ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
09/08/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT ENCINITAS ESKIMO BROTHERS
GAME ID: 3282 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (47-91) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 2
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (96-42) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Polecats Get Hard-Earned Win
The Libertyville Polecats, despite a fine performance by Encinitas pitcher Danny Wagner, grabbed a 3-2 win at EBDBBNB Park. Wagner allowed 2 runs over 6.1 innings. Libertyville reliever Eric Volmar picked up the win, upping his record to 4-4. Hunter Saakadze was saddled with the loss. Gabe Thomas recorded his 6th save for Libertyville.

Libertyville went in front, 3-2, on Brian Bopp's 6th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Bopp hit in the top of the ninth, left Encinitas pitcher Hunter Saakadze visibly perturbed.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Libertyville manager Armando Cerda said.

With the win, Libertyville goes to 47-91, while the Eskimo Brothers fall to 96-42.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE ENCINITAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .214 7 19
J. Avila RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .306 0 21
B. Bopp SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .318 5 17
R. Kotlar LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .190 3 10
   c-M. Zuniga LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 8
J. Rubio DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 14 55
D. Jordan 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .176 6 18
   a-M. Gilmore PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 4 16
   b-S. Jones 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 3 11
R. Beall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .196 4 13
J. Bernard 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 14 44
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 9 13      
a - M. Gilmore pinch hit for D. Jordan in the 7th
b - S. Jones substituted for M. Gilmore in the 7th
c - M. Zuniga substituted for R. Kotlar in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kotlar (4, 4th Inning off D. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Bopp 2 (6, 7th Inning off D. Wagner, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off H. Saakadze, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robinson , J. Avila , B. Bopp 4 , R. Kotlar 2 , M. Gilmore
2-out RBI: R. Kotlar , M. Gilmore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rubio , R. Beall 2
GIDP: J. Bernard
Hit by Pitch: J. Rubio
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jordan (9) , J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 2 (Jordan-Bopp-Beall, Jones-Bopp-Beall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lucena CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266 13 59
J. McCoy DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .214 3 7
D. Tillery C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .408 6 24
M. MacPherson RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .286 5 16
D. Hostetler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 1 7
J. Hoover 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .265 16 67
D. Keith SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .319 2 7
S. Soto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301 2 16
A. Diaz LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .218 6 40
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Lucena (38, 3rd Inning off S. Dunham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lucena 3 , J. McCoy , J. Hoover 2 , D. Keith 2 , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. MacPherson , S. Soto
GIDP: J. McCoy , D. Tillery
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Soto-Keith-Hoover)
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE ENCINITAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dunham 5.2 6 2 1 1 5 0 94 3.81   
E. Volmar W (4-4) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.73   
G. Thomas SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dunham 55
Batters Faced: S. Dunham 25, E. Volmar 7, G. Thomas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dunham 8-3, E. Volmar 2-2, G. Thomas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dunham 94-61, E. Volmar 30-18, G. Thomas 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Volmar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wagner 6.1 3 2 2 1 6 0 89 1.64   
J. Sims BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 1.00   
H. Saakadze L (6-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 0.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wagner 64
Batters Faced: D. Wagner 22, J. Sims 6, H. Saakadze 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wagner 7-5, J. Sims 0-3, H. Saakadze 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wagner 89-54, J. Sims 32-23, H. Saakadze 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sims 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Saakadze
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Wagner
Ballpark: EBDBBNB Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 13791
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