ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
04/16/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
GAME ID: 5034 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (4-6) 1 0 6 2 0 0 10 4 0 23 29 1
Crystal Lake Killers (3-7) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Nelson Goes 5-for-5 Against Crystal Lake
It was a good day for the Earthquakes at Killer Stadium as they clipped the Crystal Lake Killers, 23-6. It was tremendous day for Troy Nelson, who was on a hitting barrage at the plate, finishing 5-for-5.

"I don't know what to call that," the Ft. Wayne third baseman told reporters after his big performance. "I'm not 'dialed in' or 'in a zone,' I just try to keep it simple. Basically the pitcher throws the ball, I try to pick up the spin, then I hit it. Today I picked up the spin pretty well."

Troy Nelson singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 7th.

So far this year, Nelson has hit .477 with 4 home runs, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cordova 1B 6 2 3 4 1 1 4 .341 2 6
L. Santos LF 7 3 5 5 0 1 1 .488 4 15
T. Nelson SS 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 .477 4 13
   a-F. Mendez PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .700 3 5
C. Rodriguez 2B 7 2 3 2 0 0 5 .409 3 12
M. Brooks 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 6 .341 1 9
   b-B. Taylor PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
E. Perez RF 7 1 3 2 0 2 4 .444 2 7
H. Hilali CF 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .258 0 5
A. Hernandez DH 5 4 2 2 1 0 3 .211 1 2
R. Gonzales C 5 3 2 2 0 1 3 .243 0 7
Totals 55 23 29 23 3 8 28      
a - F. Mendez pinch hit for T. Nelson in the 7th
b - B. Taylor pinch hit for M. Brooks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Santos (5, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Rodriguez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Cordova 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Brooks (7, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzales (3, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Perez (3, 4th Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Nelson (3, 6th Inning off J. Carreon, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Hilali (1, 7th Inning off J. Carreon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Brooks (1, 4th Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Santos (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Santos (4, 1st Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Hernandez (1, 3rd Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Cordova (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cordova 8 , L. Santos 11 , T. Nelson 6 , F. Mendez , C. Rodriguez 4 , M. Brooks 5 , E. Perez 4 , H. Hilali 4 , A. Hernandez 5 , R. Gonzales 3
2-out RBI: N. Cordova , L. Santos , M. Brooks , E. Perez 2 , H. Hilali , A. Hernandez 2 , R. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cordova , L. Santos , F. Mendez , C. Rodriguez , E. Perez 2 , H. Hilali
Sac Fly: H. Hilali
Hit by Pitch: R. Gonzales
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nelson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Brooks (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Brooks-Rodriguez-Cordova, Rodriguez-Nelson-Cordova)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kay LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .261 2 7
J. Vivier 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .488 1 5
T. Railey 1B 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 .372 1 6
B. Hudson CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .375 0 2
A. Romero RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .325 3 11
B. Guardado 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .298 0 6
V. Radford C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 1 6
D. Gonzalez DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .375 4 10
C. Torres SS 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .119 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Railey (3, 7th Inning off K. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gonzalez (4, 4th Inning off M. Guzman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kay , J. Vivier , T. Railey 4 , B. Hudson 2 , V. Radford , D. Gonzalez 4 , C. Torres 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Guardado 2
GIDP: J. Vivier , A. Romero
Team LOB: 7
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Guzman 3.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 78 5.79   
D. Mendoza W (1-0) 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 35 10.50   
K. Phillips H (1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 38 1.35   
M. Manrique 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guzman 26
Batters Faced: M. Guzman 17, D. Mendoza 10, K. Phillips 9, M. Manrique 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guzman 4-1, D. Mendoza 2-2, K. Phillips 3-2, M. Manrique 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guzman 78-47, D. Mendoza 35-20, K. Phillips 38-23, M. Manrique 23-12
WP: M. Guzman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ortiz L (0-1) 2.2 10 7 7 0 2 2 62 12.71   
T. Becerra 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 39 1.59   
J. Carreon 1.2 5 5 5 0 4 0 34 15.63   
J. Unknown 0.1 5 5 5 2 0 0 31 135.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 4 4 1 2 1 48 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortiz 8
Batters Faced: J. Ortiz 18, T. Becerra 10, J. Carreon 11, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortiz 2-4, T. Becerra 2-4, J. Carreon 1-0, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortiz 62-46, T. Becerra 39-25, J. Carreon 34-23, J. Unknown 31-18, J. Unknown 48-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Becerra 1-0 , J. Carreon 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Carreon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leon Santos
Ballpark: Killer Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:31
Attendance: 3585
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