ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
07/18/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6454 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (73-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 0
Jacksonville Nationals (66-26) 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 X 9 11 0
Jacksonville Slaps 9-4 Loss on Ft. Wayne
The Jacksonville Nationals defeated the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes, 9-4, in Southern Conference action at Nationals Park. Jacksonville pitcher Dave Perez had a standout performance. Jacksonville now has a record of 66-26 with the win.

Bobby McFarland chipped in a 3-run home run for Jacksonville in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Ft. Wayne manager Du-sung Moon.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .424 9 32
J. Valdez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .454 29 86
E. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .346 13 46
M. Brooks 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 7 17
   a-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 3 11
   c-F. Mendez 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .359 4 28
G. O'Connell DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .392 3 23
V. Lara LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 13 55
   b-D. Vasquez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-V. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .360 3 21
N. Cordova 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .350 15 71
   e-C. Rodriguez PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .361 10 36
H. Hilali CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .325 8 33
R. Gonzales C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .320 4 19
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 6 10      
a - H. Sato pinch hit for M. Brooks in the 7th
b - D. Vasquez pinch hit for V. Lara in the 7th
c - F. Mendez substituted for H. Sato in the 7th
d - V. Cruz pinch hit for D. Vasquez in the 9th
e - C. Rodriguez pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gonzales (4, 8th Inning off D. Espinoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. O'Connell (3, 7th Inning off D. Espinoza, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Rodriguez (10, 9th Inning off D. Espinoza, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valdez , F. Mendez , G. O'Connell 4 , N. Cordova , C. Rodriguez 4 , R. Gonzales 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Perez 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Valdez-Cordova)
OF assists: 1 (Hilali(Higgins at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .302 7 14
M. Higgins 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .424 17 74
G. Ippolito RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .381 30 113
D. Skiba 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .434 30 114
T. Johnson CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .351 10 35
B. McFarland 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .496 14 51
C. Tomlinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .426 4 18
E. Cannova LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 4 15
R. Rosas C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
Totals 33 9 11 9 1 7 4      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (3, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Cannova (7, 5th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (7, 1st Inning off E. Ellington, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cannova (4, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Higgins (17, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , B. McFarland (14, 6th Inning off S. Bruin, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Ippolito (30, 6th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 6 , M. Higgins 5 , G. Ippolito 5 , D. Skiba , B. McFarland 5 , E. Cannova 6
2-out RBI: M. Higgins
GIDP: D. Skiba
Team LOB: 1
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ellington L (2-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 1.50   
R. Garcia 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 16 9.82   
S. Bruin 4.2 6 5 5 1 4 2 72 8.18   
D. Wilkinson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ellington 45
Batters Faced: E. Ellington 6, R. Garcia 5, S. Bruin 19, D. Wilkinson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ellington 2-1, R. Garcia 0-1, S. Bruin 3-5, D. Wilkinson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ellington 28-17, R. Garcia 16-10, S. Bruin 72-45, D. Wilkinson 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez W (1-2) 6.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 76 6.12   
D. Espinoza 2.0 5 4 4 1 1 2 46 6.95   
V. Joya 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 72
Batters Faced: D. Perez 22, D. Espinoza 12, V. Joya 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 3-11, D. Espinoza 2-3, V. Joya 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 76-49, D. Espinoza 46-28, V. Joya 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Perez
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 8000
Special Notes: SP Eric Ellington was injured while pitching.
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