ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
07/17/2024
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6452 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (24-66) 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (74-16) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 0
Panthers Win at Ft. Wayne, 6-4
Erik Murphy left his imprint on the 6-4 Buckeye Local win against the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes. Murphy was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Erwijn Hekman picked up the win with 5 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 2. On the season, he is now 2-11. Alberto Quijada sewed up the save, his 1st.

With Buckeye Local leading 3-2 in the top of the fifth, Murphy hit a fastball from Andres Munoz for a 2-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Panthers ahead, 5-2.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Murphy. "And not try to do too much."

Buckeye Local has run its win streak to 5 straight.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .326 9 13
T. Wetmore 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308 9 20
J. Allen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .373 6 16
D. Savage RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .329 15 49
E. Murphy C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .317 7 21
A. Wilson LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .320 9 35
A. Canales CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .354 22 74
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
A. Valiente SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .293 10 24
Totals 37 6 11 5 1 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Murphy (2, 4th Inning off R. Giuliani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Gratta (1, 1st Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Wilson (1, 4th Inning off R. Giuliani, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Murphy (7, 5th Inning off A. Munoz, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Valiente (10, 6th Inning off R. Vermillion, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 3 , T. Wetmore 2 , D. Savage , E. Murphy 7 , A. Wilson 3 , A. Canales , A. Valiente 5
2-out RBI: E. Murphy , A. Valiente 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Savage , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Allen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Murphy (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valiente-Gratta-Wetmore)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .438 4 11
B. Richardson 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .337 13 53
C. Benedict RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .373 20 82
J. Valdez SS 4 3 3 1 1 0 3 .413 22 84
C. Pinson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .281 5 20
C. Koerner C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .362 19 73
J. Huerta 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .290 1 8
   b-J. Konas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 6 13
   c-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 12
J. Saenz 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 3 7
   a-E. Bailey PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .353 10 66
M. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 0 0
   d-R. Callanan DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .396 10 34
Totals 34 4 9 4 5 6 15      
a - E. Bailey pinch hit for J. Saenz in the 6th
b - J. Konas pinch hit for J. Huerta in the 8th
c - M. Garcia substituted for J. Konas in the 9th
d - R. Callanan inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Squires (3, 9th Inning off A. Quijada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Squires (2, 3rd Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Koerner (19, 4th Inning off E. Hekman, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez (22, 8th Inning off A. Quijada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires 6 , C. Benedict , J. Valdez 6 , C. Koerner 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benedict , J. Valdez , C. Pinson , M. Gonzalez
GIDP: C. Benedict
Hit by Pitch: C. Benedict
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valdez (5)
CS: M. Squires (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valdez-Richardson-Huerta)
PB: C. Koerner
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman W (2-11) 5.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 65 5.69   
H. Matsui 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 35 10.48   
A. Quijada SV (1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 34 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 52
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 20, H. Matsui 10, A. Quijada 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 7-5, H. Matsui 2-2, A. Quijada 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 65-41, H. Matsui 35-20, A. Quijada 34-22
Hit Batsmen: E. Hekman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera L (3-1) 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 21 3.97   
R. Giuliani 2.1 4 2 2 0 3 0 31 3.40   
A. Munoz 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 1 31 3.46   
R. Vermillion 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 22 4.76   
M. Vandenberg 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 42
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 7, R. Giuliani 11, A. Munoz 8, R. Vermillion 5, M. Vandenberg 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 1-2, R. Giuliani 2-1, A. Munoz 0-2, R. Vermillion 1-2, M. Vandenberg 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 21-14, R. Giuliani 31-19, A. Munoz 31-20, R. Vermillion 22-14, M. Vandenberg 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Giuliani 1-0 , A. Munoz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Giuliani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik Murphy
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7858
Special Notes: SP Willie Escalera was injured while pitching.
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