ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
07/03/2025
 
ABA CLASS A
LONG BEACH KEYS AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 7353 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (10-67) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Mexico City Aztecs (58-19) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 X 6 14 1
Keys Popped by Aztecs, 6-2
Mel Mercado, who is tied for 6th in the S-A with a 1.14 WHIP, propelled his team to victory over the Long Beach Keys. The final score was 6-2, Mexico City. Mercado yielded 2 runs over 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 10-4. The Keys, now 10-67, have lost 5 in a row.

Mexico City first baseman Dean Hostetler contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 83rd hit of the season and put the Aztecs ahead, 3-1.

"I warned the team before the game," losing manager Ron Kunkleman told reporters, "that I'm wearing the same pair of undies until we win."
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .267 8 27
M. Whatley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .258 6 29
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 15 48
D. Chambers LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .405 4 13
C. Daigre RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 6 10
   a-C. DiMarzo RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282 3 18
J. Sausville 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .139 0 2
J. Yarbrough DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .220 1 3
R. Whitmarsh CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 1 12
V. Tijerina C 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .161 3 12
   b-J. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .317 3 8
Totals 36 2 9 1 1 12 17      
a - C. DiMarzo substituted for C. Daigre in the 3rd
b - J. Young pinch hit for V. Tijerina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sausville (2, 2nd Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Tijerina (3, 3rd Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 2 , M. Whatley , D. Chambers , C. DiMarzo , J. Sausville 2 , J. Yarbrough , R. Whitmarsh , V. Tijerina 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , D. Chambers , R. Whitmarsh
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ficca (29)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morgan-Ficca-Sausville, Sausville-Ficca-Sausville)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Snell DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .330 16 54
A. Melo SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .286 20 46
B. Gonzalez 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .276 8 13
J. McCoy RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .315 26 61
D. Hostetler 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .310 12 44
A. Morales LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 7 .310 8 37
R. Clement C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .296 11 35
J. Ogden 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294 8 32
S. Combee CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .307 19 52
Totals 35 6 14 6 6 6 24      
BATTING
Total Bases: O. Snell 2 , A. Melo , B. Gonzalez 2 , J. McCoy 2 , D. Hostetler 3 , R. Clement 2 , J. Ogden , S. Combee
2-out RBI: O. Snell , J. McCoy , D. Hostetler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Melo 2 , A. Morales 2
GIDP: B. Gonzalez , A. Morales
Sac Fly: S. Combee
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: A. Morales (4)
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nakatsu L (1-10) 4.1 8 3 3 2 0 0 79 9.46   
R. Rush 1.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 34 8.40   
J. Unknown 1.1 3 3 3 4 1 0 42 20.25   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakatsu 33
Batters Faced: K. Nakatsu 22, R. Rush 7, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakatsu 6-6, R. Rush 0-0, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakatsu 79-45, R. Rush 34-22, J. Unknown 42-20, J. Unknown 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rush 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: K. Nakatsu 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercado W (10-4) 5.0 6 2 1 1 5 1 84 3.23   
R. Dietrich H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 7.20   
J. Dykema 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 33 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercado 53
Batters Faced: M. Mercado 22, R. Dietrich 7, J. Dykema 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercado 4-6, R. Dietrich 0-2, J. Dykema 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercado 84-54, R. Dietrich 29-20, J. Dykema 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dietrich 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Mercado
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 10012
Special Notes: RF Chris Daigre was injured while throwing the ball.
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