ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
08/13/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
GAME ID: 8079 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (94-22) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 9 10 0
Crystal Lake Killers (62-54) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 1
Earthquakes Tag Killers with 9-3 Loss
Good production from shortstop Jose Valdez helped the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes topple the Crystal Lake Killers, 9-3. Valdez went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Earthquakes. The win boosted Ft. Wayne to 94-22.

In the top of the sixth, the Earthquakes grabbed the lead when Valdez hit his 38th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Tony Becerra made it 4-2, Ft. Wayne.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Valdez told the Ft. Wayne Bulletin.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .419 18 59
C. Koerner C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .481 67 158
E. Perez LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .338 17 66
J. Valdez SS 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 .463 38 126
C. Rodriguez 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .395 15 61
G. O'Connell DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .366 12 66
N. Cordova 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .351 18 92
H. Hilali CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357 9 45
R. Gutierrez RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .306 4 22
Totals 33 9 10 9 2 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Koerner (46, 6th Inning off T. Becerra, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valdez (38, 6th Inning off T. Becerra, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Nelson (18, 7th Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Rodriguez (15, 8th Inning off A. Najera, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 4 , C. Koerner 2 , E. Perez , J. Valdez 4 , C. Rodriguez 5 , G. O'Connell 2 , N. Cordova , R. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: T. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valdez
GIDP: G. O'Connell , N. Cordova , H. Hilali
Sac Bunt: H. Hilali
Sac Fly: R. Gutierrez
Hit by Pitch: N. Cordova
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Perez (18) , N. Cordova (4) , R. Gutierrez (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McLean SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .320 6 46
T. Herrera LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .310 13 62
T. Railey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .366 14 51
B. Kilcoyne 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .358 12 45
A. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .343 16 80
D. Pollock 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .288 11 40
R. Howard DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 28 100
S. Kay RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 4 22
S. Carrillo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 0 6
Totals 33 3 6 3 4 5 13      
BATTING
Triples: S. Kay (2, 7th Inning off W. Trujillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Herrera (13, 3rd Inning off S. Bruin, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Pollock (11, 6th Inning off D. Wilkinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Herrera 6 , A. Perez , D. Pollock 4 , S. Kay 3
2-out RBI: D. Pollock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Herrera , A. Perez 2 , D. Pollock
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Herrera (15) , T. Railey (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. McLean (13)
Double Plays: 4 (Pollock-Kilcoyne-Railey, McLean-Kilcoyne-Railey, Kilcoyne-McLean-Railey, Herrera-Pollock)
OF assists: 1 (Herrera(Gutierrez at 3rd base))
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bruin W (8-3) 5.1 3 2 2 3 3 1 71 7.25   
D. Wilkinson H (2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 3.26   
W. Trujillo H (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 34 3.52   
D. Mendoza 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bruin 54
Batters Faced: S. Bruin 22, D. Wilkinson 3, W. Trujillo 7, D. Mendoza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bruin 7-6, D. Wilkinson 1-1, W. Trujillo 1-2, D. Mendoza 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bruin 71-36, D. Wilkinson 17-13, W. Trujillo 34-21, D. Mendoza 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mendoza 1-0
WP: D. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Becerra L (3-5) 6.2 7 6 6 0 3 2 87 7.15   
A. Najera 2.1 3 3 3 2 1 1 39 7.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Becerra 39
Batters Faced: T. Becerra 28, A. Najera 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Becerra 10-6, A. Najera 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Becerra 87-57, A. Najera 39-24
Hit Batsmen: T. Becerra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valdez
Ballpark: Killer Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 5221
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