ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
08/05/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
GAME ID: 8038 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (88-20) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 0
Picture Rocks Raptors (44-64) 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 13 1
Earthquakes Pull Out Late Win, 6-5
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes overcame a good performance by Picture Rocks designated hitter Justin Durant to knock off Picture Rocks, 6-5, at Ballpark of Picture Rocks. Durant was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. Ian McCullar claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. His record stands at 6-1. Marcos Patino closed it out for his 22nd save.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the top of the ninth. That's when Earthquakes catcher Curt Koerner hit a cutter from Jim Unknown for a 2-run single. Just like that, Ft. Wayne was up, 6-5.

"Nice to keep our winning streak intact," said Koerner.

The Earthquakes, at 88-20, have a comfortable 20-game lead in their division.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .417 8 20
B. Richardson SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .338 14 60
C. Benedict RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .366 26 100
C. Pinson DH 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .311 13 38
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 2 1 0 5 .380 24 90
F. Mendez 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .290 7 24
J. Huerta 1B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .281 3 17
   a-J. Konas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382 10 22
   b-M. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 2 12
J. Saenz 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .232 7 16
V. Lara LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .279 12 42
Totals 35 6 12 6 8 4 21      
a - J. Konas pinch hit for J. Huerta in the 8th
b - M. Garcia substituted for J. Konas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Richardson (24, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Huerta (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Squires (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Mendez (7, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires 3 , B. Richardson 2 , C. Benedict 2 , C. Koerner , F. Mendez 4 , J. Huerta 2 , J. Konas , J. Saenz 2 , V. Lara 2
2-out RBI: F. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Squires , B. Richardson , C. Koerner , F. Mendez , M. Garcia
GIDP: M. Squires , C. Koerner
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Squires (5) , J. Saenz (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dorflinger CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .343 5 23
D. Monier RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .395 10 54
B. Warren 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .368 33 87
   a-C. Bonello PR, 1B 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .259 1 4
A. Belot 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .323 14 64
L. Emme LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .344 6 31
   b-T. Kowalski LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 11 51
J. Brooks SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .287 1 16
J. Durant DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .314 5 13
J. Moya 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329 8 23
J. Unknown C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5 1 7 15      
a - C. Bonello pinch ran for B. Warren in the 3rd
b - T. Kowalski substituted for L. Emme in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bonello (1, 7th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Warren (33, 1st Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Durant (5, 4th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dorflinger , B. Warren 5 , C. Bonello 4 , A. Belot , L. Emme , J. Brooks , J. Durant 6 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: B. Warren , A. Belot , L. Emme , J. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dorflinger , L. Emme , J. Brooks , J. Durant
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dorflinger (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dorflinger (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Brooks-Moya-Warren, Unknown-Moya-Bonello)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bruin 4.1 8 5 5 0 6 2 69 4.26   
R. Vermillion 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.05   
I. McCullar W (6-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 2.47   
M. Patino SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bruin 33
Batters Faced: S. Bruin 21, R. Vermillion 7, I. McCullar 9, M. Patino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bruin 4-3, R. Vermillion 4-1, I. McCullar 4-1, M. Patino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bruin 69-46, R. Vermillion 27-15, I. McCullar 28-21, M. Patino 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vermillion 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.2 7 4 4 6 2 1 95 6.35   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 3.1 5 2 1 2 2 0 57 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 35
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 27, J. Unknown 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-8, J. Unknown 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 95-51, J. Unknown 57-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Durant
Ballpark: Ballpark of Picture Rocks
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 2000
Special Notes: 1B Billy Warren was injured while running the bases.
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