ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
07/16/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
GAME ID: 6494 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (73-21) 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 8 10 1
Picture Rocks Raptors (44-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 7 0
Ft. Wayne Wins, Chavarria hits 2 home runs
Earthquakes shortstop Bill Chavarria left his mark on his team's 8-5 win over the Picture Rocks Raptors. Chavarria, who is tied for 2nd in the SC with a .346 batting average, hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for Ft. Wayne in the contest. The winner was Ft. Wayne reliever Ryan Vermillion, now 2-0. The loser was Jim Unknown. Ft. Wayne, at 73-21, is 17½ games up in the Southern Conference East Division.

Ft. Wayne used the timely hitting of Justin Dawson to capture the win. The designated hitter socked a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Earthquakes ahead, 3-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"It's a good day to be a fan after a win like that," Dawson told the Ft. Wayne Gazette.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Martin CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 9 25
J. Hall LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 17 43
B. Chavarria SS 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .346 24 64
J. Dawson DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .299 49 99
M. DeRise 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .252 26 55
J. Pegram 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 18 38
D. Wolf 3B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .278 12 34
E. Perez RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .181 17 42
   a-D. Benavides RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 4 13
H. Sato C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 2 5
Totals 36 8 10 8 2 8 5      
a - D. Benavides substituted for E. Perez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Chavarria 2 (24, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Dawson (49, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Perez (17, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Wolf (12, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hall , B. Chavarria 10 , J. Dawson 4 , M. DeRise , J. Pegram , D. Wolf 4 , E. Perez 4
2-out RBI: , B. Chavarria 2 , E. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: J. Hall
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. DeRise (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Chavarria-DeRise)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellis RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .242 7 22
K. Harris C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 23 53
R. Willin LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .309 47 87
T. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 8 22
R. Dowdell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .242 17 34
B. Byrnes 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221 2 14
   a-D. Pantoja PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 17 43
G. Torres DH 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .223 13 31
   b-T. Pendell DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 2 4
C. Bonilla CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 4 12
B. Warren 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .184 7 12
   c-P. Shular PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 3 7
Totals 33 5 7 5 4 7 9      
a - D. Pantoja pinch hit for B. Byrnes in the 8th
b - T. Pendell inserted as DH in the 8th
c - P. Shular pinch hit for B. Warren in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Warren (7, 5th Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Willin (47, 7th Inning off R. Hall, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ellis (7, 7th Inning off R. Hall, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ellis 5 , K. Harris , R. Willin 4 , R. Dowdell , G. Torres , B. Warren 4
2-out RBI: J. Ellis , R. Willin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Warren
GIDP: K. Harris
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bonilla(Hall at 2nd base))
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera 4.1 2 1 1 3 3 1 72 2.18   
R. Vermillion W (2-0) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 4.35   
R. Hall 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 14 8.50   
E. O'Connor H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.36   
R. Downard H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1.88   
B. Thompson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 55
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 18, R. Vermillion 8, R. Hall 4, E. O'Connor 1, R. Downard 3, B. Thompson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 5-5, R. Vermillion 2-2, R. Hall 0-1, E. O'Connor 1-0, R. Downard 0-0, B. Thompson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 72-44, R. Vermillion 28-19, R. Hall 14-8, E. O'Connor 4-3, R. Downard 12-9, B. Thompson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hall 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.2 7 5 5 2 6 3 82 7.94   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 30 16.20   
J. Unknown 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 39
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 26, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-4, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 82-55, J. Unknown 30-21, J. Unknown 12-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Chavarria
Ballpark: Ballpark of Picture Rocks
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 11431
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