ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
08/25/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
GAME ID: 9402 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (100-31) 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 13 15 0
Crystal Lake Killers (68-63) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 5 0
Ft. Wayne Beats Crystal Lake, 13-3
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes soundly defeated the Crystal Lake Killers, 13-3, at Killer Stadium, with center fielder John Hall a major reason why. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Ft. Wayne. Ft. Wayne pitcher Matt Osborne earned the win, hiking his record to 9-3. Juan Ramirez suffered the loss. This loss makes it 6 in a row for Crystal Lake.

With Ft. Wayne leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Hall hit a sinker from Juan Ramirez for a 3-run home run. It was his 31st home run of the season and put the Earthquakes ahead, 4-0.

"From the last whatever, five, six, seven games, there's really only one way to go and that's up," said losing manager Steve Warzecha.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Johnson LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .298 7 14
   d-D. Benavides PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .423 4 17
J. Hall CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .251 31 76
J. Perrigin SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .274 10 24
J. Dawson DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .298 67 130
B. Richardson 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .167 2 5
D. Wolf 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .290 24 55
E. Perez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .185 23 53
   b-I. Hernandez PH, 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .317 16 36
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .165 7 14
V. Cruz 1B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 1 2
   a-C. Benedict PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 3 11
   c-J. Valdez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 1 1
   e-J. Garciduenas LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 1 1
Totals 41 13 15 13 4 5 14      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for V. Cruz in the 8th
b - I. Hernandez pinch hit for E. Perez in the 9th
c - J. Valdez pinch hit for C. Benedict in the 9th
d - D. Benavides pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 9th
e - J. Garciduenas substituted for J. Valdez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hall (31, 2nd Inning off J. Ramirez, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Wolf (24, 3rd Inning off J. Ramirez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Dawson (67, 7th Inning off J. Carreon, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Johnson (7, 8th Inning off M. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez (1, 9th Inning off A. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (7, 9th Inning off M. Smith, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Johnson 5 , J. Hall 6 , J. Dawson 4 , B. Richardson 2 , D. Wolf 6 , E. Perez , C. Koerner 4 , V. Cruz , J. Valdez 4
2-out RBI: K. Johnson , J. Hall , B. Richardson , C. Koerner , J. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dawson , D. Wolf
Sac Bunt: C. Koerner
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Richardson-Perrigin-Cruz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Douglas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 6 22
K. Summey 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 17 47
   b-S. Ota PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
K. Macrina 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .284 11 30
   c-M. Unruh PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Geltz RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 32 71
   d-A. Freeman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 1 1
R. Miranda LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 13 33
   e-V. Thunmark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 2
E. Wilson DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 8 30
P. Burt C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261 5 12
J. Scales SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .199 10 21
J. Woods 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 6 16
   a-J. Robertson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 45 101
Totals 30 3 5 3 2 6 5      
a - J. Robertson pinch hit for J. Woods in the 8th
b - S. Ota pinch hit for K. Summey in the 9th
c - M. Unruh pinch hit for K. Macrina in the 9th
d - A. Freeman pinch hit for R. Geltz in the 9th
e - V. Thunmark pinch hit for R. Miranda in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Burt (5, 6th Inning off M. Osborne, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Scales (10, 8th Inning off A. Begue, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Freeman (1, 9th Inning off A. Begue, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Freeman 4 , R. Miranda , P. Burt 4 , J. Scales 5
2-out RBI: A. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilson
GIDP: E. Wilson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Scales (1)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Osborne W (9-3) 6.1 2 1 1 2 3 1 77 2.88   
A. Begue 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 2 46 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Osborne 66
Batters Faced: M. Osborne 21, A. Begue 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Osborne 7-7, A. Begue 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Osborne 77-48, A. Begue 46-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Begue 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ramirez L (9-4) 2.1 5 6 6 3 2 2 58 5.12   
J. Carreon 4.2 5 1 1 0 1 1 52 5.65   
M. Smith 1.2 4 5 5 1 2 2 37 4.91   
A. Garcia 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 6.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ramirez 18
Batters Faced: J. Ramirez 15, J. Carreon 19, M. Smith 10, A. Garcia 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ramirez 1-4, J. Carreon 2-11, M. Smith 0-3, A. Garcia 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ramirez 58-35, J. Carreon 52-38, M. Smith 37-22, A. Garcia 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hall
Ballpark: Killer Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 16567
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