ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
09/20/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 13758 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 15 2
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Johnson Blasts Earthquakes, Nationals Take Game 1, 7-5
The Jacksonville Nationals started the League Championship Series in style, winning on the road against the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes at Earthquakes Stadium by a score of 7-5 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Nationals center fielder Tommy Johnson excelled. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times.

It could have been a different outcome for Jacksonville, had it not been for Matt Higgins, the 19-year old second baseman . Higgins contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Jacksonville up, 6-5.

"No matter what our lineup is, the person in the box with an opportunity, it seems like that guy usually comes through for us," said Nationals manager Zack Glomski.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Earthquakes Stadium in Ft. Wayne.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .458 3 8
M. Higgins 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .435 0 3
G. Ippolito RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .375 2 8
D. Skiba 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .364 3 9
T. Johnson CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .476 4 8
B. McFarland 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .368 1 3
C. Tomlinson DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .273 0 4
E. Cannova LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .636 2 7
O. Naranjo C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .200 1 4
Totals 42 7 15 7 1 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (4, 4th Inning off K. Phillips, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Johnson (4, 7th Inning off W. Vergara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 4 , M. Higgins 3 , T. Johnson 6 , B. McFarland , C. Tomlinson , E. Cannova 3 , O. Naranjo
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , G. Ippolito , D. Skiba , C. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson , D. Skiba
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .458 2 7
C. Koerner C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 2 6
E. Perez RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 0 0
J. Valdez SS 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .722 2 11
   a-F. Mendez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Brooks SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
G. O'Connell DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .364 0 4
V. Lara LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   d-B. Taylor PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Cordova 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .467 2 4
   c-V. Cruz PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Hilali CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .278 0 5
Totals 37 5 10 5 0 5 13      
a - F. Mendez pinch ran for J. Valdez in the 5th
b - M. Brooks substituted for F. Mendez in the 6th
c - V. Cruz pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 6th
d - B. Taylor pinch hit for V. Lara in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rodriguez (1, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Lara (3, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (2, 5th Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Valdez (4, 5th Inning off D. Espinoza, 1 on, 1 out) , G. O'Connell (3, 5th Inning off D. Espinoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Nelson (1, 6th Inning off D. Espinoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 3 , C. Koerner 2 , J. Valdez 4 , C. Rodriguez 2 , G. O'Connell 2 , V. Lara 2 , N. Cordova 2
2-out RBI: G. O'Connell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Koerner , G. O'Connell , V. Lara
Sac Fly: G. O'Connell , H. Hilali
Team LOB: 7
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 4.0 7 4 4 0 2 0 74 9.00   
D. Espinoza W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 4.50   
E. Rogers H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00   
E. Grace SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 34
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 20, D. Espinoza 9, E. Rogers 7, E. Grace 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 4-6, D. Espinoza 1-3, E. Rogers 2-3, E. Grace 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 74-49, D. Espinoza 23-19, E. Rogers 22-13, E. Grace 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Espinoza 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Phillips 5.0 7 4 4 1 2 0 78 7.20   
W. Vergara L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 6 3 3 0 1 1 26 27.00   
M. Guzman 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 33 0.00   
R. LeCain 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Phillips 38
Batters Faced: K. Phillips 23, W. Vergara 9, M. Guzman 9, R. LeCain 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Phillips 3-10, W. Vergara 2-0, M. Guzman 1-2, R. LeCain 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Phillips 78-52, W. Vergara 26-15, M. Guzman 33-25, R. LeCain 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. LeCain 1-0
WP: R. LeCain
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Johnson
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 14413
Special Notes: SS Jose Valdez was injured while running the bases.
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