ABA DOUBLE A
RIVERSIDE ROTTERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
05/27/2025
 
ABA DOUBLE A
RIVERSIDE ROTTERS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2715 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Rotters (29-16) 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 8 0
Libertyville Polecats (17-28) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Fierro Slugs Rotters to 6-3 Win
The performance of Francisco Fierro proved critical in helping Riverside beat Libertyville, 6-3. The Rotters right fielder went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. Ryan Butler wrapped it up, recording his 12th save. The triumph puts Riverside at 29-16 for the season.

Riverside used a clutch at-bat from Ken Fortin to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Rotters ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Fierro told the Riverside Herald.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Krueger 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 2 11
   a-G. Wenzel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 3 12
   b-A. Turkula 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 8 31
K. Fortin 3B 4 2 1 3 1 0 2 .306 2 11
B. Ontiveros DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .231 10 23
B. de Leon SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 5 20
F. Fierro RF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .318 3 3
U. Alberts CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
B. Martz C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Gilfillan LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .353 0 1
Totals 33 6 8 6 6 6 15      
a - G. Wenzel pinch hit for T. Krueger in the 9th
b - A. Turkula substituted for G. Wenzel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ontiveros (4, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Martz (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Fortin (2, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Fierro 2 (3, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Fortin 4 , B. Ontiveros 2 , F. Fierro 9 , B. Martz 2 , M. Gilfillan 2
2-out RBI: F. Fierro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Krueger , K. Fortin , J. Walker 2
GIDP: B. de Leon
Sac Bunt: U. Alberts
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Krueger-Walker, de Leon-Turkula-Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jones LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .297 1 5
E. Lewis SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .297 4 20
D. Pinto DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .288 5 25
M. Brown 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .185 2 7
J. Rubio 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .288 7 32
T. Chapin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 6 28
C. Preteroti C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 0
J. Masoner 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 1 16
J. Escalante CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .284 3 14
Totals 34 3 11 3 2 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Lewis (9, 7th Inning off A. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jones 2 , E. Lewis 3 , D. Pinto , M. Brown 2 , J. Masoner 2 , J. Escalante 2
2-out RBI: E. Lewis , M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pinto , M. Brown , J. Rubio , C. Preteroti
GIDP: E. Lewis
Sac Bunt: E. Lewis
Sac Fly: D. Pinto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Jones (3) , J. Escalante 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Masoner-Lewis-Rubio)
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rodriguez W (4-4) 6.2 7 3 3 1 4 0 87 3.86   
A. Mendoza 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.76   
R. Butler SV (12) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rodriguez 51
Batters Faced: K. Rodriguez 28, A. Mendoza 6, R. Butler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rodriguez 4-12, A. Mendoza 1-1, R. Butler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rodriguez 87-58, A. Mendoza 20-11, R. Butler 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Mendoza 1-1
WP: R. Butler
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.0 6 5 5 4 0 2 79 11.25   
J. Unknown 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 46 3.00   
D. Leonetti 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 6.61   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 26
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 21, J. Unknown 12, D. Leonetti 3, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-6, J. Unknown 4-2, D. Leonetti 1-0, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 79-45, J. Unknown 46-31, D. Leonetti 15-11, J. Unknown 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Fierro
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 4967
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