ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
08/01/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 8054 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (81-28) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3
Jacksonville Nationals (57-52) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 7 0
Nationals Win at Home, 4-2
Edwin Retana made an impact in the 4-2 Jacksonville win over Ft. Wayne. Retana, who is tied for 10th in the SC in doubles with 16, was 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Reliever Bill Roderick picked up the win. His record improves to 6-1. Bill Thompson took the loss. Zack Scott was called on to finish, recording his 2nd save.

Rick Gruber contributed to the Jacksonville win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Winning never gets dull," said Retana.

Jacksonville is now 57-52, Ft. Wayne 81-28.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 0 2
J. Hall RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238 23 54
J. Dawson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .291 54 110
I. Hernandez 1B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .358 11 23
B. Chavarria SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .350 27 78
J. Pegram 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263 22 47
D. Wolf 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .243 16 40
   a-D. Benavides PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .457 4 17
   b-P. Recinos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 14 32
J. Perrigin CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 4 7
C. Koerner C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 9 13      
a - D. Benavides pinch hit for D. Wolf in the 4th
b - P. Recinos pinch hit for D. Benavides in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Wolf (16, 2nd Inning off T. Findley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hall , I. Hernandez , B. Chavarria , D. Wolf 4 , D. Benavides
2-out RBI: D. Wolf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Hernandez
GIDP: J. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: J. Hall
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hall (2) , B. Chavarria (12) , J. Pegram (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Pegram-Chavarria-Hernandez, Chavarria-Pegram-Benavides)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Short CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .197 26 49
L. Gracia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .170 4 8
B. Sidener 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .291 25 45
   a-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 4 8
E. Retana 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .286 44 92
R. Gruber LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .250 32 63
   b-E. Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 13 27
M. Ayres RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 16 30
M. Goldbaek DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 12 20
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .129 1 3
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 6 10      
a - J. Duvall substituted for B. Sidener in the 9th
b - E. Cruz substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Retana (16, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Gracia (1, 7th Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (32, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Retana (44, 6th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Gracia 2 , E. Retana 6 , R. Gruber 5 , M. Ayres , K. Aitcheson
2-out RBI: E. Retana , R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sidener , M. Goldbaek 2
GIDP: B. Sidener , G. Gericke
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gracia-Retana-Sidener)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson L (1-1) 5.1 5 4 4 2 2 2 75 2.02   
J. Ferraro 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.18   
S. Moss 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.89   
E. O'Connor 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 42
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 22, J. Ferraro 4, S. Moss 4, E. O'Connor 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 4-8, J. Ferraro 0-0, S. Moss 2-1, E. O'Connor 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 75-49, J. Ferraro 20-11, S. Moss 9-7, E. O'Connor 21-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Findley 3.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 51 6.94   
B. Roderick W (6-1) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 33 5.83   
D. Koontz H (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.91   
Z. Scott SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Findley 47
Batters Faced: T. Findley 15, B. Roderick 7, D. Koontz 7, Z. Scott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Findley 3-4, B. Roderick 1-2, D. Koontz 2-2, Z. Scott 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Findley 51-32, B. Roderick 33-19, D. Koontz 19-16, Z. Scott 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Roderick 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Findley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwin Retana
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 14200
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