ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
04/23/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6000 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers (6-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 9 3
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (10-6) 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 X 7 14 1
5-for-5 Day for Nelson
Ft. Wayne third baseman Troy Nelson had a big day at Earthquakes Stadium against the Sunrise Manor Sunchasers. The 19-year-old, who is not typically considered a big threat with the bat, went 5-for-5 and led to the 7-5 Earthquakes triumph over Sunrise Manor.

"Hey, I'm as surprised as you guys are," Nelson said in his postgame comments, smiling as he scolded the press corps for underestimating him. "Maybe I'm not so bad at the plate after all."

Troy Nelson singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Reynaldo Rodriguez in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and hit an RBI double in the 8th.

On the season, Nelson is batting .484 with 6 home runs and 20 RBIs. He has played in 15 games.
SUNRISE MANOR BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Morales DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .222 0 1
A. Boissel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288 0 5
C. Birchfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 1 6
J. Matheson 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .391 2 12
   b-M. Tani PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Derieg 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .356 2 10
   a-J. O'Dell PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 1 5
R. May LF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 .286 4 14
J. Morales SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 0 4
C. Campbell CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .156 1 2
   c-A. Blumberg PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
O. Hernanez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 2 5
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 11 12      
a - J. O'Dell pinch hit for J. Derieg in the 8th
b - M. Tani pinch ran for J. Matheson in the 8th
c - A. Blumberg pinch hit for C. Campbell in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Morales (2, 8th Inning off W. Vergara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Matheson (2, 7th Inning off M. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Hernanez (2, 8th Inning off W. Vergara, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Morales 3 , J. Matheson 5 , J. Derieg 2 , J. O'Dell , R. May , C. Campbell , O. Hernanez 4
2-out RBI: , J. Matheson 2 , R. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Morales , R. May , J. Morales
GIDP: J. Morales , O. Hernanez
Hit by Pitch: J. Derieg
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Derieg (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tani (1) , J. Derieg (1) , C. Campbell (2)
PB: O. Hernanez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cordova 1B 4 3 2 0 1 2 2 .328 2 8
L. Santos LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .379 6 18
T. Nelson SS 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 .484 6 20
C. Rodriguez 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 8 .469 6 18
M. Brooks 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 .267 2 13
   a-B. Taylor 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .545 0 0
G. O'Connell DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .219 1 8
H. Hilali CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .360 2 9
R. Gutierrez RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .312 0 2
R. Gonzales C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .232 0 8
Totals 38 7 14 7 2 3 27      
a - B. Taylor substituted for M. Brooks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rodriguez (6, 3rd Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Nelson (4, 8th Inning off R. Vega, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Nelson (6, 3rd Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cordova 2 , L. Santos , T. Nelson 9 , C. Rodriguez 2 , M. Brooks , H. Hilali 2 , R. Gutierrez , R. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Cordova 2 , M. Brooks , B. Taylor , G. O'Connell 2
Sac Fly: M. Brooks
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Hilali (6)
CS: C. Rodriguez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gutierrez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Brooks-Rodriguez-Cordova, Nelson-Rodriguez-Cordova)
SUNRISE MANOR PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rodriguez L (1-1) 4.1 6 3 2 2 3 1 92 4.38   
F. Ramos 1.2 6 3 3 0 0 0 32 9.53   
R. Vega 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 30 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rodriguez 42
Batters Faced: R. Rodriguez 22, F. Ramos 10, R. Vega 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rodriguez 4-6, F. Ramos 4-0, R. Vega 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rodriguez 92-58, F. Ramos 32-22, R. Vega 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Ramos 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Guzman W (2-0) 6.2 5 2 1 0 7 1 75 3.94   
W. Vergara 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 30 16.50   
D. Wilkinson H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.15   
R. LeCain SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guzman 65
Batters Faced: M. Guzman 24, W. Vergara 7, D. Wilkinson 2, R. LeCain 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guzman 6-5, W. Vergara 0-2, D. Wilkinson 0-0, R. LeCain 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guzman 75-51, W. Vergara 30-18, D. Wilkinson 7-5, R. LeCain 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Vergara 1-0 , D. Wilkinson 1-0
WP: R. LeCain
Hit Batsmen: M. Guzman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 5787
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