ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
05/25/2023
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ABA DOUBLE A
WASHINGTON WILDTHINGS AT LIBERTYVILLE POLECATS
GAME ID: 2732 - THURSDAY, MAY 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Washington Wildthings (8-39) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Libertyville Polecats (27-20) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 11 2
Washington Loses, 5-3, in 11
The Libertyville Polecats faced a tough opponent in Washington pitcher David Hunt, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Field of the Polecats by a final score of 5-3 in 11 innings. Hunt went 5 innings and allowed no runs. Libertyville reliever Will Olejnik picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Jim Unknown took the loss. With the win, Libertyville pushed its record to 27-20.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the 11th for Libertyville. That's when 21-year old second baseman Jon Olejniczak hit a 2-run home run off Jim Unknown to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"This game was intense," Olejniczak said, postgame.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Yanke SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 4 14
J. King CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269 3 7
M. Scharn 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .273 2 8
J. House RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .222 8 24
C. Driskel LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .198 2 8
J. Childers 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 4 8
   a-A. Peguero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 1 3
   c-A. Gangi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   d-C. Rocha PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
   e-M. Clark 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
M. Calvert 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .136 0 2
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Kirk DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 5
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 3 8 2 2 6 13      
a - A. Peguero pinch hit for J. Childers in the 9th
b - J. Kirk inserted as DH in the 9th
c - A. Gangi substituted for A. Peguero in the 9th
d - C. Rocha pinch hit for A. Gangi in the 11th
e - M. Clark substituted for C. Rocha in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. King (7, 1st Inning off H. Towle, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Scharn (9, 3rd Inning off H. Towle, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. House (2, 11th Inning off W. Olejnik, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. King 3 , M. Scharn 3 , J. House 4 , C. Driskel
2-out RBI: M. Scharn , J. House
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. House , M. Calvert 2 , J. Unknown
GIDP: C. Driskel
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. House (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Scharn (4) , J. Childers (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Yanke-Childers-Scharn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hamm 2B 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .274 12 24
M. Zuniga SS 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 .215 5 12
A. Rakers RF 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .299 11 32
J. Olejniczak 1B 6 1 3 2 0 2 4 .279 10 21
A. Torres CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .256 8 28
J. Bernard 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .237 9 28
C. Scoville DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 3 7
J. Autin C 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .198 5 11
T. Knight LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293 2 21
   a-M. Horstman PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .147 0 1
Totals 44 5 11 5 5 12 27      
a - M. Horstman pinch hit for T. Knight in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Torres (8, 6th Inning off I. Hobby, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rakers (8, 7th Inning off R. Perkins, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Autin (5, 8th Inning off R. Perkins, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rakers (11, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Olejniczak (10, 11th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hamm , M. Zuniga , A. Rakers 6 , J. Olejniczak 6 , A. Torres 3 , J. Autin 4 , T. Knight
2-out RBI: A. Rakers , J. Olejniczak , J. Autin , T. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hamm , J. Olejniczak , A. Torres , C. Scoville 2 , M. Horstman
GIDP: A. Rakers
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Zuniga (7) , J. Bernard (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Olejniczak-Zuniga-Olejniczak)
OF assists: 1 (Torres(King at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LIBERTYVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hunt 5.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 66 10.03   
I. Hobby H (1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 20 6.75   
R. Perkins H (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 31 11.09   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 2.2 2 3 3 3 3 2 64 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hunt 58
Batters Faced: D. Hunt 22, I. Hobby 6, R. Perkins 8, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hunt 4-7, I. Hobby 0-0, R. Perkins 1-2, J. Unknown 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hunt 66-43, I. Hobby 20-15, R. Perkins 31-23, J. Unknown 64-32
WP: D. Hunt , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Towle 5.2 7 3 0 1 2 0 99 2.04   
M. Corns 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.10   
B. White 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.25   
B. Stedronsky 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.67   
W. Olejnik W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Towle 50
Batters Faced: H. Towle 25, M. Corns 1, B. White 6, B. Stedronsky 3, W. Olejnik 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Towle 5-8, M. Corns 0-0, B. White 2-3, B. Stedronsky 0-2, W. Olejnik 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Towle 99-59, M. Corns 6-3, B. White 17-13, B. Stedronsky 7-5, W. Olejnik 16-13
WP: H. Towle 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Hunt
Ballpark: Field of the Polecats
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 7079
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