ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
06/28/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 2890 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (34-39) 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Corpus Christi Mermen (43-30) 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 X 7 11 0
Corpus Christi Topples Libertyville, 7-6
The Corpus Christi Mermen bested the Libertyville Polecats, 7-6, at Mermen Field. Josh Kreisle was one of the standouts. He went 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs. The Polecats, now 34-39, have lost 5 straight.

Noritoshi Taniguchi, who is tied for 8th in the E-AA in triples with 2, aided the Corpus Christi cause with a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the first baseman was 1-4. He drove in 2 runs.

"I felt good up there," said Taniguchi. "I saw the ball well."
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kotlar LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .268 8 40
J. Masoner SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 4 21
   a-P. Deignan SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Perez CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .500 2 5
   b-D. Robinson CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 7 14
J. Rubio DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .242 10 32
D. Jordan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 9 33
R. Beall 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215 9 26
C. Lewis 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .243 1 12
E. Schultz RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .216 7 23
R. Arceri C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .238 10 24
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 11 9      
a - P. Deignan substituted for J. Masoner in the 4th
b - D. Robinson substituted for J. Perez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Masoner (6, 4th Inning off B. Flowers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Kotlar (8, 3rd Inning off B. Flowers, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rubio (10, 5th Inning off B. Flowers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Kotlar 4 , J. Masoner 3 , P. Deignan , J. Perez 2 , J. Rubio 4 , C. Lewis 2 , R. Arceri 2
2-out RBI: J. Masoner , C. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jordan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Jordan-Beall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kreisle 2B 5 2 4 1 0 1 1 .289 13 35
E. Richard SS, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .282 3 21
M. Reyes DH 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 .317 7 20
J. Finch RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .314 8 35
N. Taniguchi 1B 4 0 1 2 0 3 4 .218 11 27
   b-M. Jarka LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 3 24
G. Howard LF 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 .250 5 15
   a-C. Aguirre PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .292 9 30
   c-J. Cantu SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 10 34
B. Ericson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 0 2
B. Haynes C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 1 7
Totals 33 7 11 7 3 12 18      
a - C. Aguirre pinch hit for G. Howard in the 7th
b - M. Jarka substituted for N. Taniguchi in the 8th
c - J. Cantu substituted for C. Aguirre in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kreisle 2 (11, 1st Inning off M. Wojciechowski, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kreisle (13, 3rd Inning off M. Wojciechowski, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Howard (5, 4th Inning off M. Wojciechowski, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Aguirre (9, 7th Inning off D. Vasquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kreisle 9 , J. Finch , N. Taniguchi , G. Howard 4 , C. Aguirre 4 , T. Donovan , B. Ericson , B. Haynes
2-out RBI: C. Aguirre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Richard , G. Howard , T. Donovan
GIDP: B. Haynes
Sac Fly: G. Howard
Hit by Pitch: M. Reyes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Finch(Rubio at home), Howard(Masoner at 3rd base))
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wojciechowski 4.2 8 5 5 2 7 2 94 3.05   
D. Vasquez L (0-3) 2.1 2 2 2 1 3 1 39 6.17   
G. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wojciechowski 33
Batters Faced: M. Wojciechowski 24, D. Vasquez 10, G. Thomas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wojciechowski 4-2, D. Vasquez 1-3, G. Thomas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wojciechowski 94-59, D. Vasquez 39-28, G. Thomas 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Vasquez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Wojciechowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Flowers 4.0 9 6 6 3 5 2 79 5.40   
J. Edwards 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 5.25   
J. Gravely W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.41   
J. Maughan H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.85   
J. Townsend SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Flowers 22
Batters Faced: B. Flowers 22, J. Edwards 7, J. Gravely 3, J. Maughan 3, J. Townsend 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Flowers 1-4, J. Edwards 1-2, J. Gravely 2-1, J. Maughan 0-2, J. Townsend 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Flowers 79-49, J. Edwards 28-20, J. Gravely 14-10, J. Maughan 7-6, J. Townsend 16-11
WP: B. Flowers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Kreisle
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 8917
Special Notes: 2B Josh Masoner was injured while running the bases.
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