ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
05/09/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT RIVERSIDE ROTTERS
GAME ID: 2621 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (17-12) 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 10 12 2
Riverside Rotters (19-10) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 8 2
Mermen Hand Rotters 10-4 Loss
The Corpus Christi Mermen defeated the Riverside Rotters by the score of 10-4, with the biggest share of the credit going to designated hitter Carlos Aguirre. Aguirre was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Mermen on the day. Ben Whitman was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was Ryan Butler. The Mermen now have a record of 17-12 with the win over Riverside.

Ryan Atkins had a big 2-run home run for the Mermen in the top of the third inning. With Corpus Christi leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a changeup from Ryan Butler and swatted a home run to right. It was his 1st home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Mermen ahead, 3-0.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Aguirre.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Alcantara LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .298 4 13
R. Atkins 1B, RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 5 .233 1 8
C. Aguirre DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .222 2 7
J. Kreisle 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .273 6 13
J. Finch RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .289 4 16
   a-J. Dillard PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
M. Jarka CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .327 0 6
J. Feeler SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .203 0 4
T. Donovan 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .299 7 18
N. Wilcox C 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 .167 0 1
Totals 39 10 12 9 5 6 19      
a - J. Dillard pinch hit for J. Finch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Alcantara (6, 5th Inning off R. Butler, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Finch (5, 5th Inning off R. Butler, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Donovan (2, 8th Inning off R. Giuliani, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Aguirre (2, 1st Inning off R. Butler, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Atkins (1, 3rd Inning off R. Butler, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Kreisle (6, 7th Inning off R. Giuliani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Alcantara 4 , R. Atkins 4 , C. Aguirre 5 , J. Kreisle 4 , J. Finch 2 , J. Feeler 2 , T. Donovan 2 , N. Wilcox
2-out RBI: C. Aguirre , J. Finch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alcantara , R. Atkins , J. Dillard , M. Jarka
Sac Bunt: J. Alcantara
Sac Fly: R. Atkins
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jarka (2) , T. Donovan (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Kreisle-Feeler-Atkins, Feeler-Kreisle-Atkins, Donovan-Dillard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Douglas CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 2 13
K. Macrina 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 6 18
M. David 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .387 3 14
D. Moore RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .298 10 26
G. Mattox DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .319 12 30
B. Ontiveros LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .265 5 16
C. Terry C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .213 1 7
R. Vazquez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .274 3 11
J. Woods 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .180 3 7
Totals 33 4 8 3 4 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Woods (3, 6th Inning off B. Whitman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Mattox (12, 8th Inning off A. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. David , D. Moore 2 , G. Mattox 5 , B. Ontiveros , R. Vazquez , J. Woods 2
2-out RBI: D. Moore , G. Mattox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ontiveros
GIDP: C. Terry , J. Woods
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Vazquez (6) , J. Woods (1)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Whitman W (1-0) 5.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 58 1.48   
A. Rivera 2.1 5 3 3 2 0 1 37 4.91   
S. Gary 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whitman 60
Batters Faced: B. Whitman 19, A. Rivera 13, S. Gary 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whitman 6-6, A. Rivera 4-2, S. Gary 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whitman 58-39, A. Rivera 37-18, S. Gary 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rivera 1-1
WP: B. Whitman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Butler L (3-2) 4.2 6 6 6 3 1 2 79 2.40   
R. Giuliani 3.1 6 4 4 2 3 1 62 8.22   
B. Foster 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Butler 26
Batters Faced: R. Butler 23, R. Giuliani 18, B. Foster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Butler 5-8, R. Giuliani 3-4, B. Foster 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Butler 79-47, R. Giuliani 62-36, B. Foster 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Giuliani 1-0
WP: R. Giuliani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Aguirre
Ballpark: Rotters Ballpark
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 10499
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