ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS
07/07/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS
GAME ID: 6423 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (69-16) 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 9 13 1
San Antonio Griffins (37-48) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Earthquakes Topple Griffins, 9-2, as Valdez Shines
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes extended their winning streak.

Getting a good performance from shortstop Jose Valdez, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes defeated the San Antonio Griffins, 9-2. Valdez was 4-4 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 for the Earthquakes. Ft. Wayne pitcher Ken Phillips got the win, upping his record to 5-0. Sal Aguilar got the loss.

Ft. Wayne got a big at-bat from Oakland, California native Gary O'Connell, who in the top of the first hit a 2-run double. It was his 11th double of the season and put the Earthquakes ahead, 3-0.

Said losing manager James Beatty: "We need to play with more of an edge."

Ft. Wayne, having won 14 in a row, is now 69-16.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brooks 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .375 6 15
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 3 11
   b-F. Mendez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 4 27
C. Koerner C 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .478 49 125
J. Valdez SS 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 .452 28 82
C. Rodriguez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .362 8 30
J. Huerta 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .379 12 56
G. O'Connell DH 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 .447 1 20
V. Lara LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .379 12 54
M. Gonzalez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338 9 33
R. Gutierrez RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .317 3 19
Totals 39 9 13 9 4 7 18      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for M. Brooks in the 8th
b - F. Mendez substituted for H. Sato in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. O'Connell (11, 1st Inning off S. Aguilar, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Gonzalez (1, 8th Inning off J. Uehara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Brooks (6, 1st Inning off S. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Huerta (12, 5th Inning off A. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez (28, 7th Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Koerner (49, 7th Inning off A. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brooks 4 , H. Sato , C. Koerner 4 , J. Valdez 7 , J. Huerta 5 , G. O'Connell 3 , M. Gonzalez 3 , R. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: J. Huerta , G. O'Connell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Lara
GIDP: C. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gonzalez (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Reneau CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 5 17
J. Williamson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 8 49
J. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .346 6 22
P. Ernalia SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .319 14 35
C. Gutierre 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .331 28 70
J. Deist C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .375 3 12
   a-A. Salazar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 2 13
J. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 15 58
   b-J. Ferland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .402 24 70
J. Moya RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275 6 22
F. Oliva DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .310 13 33
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 8 8      
a - A. Salazar pinch hit for J. Deist in the 9th
b - J. Ferland pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gutierre (13, 9th Inning off W. Trujillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Ernalia (14, 4th Inning off K. Phillips, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Reneau , J. Johnson 2 , P. Ernalia 4 , C. Gutierre 3 , F. Oliva 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Williamson , J. Moya
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ernalia-Johnson-Rivera)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Phillips W (5-0) 5.2 6 2 2 0 5 1 75 2.52   
W. Trujillo 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 3.58   
A. Munoz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Phillips 54
Batters Faced: K. Phillips 23, W. Trujillo 9, A. Munoz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Phillips 9-3, W. Trujillo 2-3, A. Munoz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Phillips 75-48, W. Trujillo 30-19, A. Munoz 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Trujillo 1-0 , A. Munoz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Aguilar L (1-5) 4.1 5 4 4 2 4 1 85 9.24   
A. Hernandez 1.2 4 4 4 1 1 3 30 13.50   
J. Uehara 2.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 39 3.29   
J. Garcia 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Aguilar 39
Batters Faced: S. Aguilar 20, A. Hernandez 10, J. Uehara 11, J. Garcia 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Aguilar 6-3, A. Hernandez 0-4, J. Uehara 2-2, J. Garcia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Aguilar 85-52, A. Hernandez 30-20, J. Uehara 39-24, J. Garcia 4-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valdez
Ballpark: Griffins Field
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 1659
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