ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS
08/12/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS
GAME ID: 8140 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (93-21) 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 14 0
Corpus Christi Texans (42-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Earthquakes Shut Out Texans, 11-0
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes beat the Corpus Christi Texans by a score of 11-0. Ft. Wayne right fielder Chris Benedict deserved the lion's share of the credit. Benedict was 2-4 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for the Earthquakes. Pedro Garza earned save number 1 this season. Ft. Wayne has an impressive 93-21 record.

With Ft. Wayne leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Benedict hit a 2-run single off Corpus Christi hurler Jim Unknown. It was the 151st hit of the season for Benedict and put his team ahead, 5-0.

"We take it day by day here," said Benedict, "and today was a good one for us."
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 .416 11 30
B. Richardson 2B 6 1 3 3 0 1 1 .342 16 67
C. Benedict RF 4 2 2 3 2 0 0 .361 29 108
J. Valdez SS 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 .401 30 107
C. Pinson DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .312 16 45
C. Koerner C 5 1 2 1 0 0 7 .376 27 96
J. Huerta 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .326 5 23
J. Saenz 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 .242 9 21
   a-J. Villalobos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 5 20
   b-V. Cruz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 4
   c-J. Konas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .373 11 23
   d-A. Jacobs 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Lara LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290 14 48
Totals 37 11 14 11 12 2 21      
a - J. Villalobos pinch hit for J. Saenz in the 7th
b - V. Cruz substituted for J. Villalobos in the 7th
c - J. Konas pinch hit for V. Cruz in the 9th
d - A. Jacobs substituted for J. Konas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Richardson (26, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Benedict (29, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Pinson (16, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (27, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Richardson (16, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires , B. Richardson 7 , C. Benedict 5 , J. Valdez , C. Pinson 5 , C. Koerner 5 , J. Huerta 3
2-out RBI: B. Richardson , C. Benedict , C. Pinson , C. Koerner , J. Huerta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valdez , C. Koerner , J. Huerta , J. Saenz
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Squires 2 (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Huerta-Valdez-Huerta, Richardson-Valdez-Huerta)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gallagher LF, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 17 62
   c-J. Unknown PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Reneau CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .261 12 42
L. Flynn 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .348 32 78
T. Riggins 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .355 21 70
   a-J. Unknown 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Harper PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 5 22
B. Ryan 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .349 21 72
M. Ekstedt C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .194 7 22
J. Ferland DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316 17 46
P. Ernalia SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 14 36
   f-J. Navarette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 8 23
J. Williamson RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .321 8 33
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Torres RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 27 67
Totals 31 0 6 0 4 6 15      
a - J. Unknown substituted for T. Riggins in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Williamson in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for C. Gallagher in the 7th
d - D. Torres substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - E. Harper pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
f - J. Navarette pinch hit for P. Ernalia in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Gallagher , R. Reneau 2 , B. Ryan 2 , J. Williamson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Riggins 2 , J. Ferland
GIDP: C. Gallagher , L. Flynn
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Reneau(Richardson at 3rd base), Reneau(Valdez at 3rd base))
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maciaszek W (3-3) 5.2 5 0 0 4 3 0 73 6.23   
P. Garza SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 43 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maciaszek 58
Batters Faced: J. Maciaszek 24, P. Garza 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maciaszek 6-6, P. Garza 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maciaszek 73-41, P. Garza 43-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Garza 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 4 6 6 5 0 1 55 40.50   
J. Unknown 4.2 6 2 2 3 1 2 78 3.86   
J. Unknown 3.0 4 3 3 4 1 1 57 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 11
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 22, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 4-8, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-27, J. Unknown 78-44, J. Unknown 57-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Benedict
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 1863
Special Notes: Tom Riggins was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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