. Grimsley PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Howard CF 5 2 1 4 1 1 6 .244 4 13
J. Finch RF 5 3 2 1 0 0 4 .314 8 35
N. Wilcox C 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .194 5 10
M. Jarka LF 5 2 3 6 0 1 0 .298 3 24
T. Donovan 3B 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .265 10 34
Totals 40 18 15 18 10 8 18      
a - J. Grimsley pinch hit for J. Pitts in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Finch (12, 2nd Inning off D. Villa, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ericson (2, 2nd Inning off D. Villa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jarka 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Villa, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Howard (4, 2nd Inning off D. Leonetti, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Finch (8, 2nd Inning off D. Leonetti, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Aguirre (8, 4th Inning off J. Lilley, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kreisle (12, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kreisle 5 , B. Ericson 3 , C. Aguirre 6 , J. Pitts 2 , G. Howard 4 , J. Finch 6 , M. Jarka 9
2-out RBI: B. Ericson , C. Aguirre , J. Pitts 2 , G. Howard , J. Finch , N. Wilcox , M. Jarka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Howard 2 , N. Wilcox
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Jarka (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ericson (2) , T. Donovan (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Pitts-Ericson, Donovan-Kreisle-Pitts)
PB: N. Wilcox
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Villa L (2-5) 1.2 5 7 7 3 1 1 55 9.62   
D. Leonetti 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 2 30 3.96   
J. Lilley 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 26 6.28   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 5 5 4 1 1 57 22.50   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 2 2 2 3 1 39 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Villa 9
Batters Faced: D. Villa 13, D. Leonetti 7, J. Lilley 8, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Villa 1-3, D. Leonetti 1-1, J. Lilley 0-2, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Villa 55-29, D. Leonetti 30-22, J. Lilley 26-20, J. Unknown 57-27, J. Unknown 39-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leonetti 2-2 , J. Unknown 2-1 , J. Unknown 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whitman 4.2 5 1 1 3 4 0 91 3.30   
S. Gary W (7-3) 2.2 2 3 3 3 5 0 54 6.85   
C. Hunter 1.2 2 1 1 4 4 1 48 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whitman 51
Batters Faced: B. Whitman 23, S. Gary 14, C. Hunter 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whitman 5-4, S. Gary 2-0, C. Hunter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whitman 91-55, S. Gary 54-29, C. Hunter 48-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gary 3-0 , C. Hunter 1-1
WP: S. Gary
Hit Batsmen: S. Gary 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mitch Jarka
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 8905
Special Notes: CF Jorge Avila was injured being hit by a pitch.
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