ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
05/01/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6053 - FRIDAY, MAY 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (17-7) 2 0 5 0 2 2 3 0 3 17 22 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (6-18) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 2
6-Hit Game for Nelson
After a 6-hit effort to lead Ft. Wayne's 17-2 victory over the Buckeye Local Panthers, third baseman Troy Nelson told BNN beat writers it had been "a special day."

"It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college, two hits in a game is nice," he said. "Three or four is better, but five or more is out of sight. And to do that at the ABA Rookie League-level is really something special."

The 19-year-old player earned his accolades at Cincinnati Grounds with a spectacular 6-for-7 game against the Panthers.

"His swing is getting there," said Earthquakes skipper Du-sung Moon, who spoke glowingly of Nelson after the game. "We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Troy did that to perfection."

Troy Nelson singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Jesus Hernandez in the 6th, flied out in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

This season, Nelson has banged out 48 hits in 97 at-bats for a .495 average with 10 home runs. He is getting on base at a .528 pace and his totals also include 29 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cordova LF 5 4 2 0 2 1 3 .351 3 17
T. Nelson 3B 7 4 6 3 0 0 2 .495 10 29
B. Taylor DH 5 1 4 5 2 0 2 .625 2 8
G. O'Connell 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 .226 1 11
   a-A. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Huerta 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .556 2 5
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 2 0 0 3 1 6 .167 0 3
H. Sato C 5 1 1 0 1 0 6 .273 1 3
K. Yamagata CF 6 2 2 2 0 1 6 .300 0 4
A. Hernandez SS 5 2 2 1 1 1 4 .286 1 6
R. Gutierrez RF 6 1 3 2 0 1 2 .346 0 5
Totals 50 17 22 17 9 6 37      
a - A. Perez pinch hit for G. O'Connell in the 8th
b - J. Huerta substituted for A. Perez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. O'Connell (3, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 3 on, 0 outs) , N. Cordova (11, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gutierrez (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Taylor (5, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Nelson (8, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Hernandez (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Huerta (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Yamagata (3, 7th Inning off J. Hernandez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Taylor (2, 6th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nelson (10, 6th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cordova 3 , T. Nelson 10 , B. Taylor 8 , G. O'Connell 2 , J. Huerta 2 , H. Sato , K. Yamagata 4 , A. Hernandez 3 , R. Gutierrez 4
2-out RBI: , T. Nelson 2 , B. Taylor , J. Huerta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Taylor , G. O'Connell , M. Gonzalez 2 , K. Yamagata , A. Hernandez
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hernandez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (O'Connell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .396 2 13
J. Unknown 3B 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1.000 0 2
P. Barnett LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .356 4 14
   f-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
O. Ramirez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .315 6 18
J. Unknown SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2 0 7 11      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 7th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for P. Barnett in the 8th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off P. Bautista, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rivas , J. Unknown 2 , P. Barnett , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown
Sac Fly: J. Unknown 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rivas (3) , J. Unknown (0)
PB: J. Unknown
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Torres W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 93 3.97   
P. Bautista 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 30 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Torres 70
Batters Faced: A. Torres 25, P. Bautista 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Torres 5-7, P. Bautista 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Torres 93-64, P. Bautista 30-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (0-8) 1.2 5 2 2 1 0 0 42 10.03   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 5 4 3 0 0 34 54.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 2 2 2 4 0 60 9.00   
J. Hernandez 1.2 5 5 5 1 1 2 34 14.21   
J. Unknown 2.2 4 3 3 2 1 0 61 10.12   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 30
Batters Faced: X. Wu 11, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 13, J. Hernandez 11, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 4-1, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Hernandez 1-3, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 42-25, J. Unknown 34-14, J. Unknown 60-33, J. Hernandez 34-21, J. Unknown 61-37, J. Unknown 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 3-2 , J. Hernandez 3-0 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 2646
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