ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
08/05/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 8046 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (48-62) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 11 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (89-21) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 8 15 0
Brooks goes 4-for-5, Earthquakes Move to 89-21
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes defeated the Crystal Lake Killers by the score of 8-4, with the biggest share of the credit going to third baseman Marc Brooks. Brooks went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Earthquakes on the day. Ft. Wayne reliever Martino Pistilli picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Pablo Garcia was saddled with the loss. The win hiked the Ft. Wayne record to 89-21.

Early in the game, Brooks had a 2-run home run for Ft. Wayne. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Earthquakes on top, 2-0.

"We'll enjoy this win for now, but it's just one," Brooks told local reporters. "We've got to keep it going."
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lane 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .398 12 37
J. Vivier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348 22 74
C. Duell CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .347 10 33
   a-J. Armstrong PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .432 2 15
   b-S. Kay CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 19 52
J. Franklin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .406 9 30
M. Martinez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .360 23 89
T. Railey 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .446 35 120
G. Strunk RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 1 3
C. Torres SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 5 36
   c-D. East PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .373 4 19
R. Pangburn C 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .262 4 12
Totals 34 4 11 4 1 7 9      
a - J. Armstrong pinch hit for C. Duell in the 8th
b - S. Kay substituted for J. Armstrong in the 8th
c - D. East pinch hit for C. Torres in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lane (12, 1st Inning off M. Manrique, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Martinez (25, 9th Inning off D. Wilkinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Pangburn (4, 3rd Inning off M. Manrique, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Railey (35, 7th Inning off M. Pistilli, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lane (12, 8th Inning off D. Wilkinson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lane 6 , C. Duell 2 , J. Franklin , M. Martinez 3 , T. Railey 5 , R. Pangburn 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Railey
GIDP: D. East
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Martinez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lane-Torres-Railey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Hilali CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 7 31
G. O'Connell 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .362 18 77
M. Brooks 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .346 23 78
C. Rodriguez SS 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .440 15 49
J. Marsh 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .399 16 56
N. Cordova LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .358 22 99
E. Perez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .374 20 61
L. Santos DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .323 24 84
R. Gonzales C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 3 33
Totals 38 8 15 7 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: G. O'Connell (19, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rodriguez (15, 1st Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Brooks (23, 1st Inning off P. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Cordova (22, 5th Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Hilali 2 , G. O'Connell 3 , M. Brooks 7 , C. Rodriguez 5 , N. Cordova 6 , E. Perez , R. Gonzales
2-out RBI: G. O'Connell , N. Cordova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodriguez , J. Marsh , N. Cordova , L. Santos
GIDP: J. Marsh
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (O'Connell, Marsh-Rodriguez-O'Connell)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Lane at home))
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garcia L (11-9) 4.1 12 6 6 0 4 3 83 6.25   
J. Montanez 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 35 2.65   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 24 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garcia 19
Batters Faced: P. Garcia 24, J. Montanez 9, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garcia 4-4, J. Montanez 4-3, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garcia 83-57, J. Montanez 35-20, J. Unknown 24-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Manrique 4.2 5 1 1 1 5 1 72 3.48   
M. Pistilli W (3-0) 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 30 10.80   
D. Wilkinson 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 22 3.62   
M. Pacheco SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Manrique 54
Batters Faced: M. Manrique 18, M. Pistilli 9, D. Wilkinson 6, M. Pacheco 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Manrique 3-4, M. Pistilli 1-3, D. Wilkinson 2-1, M. Pacheco 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Manrique 72-45, M. Pistilli 30-20, D. Wilkinson 22-15, M. Pacheco 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pistilli 1-0 , D. Wilkinson 1-1 , M. Pacheco 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marc Brooks
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 8285
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