ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
05/25/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6177 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (23-23) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (36-10) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 2
Nationals Suffer One-Run Loss at Ft. Wayne
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes beat the Jacksonville Nationals, 5-4, at Earthquakes Stadium. Ft. Wayne shortstop Troy Nelson had an outstanding performance. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Ray LeCain closed out the game, earning his 15th save. Ft. Wayne is now 36-10, Jacksonville 23-23.

Marc Brooks, who is tied for 9th in the SC in home runs with 14, came through for Ft. Wayne with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The right fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 3 runs batted in.

"Winning breeds more winning, I guess," said Nelson.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Medina DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .309 2 4
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .295 12 38
M. Higgins 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .449 11 39
D. Skiba 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .355 20 51
O. Naranjo LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .367 8 30
G. Tutubalin RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 0 5
W. Meza CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .341 1 8
A. Carrera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 0 1
   a-R. Gonzalez PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .315 6 18
A. Jacinto C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .366 1 3
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 8 11      
a - R. Gonzalez pinch hit for A. Carrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Medina (2, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Medina (2, 5th Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Gonzalez (6, 9th Inning off R. LeCain, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Medina 6 , M. Higgins , D. Skiba , O. Naranjo , W. Meza , R. Gonzalez 4 , A. Jacinto
2-out RBI: B. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Skiba , A. Jacinto
Sac Bunt: G. Tutubalin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Meza (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hirata-Higgins-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cordova LF, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .341 4 26
G. O'Connell 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .302 3 25
   a-E. Perez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 11 36
T. Nelson SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .508 14 57
M. Brooks RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .304 14 47
B. Taylor 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .507 6 23
L. Santos DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .322 10 32
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .216 1 14
K. Yamagata CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 2 11
R. Gonzales C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 1 20
Totals 32 5 10 5 6 3 20      
a - E. Perez substituted for G. O'Connell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nelson (23, 1st Inning off N. Hassett, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Brooks (15, 1st Inning off N. Hassett, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. O'Connell (4, 3rd Inning off N. Hassett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nelson (14, 3rd Inning off N. Hassett, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Brooks (14, 3rd Inning off N. Hassett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. O'Connell 5 , T. Nelson 7 , M. Brooks 6 , B. Taylor , K. Yamagata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Santos , M. Gonzalez , K. Yamagata , R. Gonzales
GIDP: G. O'Connell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Yamagata (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gonzalez (2) , R. Gonzales (1)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Hassett L (0-3) 2.0 7 5 5 1 1 2 58 15.00   
B. Acosta 4.0 2 0 0 4 1 0 63 6.44   
H. Miyata 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Hassett 18
Batters Faced: N. Hassett 13, B. Acosta 17, H. Miyata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Hassett 1-3, B. Acosta 3-7, H. Miyata 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Hassett 58-37, B. Acosta 63-34, H. Miyata 31-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palos W (5-0) 5.1 5 2 1 1 7 1 75 4.50   
K. Phillips H (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 2.35   
D. Wilkinson H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.71   
R. LeCain SV (15) 1.0 1 2 1 0 0 1 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palos 58
Batters Faced: J. Palos 22, K. Phillips 6, D. Wilkinson 4, R. LeCain 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palos 6-3, K. Phillips 3-2, D. Wilkinson 1-1, R. LeCain 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palos 75-48, K. Phillips 22-15, D. Wilkinson 14-8, R. LeCain 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Phillips 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 7615
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