ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
07/04/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6393 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (44-38) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (66-16) 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 6 13 1
Victors Again, Ft. Wayne Win Streak at 11
Starting pitcher Eric Ellington pitched well enough to help the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes beat the Crystal Lake Killers, 6-3. Ellington yielded 1 run over 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 0, and struck out 4. His record improves to 2-0. Ian McCullar recorded the save, making him 12 for 14.

Early in the game, shortstop Jose Valdez had a 2-run home run for Ft. Wayne. It was his 25th home run of the season and put the Earthquakes on top, 3-1.

"Solid performance from our side," said Earthquakes manager Du-sung Moon.

With the win, the Earthquakes sit at 66-16.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McLean SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331 3 38
T. Herrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .320 9 45
T. Railey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .386 4 21
B. Kilcoyne 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .382 8 28
A. Perez CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .344 9 41
D. Pollock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .341 5 21
R. Howard DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 21 75
S. Kay RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 1 10
S. Carrillo C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 0 4
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Kilcoyne (11, 1st Inning off E. Ellington, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Railey (9, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Perez (9, 7th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. McLean , T. Railey 2 , B. Kilcoyne 2 , A. Perez 4 , R. Howard
2-out RBI: B. Kilcoyne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Perez , D. Pollock
GIDP: T. Herrera
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .441 5 22
C. Koerner C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .485 47 123
E. Perez RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .372 13 45
J. Valdez SS 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .440 25 78
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .373 7 28
G. O'Connell DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .403 1 15
V. Lara LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .400 12 53
N. Cordova 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357 13 61
   b-V. Cruz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 3 19
H. Hilali CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .331 8 32
   a-M. Brooks PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378 5 14
   c-R. Gutierrez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 3 17
Totals 36 6 13 6 3 2 22      
a - M. Brooks pinch ran for H. Hilali in the 8th
b - V. Cruz substituted for N. Cordova in the 9th
c - R. Gutierrez substituted for M. Brooks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Hilali (9, 8th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valdez (25, 1st Inning off J. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (47, 1st Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 1 out) , G. O'Connell (1, 1st Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Hilali (8, 4th Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Perez (13, 5th Inning off D. Novoa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson , C. Koerner 5 , E. Perez 6 , J. Valdez 4 , G. O'Connell 4 , V. Lara 3 , H. Hilali 6
2-out RBI: G. O'Connell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nelson , E. Perez , G. O'Connell , V. Lara
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Perez (13)
CS: V. Lara (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Nelson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Valdez-Rodriguez-Cordova)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonell L (0-2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 3.92   
J. Ortiz 3.2 6 3 3 1 2 3 72 6.38   
D. Novoa 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 26 8.69   
T. Tomoshino 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 27 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonell 31
Batters Faced: E. Gonell 3, J. Ortiz 17, D. Novoa 8, T. Tomoshino 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonell 0-1, J. Ortiz 2-6, D. Novoa 2-4, T. Tomoshino 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonell 10-6, J. Ortiz 72-43, D. Novoa 26-16, T. Tomoshino 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortiz 1-1
WP: J. Ortiz , D. Novoa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ellington W (2-0) 5.0 3 1 0 0 4 0 63 1.47   
R. Garcia 2.1 1 2 2 1 3 1 30 8.24   
R. LeCain H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7.46   
I. McCullar SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ellington 63
Batters Faced: E. Ellington 18, R. Garcia 9, R. LeCain 2, I. McCullar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ellington 8-2, R. Garcia 1-3, R. LeCain 1-0, I. McCullar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ellington 63-44, R. Garcia 30-22, R. LeCain 11-7, I. McCullar 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Ellington
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 9178
Special Notes: SP Ed Gonell was injured while pitching. CF Hemmu Hilali was injured while running the bases.
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