ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
07/05/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 6419 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (66-18) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 7 12 2
Riverside Wolverines (56-28) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 10 1
Wolverines Take Down Earthquakes, 8-7
Oscar Castaneda knocked in 6 runs to help Riverside beat Ft. Wayne, 8-7. Castaneda produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. The Wolverines, at 56-28, sit in first place in the Southern Conference West Division.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Riverside trailing 7-4, Castaneda jumped on a changeup from 18-year old left-handed pitcher Michael Pacheco and hit a grand slam home run to left. With one swing, the Wolverines had a walk-off win.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Castaneda said.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jordan CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .372 4 18
   e-H. Hilali CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 6 28
T. Nelson SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .527 23 99
G. Uriostegui LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .364 5 18
C. Rodriguez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .431 11 35
N. Hickson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .438 8 31
E. Perez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .380 18 53
J. Bush C 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .373 7 24
L. Santos DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 20 68
   a-G. O'Connell DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 9 46
   d-F. Mendez DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 3 8
A. Hernandez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .343 6 37
   b-M. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 6 24
   c-M. Brooks 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .329 20 69
Totals 37 7 12 7 1 7 13      
a - G. O'Connell inserted as DH in the 6th
b - M. Gonzalez pinch hit for A. Hernandez in the 7th
c - M. Brooks substituted for M. Gonzalez in the 7th
d - F. Mendez inserted as DH in the 9th
e - H. Hilali substituted for J. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Uriostegui (5, 5th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Nelson (43, 5th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Hickson (7, 6th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bush (7, 2nd Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jordan (4, 7th Inning off M. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Brooks (20, 9th Inning off C. Joseph, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jordan 7 , T. Nelson 3 , G. Uriostegui 3 , N. Hickson 2 , E. Perez , J. Bush 4 , M. Brooks 4
2-out RBI: T. Nelson , G. Uriostegui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodriguez , G. O'Connell
GIDP: J. Bush
Hit by Pitch: F. Mendez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jordan (2) , E. Perez (8)
CS: J. Jordan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Perez (2) , M. Brooks (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriquez SS 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .290 5 13
M. Blankenship CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .306 2 40
   b-S. Cremona PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 3
O. Castaneda 2B 5 1 3 6 0 2 0 .444 1 8
S. Taylor 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .344 15 59
K. Melko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .368 4 10
R. Matison DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333 4 14
D. Holliday LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 1 4
D. Stainbrook C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .391 30 86
M. Laur RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .338 12 59
   a-B. Tedder PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .407 20 69
Totals 36 8 10 8 2 9 15      
a - B. Tedder pinch hit for M. Laur in the 9th
b - S. Cremona pinch hit for M. Blankenship in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Holliday 2 (2, 3rd Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rodriquez (6, 5th Inning off W. Escalera, 2 on, 1 out) , O. Castaneda (4, 5th Inning off W. Vergara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Castaneda (1, 9th Inning off M. Pacheco, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rodriquez 2 , S. Cremona , O. Castaneda 7 , K. Melko , D. Holliday 4 , D. Stainbrook , M. Laur
2-out RBI: O. Castaneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Matison 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Tedder
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Stainbrook (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriquez-Castaneda-Melko)
PB: D. Stainbrook
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera 4.1 5 4 4 1 4 0 80 3.40   
W. Vergara 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 29 10.31   
R. LeCain 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 2.90   
D. Wilkinson H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.00   
M. Pacheco L (0-2), BS (2) 0.1 2 4 3 0 0 1 15 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 40
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 19, W. Vergara 7, R. LeCain 5, D. Wilkinson 3, M. Pacheco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 5-4, W. Vergara 2-1, R. LeCain 1-1, D. Wilkinson 1-0, M. Pacheco 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 80-52, W. Vergara 29-15, R. LeCain 20-14, D. Wilkinson 10-7, M. Pacheco 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Vergara 2-2 , R. LeCain 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Pacheco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thompson 5.0 8 4 4 0 6 1 108 3.79   
M. Garcia 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 31 6.39   
C. Joseph W (1-1) 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 41 7.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 41
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 23, M. Garcia 7, C. Joseph 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 3-6, M. Garcia 3-1, C. Joseph 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 108-68, M. Garcia 31-18, C. Joseph 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garcia 1-0 , C. Joseph 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Joseph
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Castaneda
Ballpark: Wolverines Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 7153
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