AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT CHARLESTON SEA DOGS
04/05/2026
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT CHARLESTON SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 34 - SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs (2-1) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Charleston Sea Dogs (1-2) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 X 9 15 0
Sea Dogs Earn 9-2 Home Win
With right fielder Nelson Ziersch leading the charge, the Charleston Sea Dogs defeated the Mexico City Aztecs, 9-2, at Ballpark of Charleston. Ziersch, who finished 3rd in the NC in doubles with 52 in 2024, was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Todd Thompson notched his 1st save of the season. Charleston goes to 1-2.

With Charleston leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Ziersch batted against Mexico City pitcher Joe Brackett. Ziersch hit a changeup to left for a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Sea Dogs on top, 4-1.

"We took it on the chin tonight," said losing manager Pete Clark.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rivera 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .143 1 3
D. Velasquez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 0 1
J. Hunt 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
M. Riley RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 2 4
D. Harmon DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .154 1 1
J. Dauphin CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 2
   a-E. McCarson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091 0 1
   b-M. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Long 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 0 0
R. Branson C 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .667 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 0 10 8      
a - E. McCarson pinch hit for J. Dauphin in the 9th
b - M. Johnson pinch hit for C. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Rivera (1, 5th Inning off S. Stevens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Harmon (1, 6th Inning off S. Stevens, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rivera 3 , D. Velasquez , D. Harmon 5 , H. Long , R. Branson 2
2-out RBI: T. Rivera , D. Harmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Velasquez
Hit by Pitch: J. Hunt
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Hunt (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Branson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Rivera-Velasquez-Long, Velasquez-Rivera-Long)
OF assists: 1 (Dauphin(Totten at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ziersch RF 5 2 3 3 0 2 1 .417 1 3
C. Boyd LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .250 0 1
C. Paquin 2B 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .308 0 4
B. Totten DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   a-G. Kinder DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 1 1
T. Hutchison 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .417 1 1
D. Anderson 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .364 0 0
B. Everly C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .125 0 1
N. Wisniewski CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
C. Franklin SS 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 36 9 15 9 4 9 19      
a - G. Kinder inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Wisniewski (1, 5th Inning off J. Brackett, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Everly (1, 8th Inning off N. Holyfield, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Ziersch (1, 8th Inning off N. Holyfield, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hutchison (1, 4th Inning off J. Brackett, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Ziersch (1, 5th Inning off J. Brackett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ziersch 7 , C. Boyd , C. Paquin 3 , B. Totten , T. Hutchison 4 , D. Anderson 2 , B. Everly 2 , N. Wisniewski 2 , C. Franklin 2
2-out RBI: C. Paquin , T. Hutchison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hutchison 3 , B. Everly
GIDP: C. Boyd , B. Everly
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Anderson (1)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brackett L (0-1) 4.2 8 4 4 2 7 2 94 7.71   
N. Holyfield 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 0 52 16.88   
R. Eisen 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brackett 37
Batters Faced: J. Brackett 22, N. Holyfield 15, R. Eisen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brackett 3-2, N. Holyfield 1-4, R. Eisen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brackett 94-58, N. Holyfield 52-36, R. Eisen 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Holyfield 1-0 , R. Eisen 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stevens W (1-0) 6.2 6 2 2 0 8 1 94 2.70   
T. Thompson SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stevens 62
Batters Faced: S. Stevens 26, T. Thompson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stevens 9-2, T. Thompson 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stevens 94-63, T. Thompson 28-17
Hit Batsmen: S. Stevens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Ziersch
Ballpark: Ballpark of Charleston
Weather: Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 14042
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