ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
09/15/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 10828 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 2
Chuluota Imperials 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Almost There: Ft. Wayne On Cusp of DS Triumph After 4-2 Win
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes moved to within one game of the League Championship Series, downing the Chuluota Imperials on the road at Imperials Ballpark by a score of 4-2. Earthquakes right-hander Shalom Bruin had a strong outing. He threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The win gives the Earthquakes a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 Division Series.

Victor Lara had a direct impact on the outcome. Lara contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Ft. Wayne up, 4-2.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Lara said after the game.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Imperials Ballpark in Chuluota.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 0 2
B. Richardson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .455 3 5
C. Benedict RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .238 2 3
J. Valdez SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .412 0 0
   a-B. Barnes PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Mendez SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Pinson DH 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .300 0 2
C. Koerner C 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 .333 2 6
J. Huerta 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .308 1 2
   d-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
V. Lara LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .467 1 5
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 0 1
   c-E. Bailey SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 5 5 20      
a - B. Barnes pinch hit for J. Valdez in the 7th
b - F. Mendez substituted for B. Barnes in the 7th
c - E. Bailey substituted for J. Saenz in the 8th
d - M. Garcia substituted for J. Huerta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valdez (2, 3rd Inning off R. Morales, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (2, 7th Inning off E. Cuevas, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Squires , B. Richardson , C. Benedict 2 , J. Valdez 2 , C. Pinson , C. Koerner 3 , V. Lara 2
2-out RBI: V. Lara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Squires , C. Pinson , C. Koerner 2 , J. Saenz
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mendez , J. Huerta
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hicks CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .050 0 0
E. Baros LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Orosco 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .190 2 4
M. Lopez 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 2 3
V. Salinas 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .562 2 3
V. Morris SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .353 0 1
I. Encinias RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .125 0 1
J. Lozada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .176 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2 1 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Salinas (3, 8th Inning off I. McCullar, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lopez (2, 4th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Baros , M. Lopez 6 , V. Salinas 3 , V. Morris 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lozada 2 , J. Unknown 2
Sac Bunt: V. Salinas
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Morris (1)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bruin 5.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 70 3.60   
M. Vandenberg W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
I. McCullar H (1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.50   
M. Patino SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bruin 56
Batters Faced: S. Bruin 21, M. Vandenberg 5, I. McCullar 10, M. Patino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bruin 5-4, M. Vandenberg 0-2, I. McCullar 1-3, M. Patino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bruin 70-46, M. Vandenberg 15-10, I. McCullar 29-18, M. Patino 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Morales 3.1 5 0 0 2 1 0 49 2.57   
E. Cuevas L (0-1) 3.1 5 4 4 3 2 0 56 10.80   
K. Young 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.00   
M. Vega 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Morales 47
Batters Faced: R. Morales 17, E. Cuevas 18, K. Young 4, M. Vega 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Morales 7-2, E. Cuevas 3-5, K. Young 1-3, M. Vega 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Morales 49-33, E. Cuevas 56-32, K. Young 13-10, M. Vega 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Cuevas 1-0 , K. Young 2-0
WP: E. Cuevas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shalom Bruin
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 10744
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