ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
07/05/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6394 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (44-39) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (67-16) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 X 9 17 0
Streaking Earthquakes Win Another One, 9-2
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes thumped the Crystal Lake Killers, 9-2, at Earthquakes Stadium. Troy Nelson was a big reason his team got the win. Nelson belted 2 home runs. Ft. Wayne, having won 12 in a row, is now 67-16.

The fans who filled the stands at Earthquakes Stadium to watch the Southern Conference action seemed to enjoy the game.

"The bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves," said Ft. Wayne manager Du-sung Moon.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McLean 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .330 3 39
T. Herrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .316 9 45
T. Railey 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .370 4 21
   a-Y. Kahng PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. Best SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .625 1 3
A. Perez CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .346 10 42
D. Ochoa RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .375 0 6
R. Howard DH 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .280 21 75
D. Pollock 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .329 5 21
B. Potier C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 7 20
Totals 32 2 8 2 1 11 13      
a - Y. Kahng pinch hit for T. Railey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Potier (4, 8th Inning off M. Manrique, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Perez (10, 4th Inning off H. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. McLean , J. Best 2 , A. Perez 5 , R. Howard 2 , B. Potier 2
2-out RBI: A. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Herrera 2
GIDP: A. Perez , D. Ochoa , B. Potier
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pollock (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Best-McLean-Railey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .448 7 24
J. Valdez SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .443 26 80
E. Perez RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .374 13 45
C. Rodriguez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .383 7 29
G. O'Connell DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .418 1 16
V. Lara LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .396 12 54
N. Cordova 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .355 13 61
R. Gutierrez CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .323 3 18
R. Gonzales C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297 4 19
Totals 41 9 17 8 1 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez 2 (25, 1st Inning off E. Kretzer, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 0 on, 1 out) , G. O'Connell (8, 5th Inning off E. Kretzer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nelson 2 (7, 6th Inning off E. Kretzer, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez (26, 8th Inning off T. Tomoshino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 9 , J. Valdez 6 , E. Perez 4 , C. Rodriguez 3 , G. O'Connell 4 , V. Lara , N. Cordova , R. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: V. Lara , R. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Cordova 2 , R. Gonzales
GIDP: C. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: E. Perez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gutierrez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Valdez-Rodriguez-Cordova, Cordova-Valdez-Cordova, Valdez-Rodriguez-Cordova)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Kretzer L (1-1) 5.0 11 6 6 1 4 1 81 7.16   
A. Najera 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 8.42   
T. Tomoshino 1.0 5 3 3 0 0 2 40 8.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Kretzer 24
Batters Faced: E. Kretzer 28, A. Najera 7, T. Tomoshino 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Kretzer 4-6, A. Najera 1-1, T. Tomoshino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Kretzer 81-55, A. Najera 29-21, T. Tomoshino 40-26
WP: E. Kretzer
Hit Batsmen: E. Kretzer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Reyes W (8-0) 5.2 5 1 1 0 8 1 78 3.33   
P. Bautista 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 26 4.82   
M. Manrique 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.45   
R. Vermillion 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Reyes 63
Batters Faced: H. Reyes 20, P. Bautista 5, M. Manrique 6, R. Vermillion 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Reyes 3-4, P. Bautista 3-0, M. Manrique 1-2, R. Vermillion 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Reyes 78-54, P. Bautista 26-17, M. Manrique 23-15, R. Vermillion 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Manrique 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 9270
Special Notes: SP Hugo Reyes was injured while pitching. SP Mario Manrique was injured while pitching.
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