ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
05/04/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6058 - SUNDAY, MAY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (20-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 8 1
Jacksonville Nationals (22-4) 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 X 7 14 0
Earthquakes Popped by Nationals, 7-4
The home crowd had a good time watching the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes and Jacksonville Nationals get after it.

The Jacksonville Nationals knocked off the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes, 7-4, in Southern Conference action at Nationals Park. Jacksonville pitcher and San Antonio, Texas, native Chris Gagarian had an outstanding performance. Early on, the Nationals, at 22-4, have played an impressive brand of baseball.

The Nationals ran into trouble in the top of the third. The score was 1-0, Jacksonville, with one out. Ft. Wayne, with runners on 1st and 2nd, had Edgardo Perez at the plate. With a base hit, he could have changed the complexion of the game. Instead, he flied out and the Nationals went on to win.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .442 5 25
C. Koerner C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .570 11 38
J. Valdez SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .343 9 24
V. Cruz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333 1 9
V. Lara CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .381 6 19
   c-M. Garcia PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .353 2 8
   d-H. Hilali CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
R. Cavazos 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .329 2 19
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .422 3 20
R. Gonzales DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .467 1 6
N. Cordova RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383 4 16
   a-J. Huerta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 4 22
   b-F. Mendez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345 1 17
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 10 12      
a - J. Huerta pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 7th
b - F. Mendez substituted for J. Huerta in the 7th
c - M. Garcia pinch hit for V. Lara in the 8th
d - H. Hilali substituted for M. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valdez (7, 8th Inning off J. Cortez, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Gonzales (2, 9th Inning off A. Arredondo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Garcia (2, 8th Inning off G. Marin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Koerner , J. Valdez 2 , M. Garcia 4 , R. Cavazos , J. Saenz , R. Gonzales 3 , N. Cordova
2-out RBI: M. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , C. Koerner , V. Cruz , J. Huerta
Sac Fly: R. Gonzales
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Saenz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cavazos (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Cavazos-Valdez-Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .434 5 24
E. Delgadillo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
M. Goldbaek 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .424 6 21
M. Higgins SS 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .421 5 25
D. Skiba 1B 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 .434 10 42
G. Ippolito RF 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .410 9 36
K. Bates DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .439 9 29
D. Moreno CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .404 4 17
O. Naranjo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .308 1 12
Totals 37 7 14 6 3 3 20      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Bates (12, 2nd Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Hillis 2 (20, 3rd Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off W. Vergara, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Ippolito 2 (13, 4th Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Vergara, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Skiba (17, 5th Inning off W. Vergara, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Higgins (11, 7th Inning off W. Vergara, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Goldbaek (6, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hillis 4 , E. Delgadillo , M. Goldbaek 5 , M. Higgins 2 , D. Skiba 3 , G. Ippolito 5 , K. Bates 4
2-out RBI: M. Goldbaek , D. Skiba , G. Ippolito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hillis , E. Delgadillo , M. Higgins , K. Bates , O. Naranjo 3
GIDP: D. Moreno
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Goldbaek (1)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palos L (1-1) 4.2 7 4 4 3 1 1 78 3.97   
W. Vergara 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 29 11.91   
M. Guzman 1.2 3 1 0 0 1 0 32 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palos 32
Batters Faced: J. Palos 22, W. Vergara 9, M. Guzman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palos 8-3, W. Vergara 0-4, M. Guzman 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palos 78-44, W. Vergara 29-20, M. Guzman 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Vergara 1-1 , M. Guzman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gagarian W (5-0) 5.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 80 1.32   
J. Cortez 2.0 4 3 3 2 2 0 46 6.23   
G. Marin 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 11.05   
A. Arredondo SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gagarian 69
Batters Faced: C. Gagarian 18, J. Cortez 12, G. Marin 3, A. Arredondo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gagarian 3-8, J. Cortez 1-3, G. Marin 0-0, A. Arredondo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gagarian 80-50, J. Cortez 46-27, G. Marin 14-12, A. Arredondo 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Marin 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Gagarian
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 8237
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