ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS
09/08/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS
GAME ID: 10365 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (110-29) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 7 13 0
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers (59-80) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Earthquakes Roll Past Sunchasers, 7-2
Ft. Wayne right-hander Willie Escalera pitched his team to victory over the Sunrise Manor Sunchasers at Field of the Sunchasers. The final score was 7-2. The winner was Escalera. He threw 5.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Luis Orosco. Ft. Wayne has won 3 straight, while Sunrise Manor has lost 4 in a row.

Ft. Wayne catcher Rich Callanan contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to left-center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 63rd hit of the season and put the Earthquakes ahead, 2-0.

"I thought we played a nice game," Escalera told the Ft. Wayne Observer. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SUNRISE MANOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Konas LF 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 .400 15 33
B. Richardson 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .332 21 83
C. Benedict RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 4 .356 38 133
J. Valdez SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 5 .390 34 130
C. Pinson DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .314 21 62
R. Callanan C 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .382 16 54
J. Huerta 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .310 8 33
   a-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 2 12
J. Saenz 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .260 11 32
V. Lara CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .286 20 59
Totals 38 7 13 7 7 7 28      
a - M. Garcia substituted for J. Huerta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Saenz (6, 4th Inning off L. Orosco, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Pinson (16, 5th Inning off M. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Saenz (1, 9th Inning off E. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Konas , C. Benedict 2 , J. Valdez 3 , C. Pinson 2 , R. Callanan 2 , J. Saenz 6 , V. Lara
2-out RBI: , C. Benedict 2 , J. Valdez , R. Callanan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Valdez 2 , R. Callanan , J. Huerta 2 , J. Saenz
GIDP: J. Huerta
Sac Fly: V. Lara
Hit by Pitch: B. Richardson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valdez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Saenz-Richardson-Huerta, Valdez-Richardson-Huerta)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Placencia CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .275 11 41
A. Sosa LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .337 15 56
T. Lambert 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .303 26 80
K. Lightfoot 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .277 20 67
M. Ayala DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .289 15 79
L. Warren 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .348 5 29
C. Ortiz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 5 19
T. Medina SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 8 36
J. Unknown C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 5 7 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Ayala (15, 6th Inning off M. Guzman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Lambert , K. Lightfoot , M. Ayala 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: M. Ayala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ayala
GIDP: A. Sosa 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lightfoot-Warren-Lambert)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SUNRISE MANOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera W (6-2) 5.0 2 0 0 4 3 0 73 3.89   
M. Guzman 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 33 3.46   
P. Garza 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 62
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 19, M. Guzman 8, P. Garza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 3-7, M. Guzman 2-3, P. Garza 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 73-47, M. Guzman 33-17, P. Garza 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Garza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Orosco L (3-11) 4.0 6 3 3 4 2 0 100 7.57   
M. Mendez 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.06   
T. Arai 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 36 6.79   
J. Pinedo 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 30 6.00   
E. Martinez 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 0 24 8.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Orosco 36
Batters Faced: L. Orosco 22, M. Mendez 1, T. Arai 10, J. Pinedo 6, E. Martinez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Orosco 5-5, M. Mendez 0-0, T. Arai 2-3, J. Pinedo 1-0, E. Martinez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Orosco 100-53, M. Mendez 4-2, T. Arai 36-21, J. Pinedo 30-16, E. Martinez 24-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Arai 1-0 , E. Martinez 3-0
WP: L. Orosco
Hit Batsmen: T. Arai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Escalera
Ballpark: Field of the Sunchasers
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 3834
Special Notes: SP Manny Mendez was injured while pitching.
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