ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT
09/05/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT
GAME ID: 9444 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (113-24) 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 11 17 0
San Bernardino Flight (59-78) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Earthquakes Spank Flight, 11-2
The timely hitting of Troy Nelson helped the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes down the San Bernardino Flight, 11-2. Nelson was 4 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Earthquakes. The Earthquakes have an impressive 113-24 record.

Ft. Wayne relied on the bat of Jose Valdez to get the win. The shortstop ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the first inning to put the Earthquakes ahead, 3-0. For the game, Valdez had 2 doubles and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Earthquakes manager Du-sung Moon.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SAN BERNARDINO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nelson 3B 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .418 25 81
   b-H. Sato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 3 11
   c-R. Gonzales 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 8 33
C. Koerner C 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .475 77 194
E. Perez RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .336 20 77
J. Valdez SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .469 40 151
C. Rodriguez 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .387 21 80
G. O'Connell DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .367 22 98
V. Lara LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .362 17 88
N. Cordova 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .346 19 99
   a-M. Brooks PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .386 9 31
H. Hilali CF 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 .339 11 55
Totals 43 11 17 10 3 5 17      
a - M. Brooks pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 7th
b - H. Sato pinch hit for T. Nelson in the 7th
c - R. Gonzales substituted for H. Sato in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nelson 2 (29, 1st Inning off L. Marquez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Valdez 2 (74, 4th Inning off A. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (55, 5th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. O'Connell (28, 6th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Brooks (21, 7th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Valdez (19, 1st Inning off L. Marquez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Nelson (25, 5th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nelson 9 , C. Koerner 3 , E. Perez , J. Valdez 7 , C. Rodriguez , G. O'Connell 3 , V. Lara 2 , N. Cordova , M. Brooks 2
2-out RBI: , T. Nelson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Koerner 2 , E. Perez , G. O'Connell , V. Lara
GIDP: H. Hilali
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Perez (22) , H. Hilali 2 (28)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Swander LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 22 63
   c-J. Garcia PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 1 3
J. Cortes SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .291 9 47
M. Seals RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .486 7 30
H. Paula CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 9 36
   a-J. Barrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .204 3 12
J. Knight 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .360 4 22
   d-D. Contreras PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 5 17
N. Valenti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .331 6 31
M. Horita 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .250 1 9
J. Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .307 7 40
   e-M. Matsuda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 3 12
J. Pineda DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 8 21
   b-J. Vargas DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 12 20      
a - J. Barrera substituted for H. Paula in the 1st
b - J. Vargas inserted as DH in the 6th
c - J. Garcia pinch hit for J. Swander in the 7th
d - D. Contreras pinch hit for J. Knight in the 8th
e - M. Matsuda pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Seals (13, 1st Inning off E. Ellington, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Knight (18, 4th Inning off D. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Swander , M. Seals 3 , J. Barrera , J. Knight 2 , N. Valenti , M. Matsuda , J. Pineda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cortes 2 , J. Barrera , M. Horita , J. Vargas
Hit by Pitch: M. Horita
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Swander (2) , M. Seals (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortes-Horita-Knight)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN BERNARDINO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ellington 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.36   
R. Garcia W (5-1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 27 7.68   
D. Mendoza 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 5.29   
M. Manrique 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 31 6.07   
M. Guzman 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 30 3.64   
W. Vergara 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ellington 46
Batters Faced: E. Ellington 4, R. Garcia 8, D. Mendoza 7, M. Manrique 9, M. Guzman 7, W. Vergara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ellington 2-0, R. Garcia 3-1, D. Mendoza 0-2, M. Manrique 2-1, M. Guzman 0-1, W. Vergara 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ellington 22-14, R. Garcia 27-15, D. Mendoza 30-20, M. Manrique 31-19, M. Guzman 30-19, W. Vergara 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mendoza 1-1 , M. Manrique 1-0 , W. Vergara 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Manrique
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Marquez L (2-2) 2.0 7 7 7 3 1 0 61 10.50   
A. Rivera 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 39 7.96   
Z. Watanabe 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 1 65 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Marquez 8
Batters Faced: L. Marquez 15, A. Rivera 10, Z. Watanabe 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Marquez 2-2, A. Rivera 2-2, Z. Watanabe 6-7
Pitches - Strikes: L. Marquez 61-31, A. Rivera 39-26, Z. Watanabe 65-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Watanabe 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Troy Nelson
Ballpark: Ballpark of San Bernardino
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 6747
Special Notes: CF Heriberto Paula was injured while throwing the ball. SP Eric Ellington was injured while pitching.
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