ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT HAVILAND THRASHERS
05/18/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT HAVILAND THRASHERS
GAME ID: 6136 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (31-7) 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 4 0 13 15 0
Haviland Thrashers (26-12) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 2
Earthquakes Dawson Goes Yard 4 Times
It was an historic day at Ballpark of Haviland, as Justin Dawson of the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes slammed 4 home runs in his team's 13-3 Ft. Wayne win over the Haviland Thrashers.

"One homer is hard enough to hit," Dawson said after the game. "4 in a game just never enters your mind."

For the game, the Ft. Wayne designated hitter posted these stats: 4 hits in 5 at-bats with 7 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

Justin Dawson grounded out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jonathan Bencosme in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jonathan Bencosme in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Achille Franciosa in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Ricky Vasquez in the 8th.

This season, Dawson is batting .389 with 23 home runs. He has scored 52 runs and driven in 52.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE HAVILAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .361 10 28
J. Hall RF 4 3 1 1 1 0 3 .317 8 27
J. Dawson DH 5 4 4 7 0 0 0 .389 23 52
B. Richardson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366 5 20
   a-F. Mendez PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .354 3 10
E. Bailey 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .365 5 36
C. Benedict 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .346 8 30
J. Valdez SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .439 12 40
R. Callanan C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .395 2 10
   b-H. Sato PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 4
V. Lara CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .244 3 8
Totals 39 13 15 12 4 6 11      
a - F. Mendez pinch hit for B. Richardson in the 7th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for R. Callanan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hall (9, 3rd Inning off J. Bencosme, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Benedict (8, 2nd Inning off J. Bencosme, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Dawson 4 (23, 3rd Inning off J. Bencosme, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Bencosme, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Franciosa, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Vasquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez (12, 8th Inning off A. Franciosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Callanan (2, 8th Inning off A. Franciosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Perez 3 , J. Hall 2 , J. Dawson 16 , F. Mendez , E. Bailey , C. Benedict 4 , J. Valdez 5 , R. Callanan 4 , V. Lara
2-out RBI: , J. Dawson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Callanan , V. Lara
GIDP: J. Valdez
Sac Bunt: E. Perez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Bailey (5)
CS: E. Perez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Valdez-Richardson-Benedict, Benedict-Valdez-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Abe C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .377 3 9
J. Wysocki LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .353 4 25
C. Huseman 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .320 14 35
J. Mora RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .377 9 32
   a-Y. Hasebe PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 1 6
L. Ning 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .400 8 36
G. Stotler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312 10 39
W. Lopez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .323 3 15
Y. Appels 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 7 29
J. Salazar SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .326 5 22
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 7 14      
a - Y. Hasebe pinch hit for J. Mora in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wysocki (10, 6th Inning off W. Escalera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Abe , J. Wysocki 2 , C. Huseman , J. Mora 2 , Y. Appels , J. Salazar 2
2-out RBI: J. Mora , L. Ning
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Abe , J. Mora , G. Stotler
GIDP: Y. Abe , J. Salazar
Sac Fly: C. Huseman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wysocki (11)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Stotler (2) , J. Salazar (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Salazar-Appels, Franciosa-Salazar-Appels)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE HAVILAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera W (3-0) 5.1 5 2 2 0 4 0 73 3.38   
R. Vermillion 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 42 6.46   
O. Delgado 1.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 54
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 20, R. Vermillion 10, O. Delgado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 8-3, R. Vermillion 3-2, O. Delgado 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 73-49, R. Vermillion 42-26, O. Delgado 31-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vermillion 2-2 , O. Delgado 2-1
WP: R. Vermillion
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bencosme L (2-2) 4.2 8 6 6 1 3 3 73 6.02   
A. Franciosa 2.1 5 5 4 2 2 3 43 3.60   
R. Vasquez 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 21 4.32   
E. Ambrosio 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bencosme 26
Batters Faced: J. Bencosme 21, A. Franciosa 14, R. Vasquez 6, E. Ambrosio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bencosme 4-5, A. Franciosa 1-3, R. Vasquez 1-2, E. Ambrosio 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bencosme 73-49, A. Franciosa 43-24, R. Vasquez 21-11, E. Ambrosio 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Dawson
Ballpark: Ballpark of Haviland
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 6054
Special Notes: Justin Dawson ties the FW regular season game record for home runs with 4.
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