ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
06/16/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 6301 - MONDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (50-15) 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 18 1
Riverside Wolverines (26-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Earthquakes Upend Wolverines, 8-0
Earthquakes right fielder Nick Cordova left his mark on his team's 8-0 win over the Riverside Wolverines. Cordova, who is tied for 9th in the SC in triples with 3, went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Ft. Wayne in the contest. Riverside has now lost 4 in a row.

One pivotal at-bat came with no one out in the bottom of the fifth. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Riverside trailing 4-0, Eric Ellington needed to bear down against Jesus Rodriquez. Ellington won the battle, as Rodriquez flied out and the Earthquakes went on to win.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .500 1 9
   a-F. Mendez PH, 3B, 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .365 3 25
J. Valdez SS 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .407 17 55
C. Koerner C 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .480 34 93
   g-H. Sato PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 3 11
B. Taylor LF 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 .256 1 8
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .545 4 14
   b-M. Gonzalez PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 8 27
J. Huerta 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .368 11 49
   c-V. Lara PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .403 12 52
   e-V. Cruz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 3 18
N. Cordova RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .352 11 46
   d-R. Gonzales PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 3 17
   f-M. Brooks 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 2
H. Hilali CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 .354 1 8
R. Gutierrez DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .306 2 11
Totals 44 8 18 8 5 4 24      
a - F. Mendez pinch hit for T. Nelson in the 7th
b - M. Gonzalez pinch hit for C. Rodriguez in the 8th
c - V. Lara pinch hit for J. Huerta in the 8th
d - R. Gonzales pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 8th
e - V. Cruz substituted for V. Lara in the 8th
f - M. Brooks substituted for R. Gonzales in the 8th
g - H. Sato pinch hit for C. Koerner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nelson (3, 1st Inning off R. Neely, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Hilali (5, 2nd Inning off R. Neely, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Mendez (8, 7th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Valdez (9, 6th Inning off R. Neely, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Huerta (11, 2nd Inning off R. Neely, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Valdez (17, 3rd Inning off R. Neely, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Cordova (11, 7th Inning off M. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 3 , F. Mendez 3 , J. Valdez 7 , C. Koerner , B. Taylor 2 , C. Rodriguez , J. Huerta 5 , N. Cordova 6 , R. Gonzales , H. Hilali 3
2-out RBI: F. Mendez , N. Cordova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nelson , C. Koerner , C. Rodriguez , H. Hilali 2 , R. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Huerta (1) , H. Hilali (6)
CS: B. Taylor (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valdez (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cantu 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 0 0
M. Laur RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 0 0
D. Stainbrook C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 19 61
V. Pena LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 8 41
S. Taylor 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
B. Irwin 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-A. Rosales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 3
   b-S. Cremona 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Blankenship CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 2
J. Rodriquez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307 3 32
C. Cordero SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 0 1
Totals 30 0 3 0 0 6 10      
a - A. Rosales pinch hit for B. Irwin in the 7th
b - S. Cremona substituted for A. Rosales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Irwin (1, 5th Inning off E. Ellington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cantu 2 , B. Irwin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cantu , V. Pena
Sac Bunt: M. Laur
Team LOB: 4
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ellington 4.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 55 0.00   
W. Vergara W (4-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 7.14   
R. Hall 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ellington 62
Batters Faced: E. Ellington 18, W. Vergara 7, R. Hall 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ellington 5-5, W. Vergara 4-3, R. Hall 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ellington 55-35, W. Vergara 31-20, R. Hall 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Vergara 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Neely L (1-7) 5.1 12 6 6 2 1 2 99 7.81   
M. Garcia 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 22 7.71   
M. Esparza 2.1 3 0 0 3 2 0 44 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Neely 19
Batters Faced: R. Neely 29, M. Garcia 7, M. Esparza 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Neely 8-6, M. Garcia 1-2, M. Esparza 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Neely 99-55, M. Garcia 22-14, M. Esparza 44-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garcia 1-1 , M. Esparza 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Cordova
Ballpark: Wolverines Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 3580
Special Notes: SP Manny Garcia was injured while pitching.
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