ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
08/03/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 3075 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (73-32) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 0
Libertyville Polecats (32-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Eskimo Brothers Drop Polecats, 5-1, with Late Score
The Libertyville Polecats could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Dave Leonetti into a win. Instead, the Encinitas Eskimo Brothers prevailed, 5-1. Leonetti threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball. The winner was Encinitas reliever Hunter Saakadze, now 4-0. The loser was Jim Unknown. The Eskimo Brothers now have a mark of 73-32.

Encinitas used the timely hitting of Billy Martinez to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Eskimo Brothers on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Encinitas skipper Logan Greening.
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .247 8 46
G. Foote 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .272 23 51
A. Gomez RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .291 7 39
J. Ciervo 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .272 27 64
J. Hoover 2B, SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .265 11 54
J. Andrews SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 6 27
   a-A. Guevara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294 7 30
   b-S. Soto SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 1 9
   c-A. Cook PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 10 33
J. Gonzalez DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 1 19
D. Tillery C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .387 2 13
A. Diaz LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 5 28
   d-B. Martinez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 0 3
   e-A. Flores 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4 5 8 12      
a - A. Guevara pinch hit for J. Andrews in the 6th
b - S. Soto substituted for A. Guevara in the 6th
c - A. Cook pinch hit for S. Soto in the 9th
d - B. Martinez pinch hit for A. Diaz in the 9th
e - A. Flores substituted for B. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Foote 2 (21, 1st Inning off D. Leonetti, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Leonetti, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lucena , G. Foote 4 , A. Gomez , J. Hoover , B. Martinez
2-out RBI: D. Lucena , J. Hoover , B. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Foote , J. Ciervo , A. Guevara
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hoover-Andrews-Foote, Hoover-Andrews-Foote, Ciervo-Flores-Foote)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218 4 11
M. Brown 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .230 11 38
B. Bopp SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 1 3
D. Jordan 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .173 4 10
C. Preteroti C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .258 2 9
R. Kotlar LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 2 6
M. Gilmore DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 3 7
A. Gonzalez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 1 4
J. Bernard 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 12 33
Totals 32 1 8 1 1 3 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (3, 2nd Inning off D. Warren, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Kotlar (1, 4th Inning off D. Warren, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Robinson , M. Brown 2 , B. Bopp , D. Jordan , C. Preteroti , R. Kotlar 2 , A. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robinson , A. Gonzalez
GIDP: M. Brown , C. Preteroti , R. Kotlar
Team LOB: 5
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Warren 5.0 7 1 1 0 0 0 66 5.09   
T. Haning 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.50   
H. Saakadze W (4-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Warren 49
Batters Faced: D. Warren 20, T. Haning 6, H. Saakadze 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Warren 9-4, T. Haning 2-3, H. Saakadze 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Warren 66-41, T. Haning 21-16, H. Saakadze 32-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonetti 5.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 89 3.84   
G. Thomas 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 28 4.46   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 0 35 54.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonetti 59
Batters Faced: D. Leonetti 23, G. Thomas 7, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonetti 8-5, G. Thomas 3-0, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonetti 89-61, G. Thomas 28-21, J. Unknown 35-16, J. Unknown 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Thomas 3-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Leonetti
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 5631
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