ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
05/19/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 6146 - MONDAY, MAY 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (30-9) 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 0
Chuluota Imperials (8-31) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 11 1
Slide Continues for Imperials
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes did just enough to sneak past the Chuluota Imperials, 5-4, at Imperials Ballpark. Ft. Wayne pitcher Javier Palos, in particular, had a standout performance. Palos yielded 1 run over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. His record improves to 3-1. Ian McCullar closed it out for his 7th save.

Ft. Wayne used the hitting of Mario Garcia to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Earthquakes on top, 5-1. For the game, Garcia had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Things will change for us," said Chuluota manager Larry Voltaire. "When things change, we'll get clicking."

The Imperials, now 8-31, have lost 9 in a row.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .404 7 30
C. Koerner C 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .534 18 54
J. Valdez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .348 12 36
M. Garcia 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .333 3 11
V. Lara CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .421 7 31
R. Cavazos 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .352 2 24
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .384 4 32
R. Gonzales DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .321 1 7
N. Cordova RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .346 4 22
Totals 39 5 13 4 2 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Lara (5, 3rd Inning off R. Morales, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez (11, 8th Inning off M. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garcia (3, 7th Inning off M. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Koerner , J. Valdez 3 , M. Garcia 5 , V. Lara 4 , R. Cavazos 3 , R. Gonzales , N. Cordova
2-out RBI: M. Garcia , V. Lara , R. Cavazos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garcia , J. Saenz 2 , R. Gonzales 2
GIDP: J. Valdez
Hit by Pitch: V. Lara , R. Cavazos , R. Gonzales
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lara-Garcia, Valdez-Cavazos, Valdez-Cavazos-Garcia)
OF assists: 1 (Lara(Unknown at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Morris 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .239 4 17
A. Velazquez LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .205 3 10
M. Lopez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .355 7 26
T. Fujii SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .318 11 19
H. Matsumoto RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .302 5 20
I. Encinias CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .182 5 22
J. Rosas 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 12
J. Unknown DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .500 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 15 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Velazquez (1, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Morris (8, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Morris (4, 8th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Morris 6 , A. Velazquez 3 , M. Lopez , H. Matsumoto , J. Rosas 2 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Encinias , J. Unknown
GIDP: M. Lopez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Fujii-Lopez)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palos W (3-1) 6.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 80 2.80   
R. Vermillion 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 23 3.09   
M. Vandenberg H (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 1.54   
I. McCullar SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 20 7.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palos 63
Batters Faced: J. Palos 22, R. Vermillion 5, M. Vandenberg 4, I. McCullar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palos 3-4, R. Vermillion 1-0, M. Vandenberg 0-1, I. McCullar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palos 80-56, R. Vermillion 23-18, M. Vandenberg 15-11, I. McCullar 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Vandenberg 2-2
WP: J. Palos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Morales L (0-6) 2.2 6 4 0 1 1 0 66 13.63   
D. de Anda 3.1 3 0 0 0 4 0 49 3.82   
M. Torres 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 40 8.54   
W. Mendez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 6.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Morales 34
Batters Faced: R. Morales 15, D. de Anda 14, M. Torres 11, W. Mendez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Morales 4-2, D. de Anda 1-5, M. Torres 4-1, W. Mendez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Morales 66-40, D. de Anda 49-32, M. Torres 40-28, W. Mendez 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. de Anda 2-1
WP: D. de Anda
Hit Batsmen: R. Morales , D. de Anda , M. Torres
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Palos
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 1678
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