ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
05/21/2026
 
ABA DOUBLE A
CORPUS CHRISTI MERMEN AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2692 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Corpus Christi Mermen (21-19) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 2
Libertyville Polecats (21-19) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 12 2
Polecats Deal Mermen 10-6 Loss
The Libertyville Polecats and Corpus Christi Mermen completed their game despite the rain.

Libertyville right fielder Andy Burns had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Corpus Christi Mermen, 10-6, in 15 innings. The Libertyville win streak is now 3 games.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 15th. With one out, Burns hit a fastball from Kevin McGaha for a grand slam home run. The Polecats, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

Burns said afterward that he was "glad the fans were treated to a good ballgame."
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Howard 2B 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 0 0
J. Kreisle DH 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 .280 9 18
S. Morales RF, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .207 4 10
   b-B. Bugbee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Richard 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 1 11
N. Taniguchi 1B 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 .198 6 13
   c-R. Atkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 1 9
   f-J. Finch LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 6 21
T. Donovan 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .279 7 20
   d-B. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 1 6
   g-D. McKibben 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 1 4
M. Jarka CF 7 0 2 2 0 2 4 .318 1 12
J. Alcantara LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 6 17
   a-C. Aguirre PH, RF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .250 4 10
J. Feeler SS 6 0 1 0 0 4 0 .217 0 4
C. Allen C 5 1 0 0 2 5 4 .210 6 14
Totals 53 6 10 5 8 21 26      
a - C. Aguirre pinch hit for J. Alcantara in the 8th
b - B. Bugbee pinch hit for S. Morales in the 9th
c - R. Atkins pinch hit for N. Taniguchi in the 9th
d - B. Haynes pinch hit for T. Donovan in the 9th
e - E. Richard substituted for B. Bugbee in the 9th
f - J. Finch substituted for R. Atkins in the 9th
g - D. McKibben substituted for B. Haynes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jarka (3, 10th Inning off D. Leonetti, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Taniguchi (6, 2nd Inning off N. Billesbach, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Morales (4, 4th Inning off N. Billesbach, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kreisle , S. Morales 4 , N. Taniguchi 4 , T. Donovan 3 , M. Jarka 3 , C. Aguirre , J. Feeler
2-out RBI: T. Donovan , M. Jarka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Howard , R. Atkins , B. Haynes , J. Alcantara , C. Aguirre , C. Allen
GIDP: G. Howard , J. Finch
Sac Bunt: J. Feeler
Hit by Pitch: N. Taniguchi
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jarka (5)
CS: G. Howard (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (1) , T. Donovan (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Feeler-Howard-Richard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Schultz RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .192 3 9
   b-E. Foley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 4
   d-A. Burns RF 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .200 1 4
C. Lewis 3B 7 0 1 0 0 2 4 .187 0 2
R. Kotlar LF 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 .252 2 17
C. Malay 1B 5 1 1 0 2 2 1 .227 8 18
D. Jordan SS 6 1 1 0 1 2 5 .207 4 16
J. Rubio 2B 6 1 2 2 1 0 1 .313 8 20
R. Beall DH 6 2 1 4 1 1 4 .196 4 14
J. Avila CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 1 6
   a-A. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .643 1 6
   c-D. Robinson CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259 4 8
R. Arceri C 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 .204 6 11
Totals 54 10 12 10 7 14 21      
a - A. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Avila in the 11th
b - E. Foley pinch hit for E. Schultz in the 11th
c - D. Robinson substituted for A. Gonzalez in the 12th
d - A. Burns substituted for E. Foley in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kotlar (7, 4th Inning off J. Trunzo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Beall (4, 6th Inning off S. Gary, 3 on, 0 outs) , A. Burns (1, 15th Inning off K. McGaha, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Burns 4 , C. Lewis , R. Kotlar 3 , C. Malay , D. Jordan , J. Rubio 2 , R. Beall 4 , A. Gonzalez , D. Robinson 2
2-out RBI: J. Rubio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lewis 2 , D. Jordan 2 , R. Beall 2
GIDP: J. Rubio
Sac Bunt: R. Arceri
Hit by Pitch: R. Kotlar , J. Avila
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Lewis 2 (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Rubio-Jordan-Malay, Rubio-Jordan-Malay)
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Trunzo 5.0 2 2 2 2 7 0 85 5.16   
S. Gary 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 11 4.98   
M. Morrison 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 5.27   
B. Finkel 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6.00   
J. Pratt 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.38   
J. Gravely 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.35   
J. Maughan 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 2.95   
K. McGaha L (0-1) 3.1 5 4 4 2 1 1 57 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Trunzo 60
Batters Faced: J. Trunzo 22, S. Gary 3, M. Morrison 3, B. Finkel 2, J. Pratt 4, J. Gravely 3, J. Maughan 10, K. McGaha 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Trunzo 4-4, S. Gary 0-0, M. Morrison 0-1, B. Finkel 0-1, J. Pratt 0-1, J. Gravely 0-2, J. Maughan 4-2, K. McGaha 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Trunzo 85-55, S. Gary 11-3, M. Morrison 14-8, B. Finkel 3-2, J. Pratt 16-9, J. Gravely 8-6, J. Maughan 36-21, K. McGaha 57-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gary 2-2 , J. Pratt 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Trunzo 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Billesbach 5.2 3 3 3 2 6 2 77 5.63   
G. Thomas 1.1 2 2 2 0 4 0 27 5.75   
E. Moriarty 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13.50   
R. Torres H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 5.00   
J. Yeiser BS (1) 0.2 1 1 0 2 1 0 23 2.93   
D. Leonetti 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 46 2.60   
J. Chapin W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 6 0 52 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Billesbach 55
Batters Faced: N. Billesbach 21, G. Thomas 7, E. Moriarty 1, R. Torres 5, J. Yeiser 6, D. Leonetti 12, J. Chapin 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Billesbach 2-7, G. Thomas 0-0, E. Moriarty 0-0, R. Torres 0-1, J. Yeiser 0-1, D. Leonetti 3-3, J. Chapin 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Billesbach 77-50, G. Thomas 27-18, E. Moriarty 5-1, R. Torres 19-13, J. Yeiser 23-13, D. Leonetti 46-26, J. Chapin 52-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Thomas 1-1 , R. Torres 1-0 , D. Leonetti 3-0 , J. Chapin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Thomas
Balk: R. Torres
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Burns
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 5:59
Attendance: 5059
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 8th inning.
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