ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
08/16/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 8157 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (47-72) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (97-22) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6 X 11 18 0
Rodriguez Helps Ft. Wayne Cruise to 11-3 Win
Ft. Wayne second baseman Chad Rodriguez made his presence felt in the 11-3 Earthquakes triumph over the San Antonio Griffins. Rodriguez went 4 for 6 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Ft. Wayne is 97-22 and San Antonio, with the loss, 47-72.

With Ft. Wayne leading 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single off San Antonio hurler Jim Unknown. It was the 102nd hit of the season for Rodriguez and put his team ahead, 5-3.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Rodriguez.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Navarette RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 2 21
F. Oliva DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .335 18 53
C. Gutierre 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .328 43 109
J. Ferland 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .374 31 84
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Williamson SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .316 16 79
J. Deist C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 10 34
   b-A. Salazar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 2 14
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .334 27 83
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Moya CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .271 14 40
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
A. Hill LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 5 12
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 11 13      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Ferland in the 9th
b - A. Salazar pinch hit for J. Deist in the 9th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 9th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Moya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gutierre (21, 4th Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Salazar (3, 9th Inning off M. Manrique, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Gutierre (43, 6th Inning off M. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Williamson (16, 6th Inning off M. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Oliva , C. Gutierre 6 , J. Williamson 5 , A. Salazar 2 , J. Rivera
2-out RBI: J. Williamson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Deist , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: J. Williamson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gutierre-Rivera-Ferland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 6 3 3 1 0 0 4 .419 19 60
J. Valdez SS 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 .466 38 128
E. Perez RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .348 18 67
C. Rodriguez 2B 6 2 4 3 0 0 2 .403 16 67
G. O'Connell DH 5 0 1 1 1 3 4 .365 13 74
V. Lara LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .373 15 80
N. Cordova 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 .347 18 92
H. Hilali CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .369 10 47
R. Gonzales C 5 1 1 3 0 2 8 .326 7 29
Totals 40 11 18 11 5 8 32      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Rodriguez (28, 1st Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez 2 (60, 3rd Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Nelson (23, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Nelson (19, 1st Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Perez (18, 4th Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Gonzales (7, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Rodriguez (16, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 7 , J. Valdez 5 , E. Perez 4 , C. Rodriguez 8 , G. O'Connell , N. Cordova 2 , H. Hilali 3 , R. Gonzales 4
2-out RBI: E. Perez , C. Rodriguez 2 , H. Hilali
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Nelson 2 , G. O'Connell , V. Lara , N. Cordova , R. Gonzales
GIDP: E. Perez
Sac Bunt: H. Hilali
Hit by Pitch: E. Perez , N. Cordova 2 , H. Hilali
Team LOB: 15
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ahern L (2-8) 4.1 8 4 4 2 4 2 76 9.44   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 47 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 6 4 4 1 2 1 34 27.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 18 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ahern 33
Batters Faced: C. Ahern 24, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ahern 5-3, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ahern 76-49, J. Unknown 47-25, J. Unknown 34-22, J. Unknown 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Ahern 2 , J. Unknown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palos 4.2 3 1 1 1 9 0 75 3.65   
M. Guzman W (4-2) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 28 4.22   
R. Vermillion H (10) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.86   
M. Manrique 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palos 62
Batters Faced: J. Palos 18, M. Guzman 6, R. Vermillion 8, M. Manrique 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palos 0-5, M. Guzman 2-2, R. Vermillion 4-2, M. Manrique 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palos 75-46, M. Guzman 28-18, R. Vermillion 24-18, M. Manrique 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Guzman 1-0 , M. Manrique 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chad Rodriguez
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 9982
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