ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
05/15/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6106 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (28-7) 4 0 2 2 4 0 2 3 1 18 25 0
Jacksonville Nationals (12-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Nationals Take Shellacking, Lose 18-0
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes outclassed the Jacksonville Nationals, 18-0, at Nationals Park. Jose Valdez, who is tied for 6th in the SC with a 1.347 OPS, was a major contributor for Ft. Wayne. Valdez went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 and driving in 5. Bill Thompson, who went 6.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with no runs on 3 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 8. His record now stands at 3-1. Ft. Wayne has now won 6 games in a row.

Justin Dawson, who is tied for 5th in the SC with a .851 slugging percentage, took Jacksonville hurler Rico Hache deep in the top of the first. His 2-run home run put the Earthquakes on top, 2-0. In all, Dawson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"If you don't take any pitches off, you've got a chance to impact the game, and that's what we did," said Ft. Wayne skipper Du-sung Moon.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 7 2 3 0 0 0 2 .353 10 28
J. Hall RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .331 8 26
   c-J. Konas PH, RF 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .529 4 6
J. Dawson DH 5 3 2 2 2 1 4 .388 18 42
B. Richardson 2B 7 3 4 1 0 0 4 .373 5 19
C. Benedict 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .347 7 27
   b-V. Cruz PH, 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .000 0 1
J. Valdez SS 5 4 4 5 1 0 1 .455 11 39
C. Koerner C 5 1 3 4 0 2 2 .346 2 21
F. Mendez 3B 6 1 2 2 0 2 5 .310 3 9
J. Villalobos CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 5 20
   a-V. Lara CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .222 2 6
Totals 53 18 25 17 5 8 31      
a - V. Lara substituted for J. Villalobos in the 2nd
b - V. Cruz pinch hit for C. Benedict in the 7th
c - J. Konas pinch hit for J. Hall in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez 2 (10, 1st Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Acosta, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Richardson 2 (9, 1st Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Arredondo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dawson (18, 1st Inning off R. Hache, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez 2 (11, 3rd Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Acosta, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Lara (2, 3rd Inning off R. Hache, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (2, 4th Inning off B. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Mendez (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Konas (4, 9th Inning off A. Arredondo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Perez 5 , J. Hall , J. Konas 5 , J. Dawson 5 , B. Richardson 6 , C. Benedict , J. Valdez 10 , C. Koerner 6 , F. Mendez 5 , J. Villalobos , V. Lara 5
2-out RBI: J. Valdez , C. Koerner , F. Mendez , V. Lara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dawson , B. Richardson 2 , C. Benedict , V. Cruz , V. Lara
Sac Fly: C. Koerner
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
PB: C. Koerner
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .337 4 14
J. York SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .266 2 10
   b-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Baker DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .442 10 29
   c-J. Unknown DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Goldbaek RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .394 11 39
A. Motschenbacher LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 10 28
I. Hernandez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .276 4 23
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Moreno 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 2 15
   a-J. Unknown PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 4 13 16      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Moreno in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. York in the 8th
c - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 9th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for I. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. York , A. Motschenbacher , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Goldbaek , I. Hernandez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Hernandez (1) , D. Moreno (4)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson W (3-1) 6.2 3 0 0 2 8 0 83 2.10   
M. Guzman 2.1 0 0 0 2 5 0 41 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 74
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 24, M. Guzman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 4-7, M. Guzman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 83-50, M. Guzman 41-24
WP: B. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hache L (1-3) 2.2 7 6 4 1 2 3 61 8.91   
B. Acosta 2.0 8 6 6 1 1 2 42 9.59   
J. Unknown 3.0 8 5 5 3 3 1 81 15.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00   
A. Arredondo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hache 21
Batters Faced: R. Hache 18, B. Acosta 15, J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 1, A. Arredondo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hache 3-3, B. Acosta 3-2, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 0-0, A. Arredondo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hache 61-40, B. Acosta 42-29, J. Unknown 81-47, J. Unknown 4-4, A. Arredondo 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valdez
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 3113
Special Notes: CF Jose Villalobos was injured in a collision at a base. Mikkel Goldbaek was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing a strike call.
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