ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS
06/24/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS
GAME ID: 6344 - MONDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (60-12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 20 24 1
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers (39-33) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 0
7 Hits for Earthquakes Squires
Micah Squires put on a hitting clinic as the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes dumped the Sunrise Manor Sunchasers, 20-4, at Field of the Sunchasers.

The Ft. Wayne center fielder made Sunrise Manor defenders earn their pay, lashing Sunrise Manor pitching for 7 hits in 7 at-bats in the game. He told BNN reporters after the game that his strategy was "just hit it where they pitched it."

"Too often I try too hard to pull the ball," Squires said in his postgame press conference. "Today, I just went with the pitch."

Micah Squires singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Zach Bruce in the 7th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, hit a three-run triple in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Jose Pinedo in the 9th.

This year, Squires is hitting .652, produced 8 RBIs and 3 home runs, scored 8 times and gotten on base at a .667 rate.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SUNRISE MANOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 7 5 7 6 0 0 0 .652 3 8
B. Richardson 2B 5 2 3 1 1 1 4 .342 10 41
J. Hall RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 .367 23 71
   c-J. Konas PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .452 4 9
J. Valdez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .418 19 67
   a-C. Benedict PH, RF 3 2 1 3 1 0 4 .349 16 67
C. Pinson DH 5 2 1 1 2 1 2 .316 1 5
E. Perez LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 .334 19 63
   b-V. Cruz PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 1 3
   d-F. Mendez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 5 18
C. Koerner C 5 3 2 2 1 0 2 .357 12 56
J. Huerta 1B 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 .214 0 3
J. Saenz 3B 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 .278 0 1
Totals 48 20 24 20 10 4 29      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for J. Valdez in the 7th
b - V. Cruz pinch hit for E. Perez in the 7th
c - J. Konas pinch hit for J. Hall in the 7th
d - F. Mendez substituted for V. Cruz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Richardson 2 (14, 7th Inning off T. Arai, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Pinedo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Squires (1, 7th Inning off A. Nevarez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Squires 2 (3, 7th Inning off Z. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Pinedo, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Benedict (16, 7th Inning off T. Arai, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (12, 8th Inning off J. Pinedo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires 15 , B. Richardson 5 , J. Hall 2 , J. Konas , C. Benedict 4 , C. Pinson , E. Perez 3 , C. Koerner 5 , J. Huerta 3 , J. Saenz
2-out RBI: , M. Squires 2 , B. Richardson , J. Hall , C. Benedict , C. Koerner , J. Huerta , J. Saenz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Valdez 2 , C. Benedict , C. Pinson , J. Saenz
GIDP: C. Koerner , J. Saenz
Sac Bunt: B. Richardson
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Squires (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Escalera (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Placencia CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .295 5 20
A. Sosa LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .314 7 30
   a-A. Hopkins PH, LF 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .387 8 28
T. Lambert 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .267 10 30
K. Lightfoot 3B 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .280 10 38
M. Ayala DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .310 7 34
L. Warren 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .288 1 9
V. Barrera RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .264 3 11
T. Medina SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .348 1 7
R. Garcia C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 5 13
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 8 19      
a - A. Hopkins pinch hit for A. Sosa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Barrera (8, 2nd Inning off W. Escalera, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Hopkins (9, 7th Inning off R. Vermillion, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sosa (7, 6th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Placencia , A. Sosa 4 , A. Hopkins 3 , K. Lightfoot , V. Barrera 2 , T. Medina , R. Garcia
2-out RBI: A. Hopkins , V. Barrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Lambert 3 , V. Barrera 2 , T. Medina
Sac Bunt: L. Warren
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Placencia (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Medina, Warren-Medina-Lambert, Lambert-Medina-Lambert)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SUNRISE MANOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera 5.0 2 1 1 3 4 0 72 4.18   
I. McCullar W (5-1) 1.2 3 3 3 1 3 1 44 1.51   
R. Vermillion 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 33 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 60
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 19, I. McCullar 9, R. Vermillion 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 8-2, I. McCullar 1-1, R. Vermillion 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 72-41, I. McCullar 44-28, R. Vermillion 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vermillion 2-2
WP: W. Escalera , R. Vermillion
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Masumoto 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 33 6.53   
J. Van Nice 3.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 56 3.55   
Z. Bruce L (2-6) 0.2 6 7 7 2 0 1 36 10.83   
T. Arai 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 17 16.20   
A. Nevarez 0.0 3 6 6 3 0 0 25 0.00   
J. Pinedo 1.2 4 2 2 2 1 2 43 9.00   
J. Gutierrez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Masumoto 41
Batters Faced: R. Masumoto 10, J. Van Nice 14, Z. Bruce 10, T. Arai 6, A. Nevarez 6, J. Pinedo 11, J. Gutierrez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Masumoto 4-2, J. Van Nice 1-5, Z. Bruce 0-2, T. Arai 1-0, A. Nevarez 0-0, J. Pinedo 2-2, J. Gutierrez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Masumoto 33-19, J. Van Nice 56-33, Z. Bruce 36-20, T. Arai 17-12, A. Nevarez 25-10, J. Pinedo 43-22, J. Gutierrez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Van Nice 1-0 , Z. Bruce 1-0 , T. Arai 3-3 , J. Pinedo 1-1 , J. Gutierrez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Micah Squires
Ballpark: Field of the Sunchasers
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM PT
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 3118
Special Notes: SP Ryu Masumoto was injured while pitching. Micah Squires ties the SC regular season game record for hits with 6. Micah Squires sets the SC regular season game record for hits with 7.
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