ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
08/20/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 9367 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (33-90) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (100-23) 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 6 X 14 16 1
Nelson Helps Ft. Wayne Bombard Buckeye Local
The first-place Ft. Wayne Earthquakes picked up another win.

The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes beat the Buckeye Local Panthers, 14-4, at Earthquakes Stadium. Troy Nelson, in particular, was impressive. He was 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Chris Piscitelli was the winner in relief. His record is now 4-0. The losing pitcher was Luis Castillo.

Nick Cordova, who is tied for 8th in the SC in doubles with 41, chipped in a 3-run home run for Ft. Wayne in the bottom of the second. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"It's fun to come to the yard every day when you're winning," said Ft. Wayne manager Du-sung Moon.

Ft. Wayne improves to 100-23 with the win. They lead their division by 32½ games.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 0
F. Garcia CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 3 30
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Mihelcic RF 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .339 15 51
J. Nania C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .309 15 45
P. Barnett LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .357 6 21
J. Rivas 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .350 9 42
J. Unknown 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 11 14      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for F. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off R. Savinon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Mihelcic (1, 1st Inning off A. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Mihelcic (15, 4th Inning off A. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rivas (9, 4th Inning off A. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Barnett (6, 6th Inning off R. Savinon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , B. Mihelcic 7 , P. Barnett 4 , J. Rivas 4 , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Rivas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Garcia , J. Unknown , J. Nania , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia(Nelson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jordan CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .396 12 52
M. Brooks 3B, RF 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .372 28 97
T. Nelson SS 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .504 33 145
N. Cordova LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .350 24 111
   a-C. Rodriguez 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .426 17 55
G. Uriostegui RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .346 12 53
   c-G. O'Connell PH, 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .371 22 87
J. Marsh 2B, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .402 19 69
N. Hickson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .427 11 43
   b-E. Perez LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .380 20 66
J. Bush C 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .355 19 68
L. Santos DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .324 26 92
Totals 38 14 16 14 5 0 13      
a - C. Rodriguez substituted for N. Cordova in the 8th
b - E. Perez substituted for N. Hickson in the 8th
c - G. O'Connell pinch hit for G. Uriostegui in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nelson 2 (58, 2nd Inning off L. Castillo, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Ahumada, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Marsh (29, 7th Inning off R. Ahumada, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Perez (20, 8th Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cordova (24, 2nd Inning off L. Castillo, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Bush (19, 6th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Brooks (28, 7th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brooks 5 , T. Nelson 6 , N. Cordova 5 , G. Uriostegui , J. Marsh 3 , N. Hickson , E. Perez 2 , J. Bush 5 , L. Santos
2-out RBI: T. Nelson , N. Cordova , G. Uriostegui , E. Perez , J. Bush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marsh , J. Bush , L. Santos
Hit by Pitch: J. Marsh , L. Santos
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Marsh (6) , L. Santos (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rodriguez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Brooks-Marsh-Hickson)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Castillo L (4-7) 1.2 7 6 5 0 0 1 62 5.42   
A. Martinez 4.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 37 5.40   
R. Ahumada 1.0 4 5 5 4 0 1 43 10.94   
A. Sanchez 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 19 8.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Castillo 13
Batters Faced: L. Castillo 13, A. Martinez 15, R. Ahumada 11, A. Sanchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Castillo 1-4, A. Martinez 5-5, R. Ahumada 2-1, A. Sanchez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Castillo 62-37, A. Martinez 37-22, R. Ahumada 43-26, A. Sanchez 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 2-2
WP: L. Castillo , A. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: A. Martinez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Myers 4.2 5 2 2 0 3 2 58 6.37   
R. Savinon 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 36 12.46   
C. Piscitelli W (4-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 28 3.42   
P. Wilson 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Myers 49
Batters Faced: A. Myers 18, R. Savinon 7, C. Piscitelli 7, P. Wilson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Myers 6-4, R. Savinon 0-2, C. Piscitelli 1-1, P. Wilson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Myers 58-40, R. Savinon 36-21, C. Piscitelli 28-18, P. Wilson 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Piscitelli 1-0 , P. Wilson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 8653
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