ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS
08/13/2024
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS
GAME ID: 8141 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (94-21) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 7 0
Corpus Christi Texans (42-73) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 7 1
Earthquakes Win Streak Reaches 6
Behind a solid performance from shortstop Jose Valdez, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes defeated the Corpus Christi Texans, 8-4. Valdez went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Earthquakes. Ft. Wayne has now won 6 games in a row.

Beau Richardson had a big 3-run home run for the Earthquakes in the top of the second inning. With Ft. Wayne leading 2-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 18-year old right-handed pitcher Cesar Ramirez and punished it. The result was his 17th home run of the season, which put the Earthquakes on top, 5-0.

"The vibe's good," said Ft. Wayne manager Du-sung Moon. "We've got to keep it going."
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .415 11 30
B. Richardson 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .341 17 70
C. Benedict RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .362 29 108
J. Valdez SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .402 31 109
C. Pinson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .307 16 45
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .374 28 99
J. Huerta 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 5 23
   c-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 12
J. Saenz 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .240 9 21
V. Lara LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 14 48
   a-E. Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 11 68
   b-A. Jacobs LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 7 8 6 4 13      
a - E. Bailey pinch hit for V. Lara in the 7th
b - A. Jacobs substituted for E. Bailey in the 7th
c - M. Garcia substituted for J. Huerta in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Valdez (31, 1st Inning off C. Ramirez, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Richardson (17, 2nd Inning off C. Ramirez, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (28, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Squires , B. Richardson 4 , C. Benedict 2 , J. Valdez 5 , C. Koerner 4
2-out RBI: B. Richardson , J. Valdez
GIDP: B. Richardson , C. Benedict
Sac Bunt: B. Richardson
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gallagher LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 17 62
R. Reneau CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 12 42
L. Flynn 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .348 33 79
T. Riggins 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .355 21 71
B. Ryan 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .354 22 73
M. Ekstedt C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .186 7 22
J. Ferland DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 17 46
   a-D. Torres DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .347 27 67
P. Ernalia SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .277 14 36
J. Williamson RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .321 9 34
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 7 12      
a - D. Torres inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Reneau (13, 4th Inning off R. Giuliani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ryan (22, 2nd Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Williamson (9, 7th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Flynn (33, 8th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Reneau 2 , L. Flynn 4 , T. Riggins , B. Ryan 6 , J. Williamson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ekstedt , D. Torres
Hit by Pitch: T. Riggins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Riggins (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Flynn (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Ernalia-Flynn-Riggins, Flynn-Ernalia-Riggins)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 3.78   
R. Giuliani W (10-0) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 30 3.39   
R. Vermillion 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.80   
M. Vandenberg 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 1.83   
I. McCullar H (11) 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 2 32 2.96   
J. Martinez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 44
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 6, R. Giuliani 7, R. Vermillion 5, M. Vandenberg 7, I. McCullar 10, J. Martinez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 2-2, R. Giuliani 2-1, R. Vermillion 0-3, M. Vandenberg 3-1, I. McCullar 4-0, J. Martinez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 19-12, R. Giuliani 30-20, R. Vermillion 28-18, M. Vandenberg 25-12, I. McCullar 32-21, J. Martinez 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vermillion 1-0 , M. Vandenberg 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Vandenberg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ramirez L (3-6) 2.2 4 5 2 3 2 2 62 6.30   
J. Unknown 4.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 56 5.79   
J. Unknown 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ramirez 31
Batters Faced: C. Ramirez 16, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ramirez 3-3, J. Unknown 6-5, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ramirez 62-38, J. Unknown 56-39, J. Unknown 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valdez
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 1455
Special Notes: SP Willie Escalera was injured while pitching.
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