ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
04/20/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 5062 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Buckeye Local Panthers (9-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 17 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (10-3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 18 0
Schultz Powers Panthers to 11-9 Win
Panthers designated hitter Brian Schultz left his mark on his team's 11-9 win over the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes. Schultz, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2024 draft, went 3-3 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for Buckeye Local in the contest. With the loss, Ft. Wayne falls to 10-3.

Buckeye Local won the game in part because of Luis Gutierrez. The shortstop ripped a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Panthers ahead, 10-5. For the game, Gutierrez had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Gutierrez.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 .386 5 14
J. Allen 3B 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 .393 4 12
C. Hubbard 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .500 3 15
A. Wilson C 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .294 1 7
J. Garcia RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .435 0 2
F. Ledezma LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .468 3 16
M. Perez CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .111 0 0
L. Gutierrez SS 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .264 2 8
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Schultz DH 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 .800 2 4
Totals 43 11 17 11 3 6 20      
a - B. Schultz inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta 2 (7, 3rd Inning off R. LeCain, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off W. Vergara, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Gutierrez (2, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Allen (2, 8th Inning off M. Guzman, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Schultz (2, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Gratta (5, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (4, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gutierrez (2, 9th Inning off S. Bruin, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 9 , J. Allen 7 , C. Hubbard , A. Wilson , J. Garcia 2 , F. Ledezma 2 , L. Gutierrez 6 , B. Schultz 6
2-out RBI: N. Gratta , L. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Allen , C. Hubbard , M. Perez , L. Gutierrez
Sac Bunt: F. Ledezma
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: F. Ledezma (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gratta-Hubbard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cavazos 2B 5 1 0 0 1 2 8 .217 1 7
C. Koerner C 4 3 4 0 2 0 0 .558 7 22
E. Perez LF 5 1 2 0 1 0 5 .441 1 9
J. Valdez SS 5 1 1 0 1 2 9 .352 5 14
J. Huerta 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 4 .348 1 11
   d-M. Garcia 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 4
N. Cordova CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .429 4 12
   a-F. Mendez PH, 3B 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .316 1 13
M. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .357 4 11
   b-V. Cruz RF 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .267 0 2
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .472 2 7
   c-H. Hilali CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .667 0 2
S. Mikami DH 6 0 2 1 0 0 5 .379 0 3
Totals 45 9 18 8 9 5 45      
a - F. Mendez pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 7th
b - V. Cruz substituted for M. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - H. Hilali substituted for J. Saenz in the 8th
d - M. Garcia substituted for J. Huerta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Koerner 2 (9, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Saenz (4, 4th Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gonzalez (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Mendez 2 (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez (5, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Hilali (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Koerner 6 , E. Perez 2 , J. Valdez 2 , J. Huerta , M. Garcia , N. Cordova , F. Mendez 4 , M. Gonzalez 2 , J. Saenz 3 , H. Hilali 2 , S. Mikami 2
2-out RBI: J. Huerta , H. Hilali , S. Mikami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Cavazos 3 , E. Perez , J. Huerta , M. Gonzalez , J. Saenz , S. Mikami
Team LOB: 18

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Perez (5)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman 5.1 8 2 2 7 2 0 105 7.36   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.2 5 3 3 2 3 0 50 10.12   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 0 26 54.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 39
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 30, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 7-6, J. Unknown 5-0, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 105-60, J. Unknown 50-29, J. Unknown 26-16, J. Unknown 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: E. Hekman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. LeCain 5.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 60 3.46   
A. Munoz 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00   
P. Bautista H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
M. Guzman BS (1) 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 30 3.18   
M. Vandenberg 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0.00   
I. McCullar L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 3 12 54.00   
S. Bruin 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 1 15 11.81   
W. Vergara 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. LeCain 65
Batters Faced: R. LeCain 19, A. Munoz 1, P. Bautista 1, M. Guzman 9, M. Vandenberg 4, I. McCullar 4, S. Bruin 6, W. Vergara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. LeCain 7-6, A. Munoz 0-0, P. Bautista 0-1, M. Guzman 3-0, M. Vandenberg 3-0, I. McCullar 0-0, S. Bruin 1-0, W. Vergara 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. LeCain 60-45, A. Munoz 6-2, P. Bautista 2-2, M. Guzman 30-19, M. Vandenberg 14-8, I. McCullar 12-7, S. Bruin 15-11, W. Vergara 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Bautista 1-0 , M. Guzman 1-0 , M. Vandenberg 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Schultz
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 8354
Special Notes: 2B Jose Saenz was injured in a collision at a base.
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