ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
09/21/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 13759 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 5 13 19 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 8 11 2
Blitzed by Higgins, Nationals, Earthquakes Sink Further in CS
Riding the 4-hit performance of third baseman Matt Higgins, the Jacksonville Nationals got a road win against the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes, 13-8, in Game 2 of the League Championship Series. Higgins went 4 for 6 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 4 for the Nationals, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 2 games to 0.

The game was all tied up in the top of the eighth, until Higgins delivered big-time for Jacksonville, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Miguel Guzman. The game-changing hit put the Nationals on top, 8-7.

Earthquakes manager Du-sung Moon did not take questions after the game, telling assembled reporters that he would hold a press conference "if and when we win the World Series."

Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday at Nationals Park in Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 5 3 3 0 1 1 0 .483 3 8
M. Higgins 3B 6 2 4 4 0 0 2 .483 1 7
G. Ippolito RF 5 1 2 0 1 3 3 .379 2 8
D. Skiba 1B 6 2 1 1 0 3 4 .321 3 10
T. Johnson CF 4 1 1 0 2 0 4 .440 4 8
B. McFarland 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .417 1 5
C. Tomlinson DH 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 .370 0 6
E. Cannova LF 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .519 2 8
O. Naranjo C 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .200 1 4
Totals 46 13 19 10 4 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (5, 1st Inning off E. Ellington, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Ippolito (4, 3rd Inning off E. Ellington, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Higgins (3, 7th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Tomlinson (3, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Naranjo (2, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Johnson (1, 8th Inning off M. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (1, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 6 , M. Higgins 8 , G. Ippolito 3 , D. Skiba , T. Johnson , B. McFarland 3 , C. Tomlinson 5 , O. Naranjo 2
2-out RBI: , B. McFarland 2 , C. Tomlinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , D. Skiba , T. Johnson 2 , E. Cannova
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Ippolito (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McFarland-Johnson-Skiba, Johnson-McFarland-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .500 2 8
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .286 3 7
E. Perez RF, LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .214 1 3
J. Valdez SS 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .609 3 14
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .208 0 0
G. O'Connell DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .320 0 4
V. Lara LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 1
   c-M. Brooks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-R. Gutierrez LF, RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Cordova 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .438 2 4
   a-F. Mendez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-V. Cruz 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
H. Hilali CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .250 0 5
   e-D. Vasquez CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   g-R. Gonzales RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8 4 7 15      
a - F. Mendez pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 4th
b - V. Cruz substituted for F. Mendez in the 5th
c - M. Brooks pinch hit for V. Lara in the 6th
d - R. Gutierrez substituted for M. Brooks in the 7th
e - D. Vasquez substituted for H. Hilali in the 8th
f - B. Taylor pinch hit for D. Vasquez in the 8th
g - R. Gonzales substituted for B. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rodriguez (2, 6th Inning off E. Lozano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Nelson (2, 5th Inning off H. Miyata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Perez (1, 3rd Inning off H. Miyata, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez (3, 7th Inning off B. Acosta, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (3, 9th Inning off E. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 5 , C. Koerner 4 , E. Perez 5 , J. Valdez 4 , C. Rodriguez 2 , V. Lara , F. Mendez , V. Cruz
2-out RBI: E. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cruz , H. Hilali
GIDP: J. Valdez , B. Taylor
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nelson (1) , H. Hilali (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Nelson , E. Perez
OF assists: 1 (Hilali(Johnson at 3rd base))
PB: C. Koerner
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Damm 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.50   
H. Miyata 3.2 4 3 3 2 5 1 61 7.36   
E. Lozano 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 2.25   
B. Acosta 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 22 108.00   
E. Rogers W (2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 30 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Damm 41
Batters Faced: N. Damm 2, H. Miyata 17, E. Lozano 7, B. Acosta 5, E. Rogers 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Damm 0-1, H. Miyata 5-1, E. Lozano 3-2, B. Acosta 0-0, E. Rogers 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Damm 4-4, H. Miyata 61-42, E. Lozano 27-16, B. Acosta 22-13, E. Rogers 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Miyata 1-0 , E. Lozano 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ellington 3.1 7 4 1 1 3 0 73 2.35   
M. Manrique 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 0.00   
S. Bruin 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 0 33 16.20   
M. Guzman L (0-1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 31 2.45   
I. McCullar 0.1 4 5 5 2 0 1 30 135.00   
D. Wilkinson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ellington 36
Batters Faced: E. Ellington 18, M. Manrique 7, S. Bruin 9, M. Guzman 7, I. McCullar 7, D. Wilkinson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ellington 3-3, M. Manrique 0-2, S. Bruin 2-1, M. Guzman 1-0, I. McCullar 1-0, D. Wilkinson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ellington 73-48, M. Manrique 32-21, S. Bruin 33-23, M. Guzman 31-20, I. McCullar 30-13, D. Wilkinson 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Guzman 1-0 , D. Wilkinson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Higgins
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:21
Attendance: 14446
Special Notes: SP Noah Damm was injured while pitching. CF Hemmu Hilali was injured while running the bases.
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