ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
08/28/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 9413 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (108-22) 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 16 22 0
Riverside Wolverines (50-80) 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Earthquakes Overwhelm Wolverines, 16-5
Curt Koerner made an impact in the 16-5 Ft. Wayne win over Riverside. Koerner, who is tied for 8th in the SC in bases on balls with 56, went 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The Earthquakes have an impressive 108-22 record.

With Ft. Wayne leading 11-5 in the top of the eighth, Koerner came up to bat against Riverside pitcher Tony Hernandez. Koerner hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 76th home run of the season put the Earthquakes on top, 14-5.

"I like our mindset right now," said Ft. Wayne manager Du-sung Moon.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B, SS 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 .424 24 77
   d-F. Mendez PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 5 32
C. Koerner C 5 2 4 3 2 1 2 .481 76 187
E. Perez RF 4 2 3 4 1 0 2 .340 20 75
   a-D. Vasquez PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
J. Valdez SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 4 .471 40 146
   b-B. Taylor PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343 8 34
C. Rodriguez 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 .388 18 73
G. O'Connell DH 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 .364 20 92
V. Lara LF 6 2 3 0 0 1 3 .365 16 83
N. Cordova 1B 5 2 4 1 1 0 1 .349 19 97
H. Hilali CF 4 2 0 1 1 1 5 .347 10 51
   c-R. Gutierrez PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 5 32
Totals 48 16 22 15 9 5 31      
a - D. Vasquez pinch hit for E. Perez in the 8th
b - B. Taylor pinch hit for J. Valdez in the 8th
c - R. Gutierrez pinch hit for H. Hilali in the 9th
d - F. Mendez pinch hit for T. Nelson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez (35, 1st Inning off R. Neely, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Cordova (32, 2nd Inning off R. Neely, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Nelson 2 (27, 7th Inning off M. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Hernandez, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez (71, 8th Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. O'Connell (23, 9th Inning off J. Ospina, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valdez (40, 1st Inning off R. Neely, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Perez (20, 2nd Inning off R. Neely, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (76, 8th Inning off T. Hernandez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 4 , C. Koerner 7 , E. Perez 7 , D. Vasquez , J. Valdez 7 , C. Rodriguez , G. O'Connell 2 , V. Lara 3 , N. Cordova 5
2-out RBI: , T. Nelson 2 , C. Koerner , E. Perez , H. Hilali
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , D. Vasquez , G. O'Connell , H. Hilali
GIDP: J. Valdez
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Lara (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cantu 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 12 36
B. Tedder 1B 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .393 7 19
   a-R. Gribble PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 5 39
S. Robinson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .370 10 64
   b-A. Rosales PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 1 6
D. Stainbrook C 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .363 36 108
V. Ponchielli RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .399 14 68
B. Irwin DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .319 9 31
S. Taylor 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301 6 30
M. Blankenship CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .305 4 29
C. Cordero SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .248 9 35
Totals 39 5 12 5 2 11 17      
a - R. Gribble pinch hit for B. Tedder in the 9th
b - A. Rosales pinch hit for S. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tedder (16, 1st Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Stainbrook (39, 3rd Inning off W. Escalera, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Ponchielli (35, 3rd Inning off W. Escalera, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Tedder (7, 3rd Inning off W. Escalera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cantu , B. Tedder 7 , S. Robinson 2 , D. Stainbrook 3 , V. Ponchielli 2 , B. Irwin 2 , C. Cordero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stainbrook , V. Ponchielli , S. Taylor
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cordero (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tedder-Cordero-Esparza)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera 3.1 9 5 5 1 5 1 82 3.82   
D. Mendoza W (9-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 5.48   
M. Guzman H (5) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 3.69   
R. Vermillion 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 24
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 20, D. Mendoza 9, M. Guzman 10, R. Vermillion 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 1-4, D. Mendoza 4-2, M. Guzman 1-4, R. Vermillion 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 82-55, D. Mendoza 33-22, M. Guzman 38-24, R. Vermillion 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mendoza 2-0 , M. Guzman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Neely L (3-15) 3.1 9 7 4 2 2 2 65 8.26   
M. Esparza 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 37 8.10   
M. Garcia 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 35 9.52   
T. Hernandez 0.2 4 6 6 2 0 1 21 9.32   
J. Miron 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8.02   
J. Ospina 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 29 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Neely 18
Batters Faced: R. Neely 21, M. Esparza 10, M. Garcia 8, T. Hernandez 8, J. Miron 2, J. Ospina 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Neely 3-4, M. Esparza 3-1, M. Garcia 0-4, T. Hernandez 1-1, J. Miron 0-1, J. Ospina 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Neely 65-38, M. Esparza 37-24, M. Garcia 35-17, T. Hernandez 21-12, J. Miron 7-3, J. Ospina 29-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Esparza 2-0 , M. Garcia 2-0
WP: J. Ospina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curt Koerner
Ballpark: Wolverines Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 1956
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