ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
07/03/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6392 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (44-37) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (65-16) 1 0 3 3 0 1 3 2 X 13 18 2
Earthquakes Trounce Killers, 13-1
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes captured an easy win, 13-1, over the Crystal Lake Killers at Earthquakes Stadium. Curt Koerner led the offensive barrage, going 2-for-5 for Ft. Wayne. The winner was Ft. Wayne reliever Danny Mendoza, now 3-0. The loser was Tony Becerra. Now 65-16, the Earthquakes have won 10 games in a row.

Marc Brooks chipped in a 2-run home run for Ft. Wayne in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"Good pitching and timely hitting is a recipe for success," said Koerner.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McLean SS, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .332 3 38
T. Herrera LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 9 45
   a-S. Kay PR, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .295 1 10
T. Railey 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .394 4 21
   b-J. Best PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 1 3
B. Kilcoyne 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .384 8 27
A. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .345 8 39
D. Ochoa RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .417 0 6
R. Howard DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .275 21 75
D. Pollock 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .359 5 21
B. Potier C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 7 20
Totals 36 1 8 1 2 11 22      
a - S. Kay pinch ran for T. Herrera in the 1st
b - J. Best pinch hit for T. Railey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Railey (8, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Herrera (27, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Pollock (6, 4th Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Kay (3, 9th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Herrera 2 , S. Kay 2 , T. Railey 2 , B. Kilcoyne , A. Perez , D. Ochoa 2 , D. Pollock 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ochoa , D. Pollock 2 , B. Potier
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Potier (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .449 5 22
   a-F. Mendez PH, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .364 4 27
C. Koerner C 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .487 46 122
E. Perez RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .368 12 44
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .388 7 28
M. Brooks 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .378 5 14
G. O'Connell DH 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .414 0 14
V. Lara LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .394 12 53
N. Cordova 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .362 13 61
H. Hilali CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .326 7 31
Totals 42 13 18 13 2 5 15      
a - F. Mendez pinch hit for T. Nelson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. O'Connell 3 (7, 2nd Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Najera, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Montoya, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Rodriguez (11, 3rd Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Cordova 2 (19, 4th Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Montoya, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Perez (23, 4th Inning off A. Najera, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nelson (11, 4th Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Rodriguez (4, 6th Inning off A. Najera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Koerner 2 (46, 1st Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off A. Najera, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Brooks (5, 3rd Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Mendez (4, 7th Inning off D. Montoya, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 3 , F. Mendez 4 , C. Koerner 8 , E. Perez 3 , C. Rodriguez 5 , M. Brooks 5 , G. O'Connell 6 , V. Lara , N. Cordova 5
2-out RBI: T. Nelson , F. Mendez , C. Koerner , C. Rodriguez 2 , M. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodriguez , M. Brooks , N. Cordova , H. Hilali 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Perez (12)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mendez (2) , C. Rodriguez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Hilali(Kay at 3rd base))
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Becerra L (1-3) 3.2 8 6 6 0 3 2 69 8.02   
A. Najera 2.2 6 3 3 1 1 1 52 8.70   
D. Montoya 1.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 33 14.37   
J. Ortiz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Becerra 22
Batters Faced: T. Becerra 19, A. Najera 15, D. Montoya 9, J. Ortiz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Becerra 5-3, A. Najera 2-5, D. Montoya 1-2, J. Ortiz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Becerra 69-48, A. Najera 52-31, D. Montoya 33-21, J. Ortiz 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Najera 1-1 , D. Montoya 1-1 , J. Ortiz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palos 4.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 76 3.69   
D. Mendoza W (3-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.56   
D. Wilkinson 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 1.04   
S. Bruin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palos 55
Batters Faced: J. Palos 20, D. Mendoza 6, D. Wilkinson 10, S. Bruin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palos 2-6, D. Mendoza 1-1, D. Wilkinson 3-1, S. Bruin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palos 76-50, D. Mendoza 31-18, D. Wilkinson 32-22, S. Bruin 9-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curt Koerner
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 6574
Special Notes: LF T.J. Herrera was injured while running the bases. Gary O'Connell ties the FW regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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