ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
09/02/2023
 
ABA DOUBLE A
ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 3272 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (99-38) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Libertyville Polecats (71-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 4 6 0
Polecats Come Back Late to Top Eskimo Brothers, 4-1
The Libertyville Polecats faced a tough opponent in Encinitas pitcher Jim Mendoza, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Field of the Polecats by a final score of 4-1. Mendoza went 7.1 innings and allowed 1 run. The setback makes Encinitas 99-38.

Libertyville took the lead, 4-1, on Trent Liptak's 13th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Encinitas pitcher Jake Simmons in the bottom of the eighth.

Libertyville manager Justin Thiede commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Thomas CF, LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .351 6 20
M. Adams SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .235 10 37
A. Guevara 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .316 19 50
   b-J. Andrews 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 3
P. Tetzloff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 3 9
   c-C. Kovatch CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
J. Hoover 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 11 46
A. Gomez LF, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 18 63
E. Patton DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
B. DeHaas C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 5 16
S. Valkenburg RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .339 7 14
   a-D. Jones SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 2 4
Totals 34 1 9 1 4 7 16      
a - D. Jones substituted for S. Valkenburg in the 8th
b - J. Andrews substituted for A. Guevara in the 8th
c - C. Kovatch substituted for P. Tetzloff in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Thomas (6, 5th Inning off C. Treinen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Thomas 5 , M. Adams 2 , A. Guevara , J. Hoover 2 , A. Gomez 2
2-out RBI: T. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Guevara , P. Tetzloff 2 , B. DeHaas
GIDP: E. Patton , B. DeHaas
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Adams 2 (41)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Thomas (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. DeStefano 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .226 5 26
M. Horstman RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .179 3 14
   a-T. Liptak PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .251 13 55
   b-B. Hawkes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1 2
E. Kraft DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 10 25
C. Scoville 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212 13 37
G. Hutchison 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 15 31
M. Harper CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165 4 17
J. Autin C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 12 34
T. Knight LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .312 7 48
M. Zuniga SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .189 9 25
Totals 30 4 6 4 1 8 8      
a - T. Liptak pinch hit for M. Horstman in the 8th
b - B. Hawkes substituted for T. Liptak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. DeStefano (16, 8th Inning off J. Simmons, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Liptak (13, 8th Inning off J. Simmons, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. DeStefano 4 , T. Liptak 4 , E. Kraft , T. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kraft , G. Hutchison
Hit by Pitch: C. Scoville
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hutchison-DeStefano-Scoville, Scoville-Zuniga-Scoville)
ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mendoza 7.1 4 1 1 0 8 0 98 2.98   
J. Simmons L (1-1), BS (2) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 3.93   
P. Duncan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mendoza 74
Batters Faced: J. Mendoza 26, J. Simmons 3, P. Duncan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mendoza 6-8, J. Simmons 0-0, P. Duncan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mendoza 98-68, J. Simmons 14-8, P. Duncan 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Simmons 1-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Duncan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Treinen 5.0 5 1 1 2 3 1 77 4.51   
A. Gonzalez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.01   
S. Guevara 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.43   
H. Towle W (8-8) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 4.72   
B. White SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Treinen 54
Batters Faced: C. Treinen 21, A. Gonzalez 5, S. Guevara 1, H. Towle 7, B. White 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Treinen 3-8, A. Gonzalez 2-0, S. Guevara 0-0, H. Towle 2-2, B. White 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Treinen 77-47, A. Gonzalez 20-11, S. Guevara 3-3, H. Towle 26-14, B. White 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Mendoza
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 11036
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