ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
04/25/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 5998 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (8-9) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 6 11 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (14-3) 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 X 10 17 0
Crystal Lake Absorbs 10-6 Loss to Ft. Wayne
Starting pitcher Willie Escalera pitched well enough to help the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes beat the Crystal Lake Killers, 10-6. Escalera picked up the win for Ft. Wayne, going 5.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 2-0. The loss drops Crystal Lake to 8-9.

Early in the game, first baseman Johnny Huerta had a 2-run double for Ft. Wayne. It was his 2nd double of the season and put the Earthquakes on top, 2-0.

Huerta told the Ft. Wayne Bulletin: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Herrera LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .328 0 4
A. Perez CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .433 2 11
H. Mejia RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .276 2 13
D. East DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .460 4 18
R. Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 2 11
B. McLean 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .323 2 10
B. Potier C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .298 4 7
R. Montanez SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 .339 2 8
C. Arnold 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .361 4 18
Totals 37 6 11 6 1 13 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Arnold (6, 9th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Perez (1, 8th Inning off M. Guzman, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. East (4, 5th Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Perez 4 , H. Mejia , D. East 4 , B. McLean 2 , B. Potier 3 , R. Montanez , C. Arnold 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Perez , C. Arnold
GIDP: H. Mejia
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Montanez (1)
PB: B. Potier
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cavazos 2B 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 .300 1 12
C. Koerner C 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .545 8 27
E. Perez RF 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 .417 1 11
   b-R. Gonzales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
   c-F. Mendez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 15
J. Valdez SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .314 6 19
J. Huerta 1B 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 .357 1 13
   d-V. Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 4
V. Lara LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .323 2 8
N. Cordova DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 .385 4 13
M. Gonzalez CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .359 4 12
J. Saenz 3B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .477 2 10
   a-R. Gutierrez PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .667 0 0
   e-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 5
Totals 40 10 17 10 4 6 30      
a - R. Gutierrez pinch hit for J. Saenz in the 7th
b - R. Gonzales pinch hit for E. Perez in the 7th
c - F. Mendez substituted for R. Gonzales in the 8th
d - V. Cruz substituted for J. Huerta in the 9th
e - M. Garcia substituted for R. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Huerta 2 (2, 1st Inning off M. Estrada, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cavazos (3, 2nd Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Saenz 2 (6, 4th Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gutierrez (1, 7th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Perez (1, 4th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valdez (6, 6th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cavazos 2 , C. Koerner 2 , E. Perez 3 , J. Valdez 5 , J. Huerta 4 , V. Lara 2 , N. Cordova 2 , M. Gonzalez 2 , J. Saenz 4 , R. Gutierrez 2
2-out RBI: J. Huerta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cavazos , E. Perez , J. Valdez , N. Cordova 2
Sac Bunt: J. Saenz
Sac Fly: R. Cavazos
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Saenz-Cavazos-Huerta)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Estrada L (0-2) 3.1 7 6 4 2 5 0 68 10.20   
T. Tomoshino 3.2 8 4 3 1 1 1 69 6.07   
J. Ortiz 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 7.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Estrada 27
Batters Faced: M. Estrada 20, T. Tomoshino 20, J. Ortiz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Estrada 2-3, T. Tomoshino 2-8, J. Ortiz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Estrada 68-43, T. Tomoshino 69-41, J. Ortiz 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tomoshino 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera W (2-0) 5.1 3 1 1 0 10 1 83 6.46   
W. Vergara 1.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 30 9.82   
M. Guzman 1.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 31 5.87   
M. Vandenberg 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00   
I. McCullar SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 68
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 19, W. Vergara 8, M. Guzman 7, M. Vandenberg 2, I. McCullar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 2-4, W. Vergara 2-2, M. Guzman 0-1, M. Vandenberg 0-0, I. McCullar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 83-55, W. Vergara 30-20, M. Guzman 31-18, M. Vandenberg 4-4, I. McCullar 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Guzman 3-3 , M. Vandenberg 2-1 , I. McCullar 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Escalera
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 7677
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