ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
08/09/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 8057 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (91-21) 1 0 0 3 3 4 5 5 2 23 28 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (55-57) 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 4 10 13 1
Valdez 7-for-7 Against Panthers
Jose Valdez was on fire, sparking his club to a win, 23-10, over the Panthers. The Ft. Wayne shortstop was a tough out and went 7-for-7 against Buckeye Local in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."

Jose Valdez singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Xiao-mei Wu in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 6th, hit an RBI triple in the 7th, hit a two-run double in the 8th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.

In 100 games this season, Valdez is batting .458 with 197 hits and 36 home runs. He has scored 144 runs and driven in 120.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson SS 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 .416 15 55
C. Koerner C 6 4 4 2 1 0 0 .487 66 156
E. Perez RF 6 6 4 1 1 0 1 .341 17 64
J. Valdez 2B 7 5 7 8 0 0 0 .458 36 120
M. Brooks 3B 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 .355 9 24
G. O'Connell DH 6 4 4 8 0 0 1 .360 10 57
V. Lara LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .375 15 73
N. Cordova 1B 6 0 4 2 0 2 2 .360 18 90
H. Hilali CF 6 0 1 1 0 1 5 .352 9 45
Totals 53 23 28 23 4 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez 3 (32, 4th Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Ahumada, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Brooks (13, 4th Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Valdez 4 (56, 5th Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Lozado, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Ahumada, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Cordova (27, 7th Inning off A. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (44, 8th Inning off D. Lozado, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Valdez (14, 7th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Koerner 2 (66, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez (36, 4th Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. O'Connell 3 (10, 5th Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Lozado, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Koerner 11 , E. Perez 7 , J. Valdez 16 , M. Brooks 3 , G. O'Connell 13 , V. Lara 2 , N. Cordova 5 , H. Hilali
2-out RBI: E. Perez , J. Valdez 2 , G. O'Connell 2 , N. Cordova , H. Hilali
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nelson , M. Brooks , H. Hilali 3
Sac Fly: M. Brooks
Hit by Pitch: V. Lara
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Cordova (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Gonsalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324 9 42
   a-D. Bigham PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .343 1 10
   g-B. Schultz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .378 9 21
N. Gratta 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .438 68 149
M. Garcia 1B 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .525 22 62
   b-J. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 5 21
   c-A. Valiente SS 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .171 1 6
M. Swanson 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .442 8 22
R. Borquez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .378 9 75
   d-P. Barnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 2 16
   e-G. Djajadiningrat RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
M. Takata C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 2 19
A. Wilson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .316 14 66
A. Canales CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 8 45
   f-C. Hubbard PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .438 21 82
J. Unknown DH 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .750 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 10 1 6 14      
a - D. Bigham pinch hit for K. Gonsalez in the 7th
b - J. Garcia pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 7th
c - A. Valiente substituted for J. Garcia in the 8th
d - P. Barnett pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 8th
e - G. Djajadiningrat substituted for P. Barnett in the 9th
f - C. Hubbard pinch hit for A. Canales in the 9th
g - B. Schultz pinch hit for D. Bigham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Swanson (6, 4th Inning off E. Ellington, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Gratta (48, 4th Inning off E. Ellington, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Garcia (23, 4th Inning off E. Ellington, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garcia (22, 5th Inning off S. Bruin, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Valiente (1, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 3 , M. Garcia 7 , A. Valiente 4 , M. Swanson 2 , R. Borquez , A. Wilson , C. Hubbard , J. Unknown 3
2-out RBI: M. Garcia , A. Valiente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wilson
Sac Fly: A. Wilson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Borquez (8)
CS: M. Garcia (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Valiente (2)
OF assists: 1 (Canales(Hilali at home))
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ellington 4.1 6 3 3 0 2 0 59 2.29   
S. Bruin W (7-3) 3.2 3 3 3 1 3 1 68 7.56   
R. Vermillion 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 13 4.15   
I. McCullar 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ellington 41
Batters Faced: E. Ellington 18, S. Bruin 15, R. Vermillion 4, I. McCullar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ellington 4-6, S. Bruin 3-5, R. Vermillion 0-0, I. McCullar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ellington 59-40, S. Bruin 68-45, R. Vermillion 13-8, I. McCullar 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bruin 1-1 , I. McCullar 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (1-7) 4.1 9 6 6 0 1 2 69 12.34   
A. Sanchez 1.1 5 5 5 2 1 2 34 10.47   
A. Martinez 1.0 6 5 5 2 0 1 41 10.85   
D. Lozado 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 1 27 13.02   
R. Ahumada 1.2 3 2 0 0 2 0 30 7.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 22
Batters Faced: X. Wu 22, A. Sanchez 11, A. Martinez 11, D. Lozado 7, R. Ahumada 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 5-6, A. Sanchez 1-2, A. Martinez 0-3, D. Lozado 0-2, R. Ahumada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 69-47, A. Sanchez 34-21, A. Martinez 41-23, D. Lozado 27-17, R. Ahumada 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 1-1 , D. Lozado 1-0
WP: R. Ahumada
Hit Batsmen: X. Wu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valdez
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:48
Attendance: 3231
Special Notes: Rain delay of 38 minutes in the 6th inning. Jose Valdez ties the FW regular season game record for doubles with 3. Edgardo Perez ties the FW regular season game record for doubles with 3. Jose Valdez ties the SC regular season game record for hits with 7. Jose Valdez ties the SC regular season game record for doubles with 4. Edgardo Perez ties the SC regular season game record for runs with 6. RP Ryan Vermillion was injured while pitching.
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