ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
08/04/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 8041 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers (43-65) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (87-21) 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 X 7 12 0
Nelson Hits 2 home runs in Earthquakes Win
Ft. Wayne and Sunrise Manor duked it out and the Earthquakes came out victorious.

Behind the hitting of Troy Nelson, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes stopped the Sunrise Manor Sunchasers, 7-6. Nelson went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Earthquakes. Ian McCullar earned save number 18 this season.

Nelson had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a first pitch fastball from Cory Singer, he banged a grand slam home run to left, giving the Earthquakes a 7-5 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Nelson.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Nelson.

After today's action, Ft. Wayne sits at 87-21; Sunrise Manor slips to 43-65.
SUNRISE MANOR BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Birchfield RF 5 2 2 3 0 2 2 .369 11 40
J. Morales 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .233 4 18
J. Gonzales CF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .346 4 14
J. Matheson SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .339 2 5
J. O'Dell DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 9 29
M. Ayala C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 11 74
R. May LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .159 1 7
J. Derieg 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .250 10 41
A. Boissel 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .334 12 55
Totals 37 6 12 6 2 13 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Derieg (14, 2nd Inning off R. Hall, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gonzales (4, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Birchfield (11, 2nd Inning off R. Hall, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Gonzales (4, 3rd Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Birchfield 5 , J. Morales 2 , J. Gonzales 6 , J. O'Dell , M. Ayala , R. May 2 , J. Derieg 2 , A. Boissel
2-out RBI: C. Birchfield , J. Gonzales , J. Derieg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Matheson , J. Derieg
Sac Bunt: M. Ayala
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morales (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boissel-Matheson-Boissel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 5 2 3 6 0 0 2 .434 15 54
C. Koerner C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .484 63 152
E. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335 17 60
J. Valdez SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .451 34 103
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .381 13 48
G. O'Connell DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .351 6 46
V. Lara LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .374 15 71
N. Cordova 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 16 82
   a-M. Brooks PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .361 9 21
   b-V. Cruz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 4 23
H. Hilali CF 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .352 9 44
Totals 35 7 12 7 2 4 13      
a - M. Brooks pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 6th
b - V. Cruz substituted for M. Brooks in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: J. Valdez 2 (13, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Hilali (4, 8th Inning off E. Mojica, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nelson 2 (15, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Singer, 3 on, 1 out) , G. O'Connell (6, 4th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 9 , J. Valdez 6 , G. O'Connell 5 , V. Lara , H. Hilali 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nelson , C. Rodriguez 2
GIDP: G. O'Connell
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: C. Koerner
SUNRISE MANOR PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzalez 5.1 9 5 5 1 4 2 90 5.85   
C. Singer L (1-2), BS (3) 2.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 31 6.75   
E. Mojica 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzalez 33
Batters Faced: J. Gonzalez 26, C. Singer 9, E. Mojica 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzalez 7-5, C. Singer 4-2, E. Mojica 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzalez 90-58, C. Singer 31-18, E. Mojica 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Singer 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hall 2.2 7 5 5 1 3 2 58 2.95   
S. Bruin W (6-3) 4.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 61 7.57   
P. Bautista H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.68   
R. LeCain H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.17   
I. McCullar SV (18) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hall 22
Batters Faced: R. Hall 16, S. Bruin 15, P. Bautista 1, R. LeCain 3, I. McCullar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hall 2-3, S. Bruin 2-4, P. Bautista 0-0, R. LeCain 0-1, I. McCullar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hall 58-37, S. Bruin 61-41, P. Bautista 5-3, R. LeCain 5-5, I. McCullar 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bruin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 8669
Special Notes: Jose Valdez ties the SC regular season game record for triples with 2. SP Cory Singer was injured while pitching.
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