ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
08/19/2026
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ABA CLASS A
LAKE ELSINORE STORM AT MEXICO CITY AZTECS
GAME ID: 8723 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Elsinore Storm (40-81) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
Mexico City Aztecs (80-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Storm Deny Aztecs, 3-2
The Lake Elsinore Storm had to overcome a good performance from Mexico City pitcher Mel Mercado to claim a 3-2 win at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Mercado went 5 innings and allowed 1 run. The winner was Jim Unknown in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Mel Mercado took the loss. Jim Unknown earned the save, his 1st.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Jake Ellerbrock? The 22-year old first baseman Ellerbrock stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Lake Elsinore up, 2-0. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Wish we'd had more wins to celebrate like this one," said Ellerbrock.

The Storm improved their record to 40-81 with the win over Mexico City.
LAKE ELSINORE BATTING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Berryman CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 13 56
J. Ellerbrock LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .309 25 73
T. Wetmore 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .331 28 68
D. Lewis RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .295 23 70
K. Commo 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .272 1 18
P. Drake 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .271 15 33
R. Hofer SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .291 9 21
J. Loyd C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .254 2 11
J. Unknown DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ellerbrock (24, 1st Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Wetmore (16, 7th Inning off R. McKenzie, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hofer (9, 5th Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Berryman , J. Ellerbrock 3 , T. Wetmore 3 , R. Hofer 4 , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ellerbrock , K. Commo 2 , P. Drake , R. Hofer
Sac Bunt: C. Berryman
Hit by Pitch: T. Wetmore
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Berryman (17)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Drake (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Wetmore-Drake)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wagner 1B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .342 20 79
O. Snell RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 26 80
J. Williams 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .285 19 79
R. Samarripa C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312 14 34
S. Valkenburg CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 16 47
E. Bailey SS, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 6 25
B. Mallinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 3 8
S. Farnsworth LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .343 6 21
L. Sharp 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 1 3
   a-J. Lewis PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 9 25
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 13      
a - J. Lewis pinch hit for L. Sharp in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Snell (20, 3rd Inning off F. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Williams (18, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Bailey (10, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wagner , O. Snell 2 , J. Williams 2 , E. Bailey 3 , J. Lewis
2-out RBI: J. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Williams , R. Samarripa , S. Valkenburg , B. Mallinson , S. Farnsworth
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Bailey (2)
LAKE ELSINORE PITCHING LINESCORE MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Acosta 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 51 4.50   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 41 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 3 2 0 0 2 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Acosta 54
Batters Faced: F. Acosta 12, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Acosta 1-6, J. Unknown 4-7, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Acosta 51-33, J. Unknown 41-25, J. Unknown 31-23
WP: F. Acosta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercado L (5-4) 5.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 92 4.66   
M. Montes 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.79   
R. McKenzie 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 28 7.55   
A. Ochoa 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercado 59
Batters Faced: M. Mercado 21, M. Montes 4, R. McKenzie 8, A. Ochoa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercado 7-3, M. Montes 2-1, R. McKenzie 1-1, A. Ochoa 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercado 92-60, M. Montes 19-12, R. McKenzie 28-19, A. Ochoa 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Montes 1-0
WP: M. Mercado
Hit Batsmen: M. Mercado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Mercado
Ballpark: Tony Gwynn Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 13250
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