ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
09/08/2026
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ABA DOUBLE A
LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS AT CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN
GAME ID: 3286 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Libertyville Polecats (60-79) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 7 16 1
Corpus Christi Mermen (66-73) 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 X 8 10 0
Richard Stars in 8-7 Mermen Win
Eric Richard knocked in 3 runs to help Corpus Christi beat Libertyville, 8-7. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native tallied 2 singles and 1 home run. The winner in relief was Yuji Nakagawa. He is now 2-0. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 2 innings. The Mermen move to 66-73 with the win, while the Polecats drop to 60-79.

Corpus Christi got a lift in the bottom of the second from catcher Noah Wilcox, who hit a fastball to center for a 2-run double. His 13th double of the season put the Mermen up, 2-1.

"I had some good swings out there," said Richard.
LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .298 9 18
D. Robinson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .235 16 42
A. Went DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .195 4 12
J. Rubio 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .235 17 53
J. Avila RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 .301 5 30
A. Howard LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .272 3 16
E. Schultz SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 14 44
   a-R. Kotlar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 18 62
   b-J. Masoner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 4 23
   c-C. Reyes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 3 10
R. Arceri C 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .201 11 34
   d-A. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .404 2 10
C. Lewis 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .251 8 32
Totals 43 7 16 7 2 11 24      
a - R. Kotlar pinch hit for E. Schultz in the 7th
b - J. Masoner substituted for R. Kotlar in the 7th
c - C. Reyes pinch hit for J. Masoner in the 9th
d - A. Gonzalez pinch hit for R. Arceri in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Perez 2 (10, 1st Inning off B. Whitman, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Went (8, 7th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Avila (5, 6th Inning off Y. Nakagawa, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Perez (9, 8th Inning off J. Maughan, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Howard (3, 9th Inning off J. Townsend, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Perez 8 , D. Robinson , A. Went 2 , J. Rubio 2 , J. Avila 6 , A. Howard 4 , E. Schultz , C. Reyes , R. Arceri 2 , C. Lewis
2-out RBI: R. Arceri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Perez 2 , A. Went , J. Rubio , R. Arceri
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Avila (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Schultz-Rubio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .234 1 4
M. Reyes 1B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .242 14 37
   a-J. Williamson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Richard SS, 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .263 10 41
J. Kreisle 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .273 23 60
J. Pitts DH 3 0 1 1 2 0 5 .248 11 35
B. Ericson CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 .245 3 14
T. Donovan 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .258 13 50
M. Jarka LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .229 4 35
N. Wilcox C 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .221 7 28
Totals 33 8 10 8 8 8 21      
a - J. Williamson substituted for M. Reyes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Wilcox (13, 2nd Inning off J. Chapin, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Kreisle (18, 3rd Inning off J. Chapin, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Reyes (8, 5th Inning off J. Chapin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Richard (10, 6th Inning off D. Leonetti, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker , M. Reyes 3 , E. Richard 6 , J. Kreisle 3 , J. Pitts , N. Wilcox 2
2-out RBI: E. Richard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Reyes , J. Pitts 2 , T. Donovan
GIDP: T. Donovan
Team LOB: 9
LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chapin L (3-7) 4.1 5 5 5 4 3 0 90 4.36   
D. Leonetti 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 1 31 4.79   
D. Villa 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 6.87   
J. Lilley 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chapin 32
Batters Faced: J. Chapin 21, D. Leonetti 9, D. Villa 5, J. Lilley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chapin 6-3, D. Leonetti 2-0, D. Villa 0-1, J. Lilley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chapin 90-51, D. Leonetti 31-20, D. Villa 25-16, J. Lilley 23-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leonetti 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whitman 4.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 64 4.78   
Y. Nakagawa W (2-0) 2.0 7 3 3 1 2 1 40 5.91   
M. Morrison H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 5.95   
J. Maughan 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 3.13   
J. Townsend SV (16) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 26 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whitman 53
Batters Faced: B. Whitman 17, Y. Nakagawa 14, M. Morrison 4, J. Maughan 4, J. Townsend 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whitman 5-2, Y. Nakagawa 2-2, M. Morrison 0-1, J. Maughan 1-1, J. Townsend 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whitman 64-46, Y. Nakagawa 40-27, M. Morrison 18-8, J. Maughan 9-7, J. Townsend 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Morrison 2-0
WP: B. Whitman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Richard
Ballpark: Mermen Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 6703
Tuesday, June 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82