ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
07/21/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
GAME ID: 3003 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (45-48) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1
Riverside Rotters (68-25) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 3 7 0
Rotters Turn Back Mermen, 3-2
The Riverside Rotters and Corpus Christi Mermen played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

In a tight tilt between the Riverside Rotters and the Corpus Christi Mermen, Mark Herrera was the deciding factor. The Riverside right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. The Rotters have now reeled off 9 straight wins.

Gene Wenzel, who is tied for 8th in the E-AA with a .297 batting average, took Corpus Christi hurler Chad Bendon deep in the bottom of the sixth. His solo home run put the Rotters on top, 3-2. In all, Wenzel had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"The fact of the matter is that we had a shot to win," said losing manager Arturo Colon.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .242 3 18
   d-G. Duran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 1 9
H. Sato DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .243 7 23
J. Dearman 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .242 14 47
T. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 12 34
M. Belsito C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .240 4 23
I. Cason LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .283 1 25
   a-D. Harter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 3 10
K. Roberts SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 4 32
   b-B. McKeown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 3 11
G. Draeger 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .331 6 22
   c-T. Reese PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216 1 11
J. Pacheco CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .179 1 9
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 7 23      
a - D. Harter pinch hit for I. Cason in the 9th
b - B. McKeown pinch hit for K. Roberts in the 9th
c - T. Reese pinch hit for G. Draeger in the 9th
d - G. Duran pinch hit for S. Nebeker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Cason (25, 6th Inning off K. Neal, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker , H. Sato , J. Dearman , I. Cason 3 , D. Harter , K. Roberts , G. Draeger
2-out RBI: I. Cason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nebeker , G. Duran , T. Donovan , K. Roberts
GIDP: S. Nebeker
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nebeker (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nebeker (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Fortin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 4 22
P. Galvin LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .289 9 38
G. Wenzel 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .297 11 32
F. Fierro DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .323 6 10
B. de Leon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .268 12 44
C. Russell RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245 5 34
A. Turkula 2B 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .272 18 55
U. Alberts CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 2 14
   a-M. Douglas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 22
C. Terry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 13 51
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 7 7      
a - M. Douglas substituted for U. Alberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Fortin (6, 5th Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Turkula (18, 5th Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Wenzel (11, 6th Inning off C. Bendon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Fortin 2 , G. Wenzel 5 , F. Fierro , B. de Leon , C. Russell , A. Turkula 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Galvin , C. Russell , U. Alberts
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Galvin (16) , B. de Leon (16)
CS: F. Fierro (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fortin-Turkula-Wenzel)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bendon L (9-7) 7.0 7 3 3 2 6 2 104 2.47   
P. Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bendon 55
Batters Faced: C. Bendon 29, P. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bendon 6-8, P. Garcia 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bendon 104-68, P. Garcia 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Herrera 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 87 2.53   
K. Neal W (6-0), BS (3) 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 2.68   
R. Butler SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Herrera 53
Batters Faced: M. Herrera 22, K. Neal 9, R. Butler 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Herrera 5-7, K. Neal 3-1, R. Butler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Herrera 87-57, K. Neal 27-18, R. Butler 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Neal 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Herrera
Ballpark: Rotters Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 12320
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