ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
09/12/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 10741 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 5 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 12 11 0
Jacksonville Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Earthquakes Advance to League Championship Series
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes will continue the trek towards a World Series title, while the Jacksonville Nationals are headed home for the season.

Ft. Wayne won the Division Series with a clinching game 12-0 victory at Nationals Park, concluding the series at 4-1.

"We didn't want this thing to go any further, that's for sure," John Hall said after officially being named series MVP.

He turned in a dominant offensive performance to win the award, with a .400 batting average, .478 on-base percentage, 4 home runs, 6 RBI and 7 runs scored.

The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Haviland Thrashers - Riverside Wolverines series. Haviland leads the series 3 games to 2. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Division Series finishes.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hall CF 4 3 2 3 1 2 0 .400 4 6
J. Perrigin 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .350 3 6
I. Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .211 2 4
J. Dawson DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .150 1 2
D. Wolf 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .231 2 5
   a-B. Chavarria PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
B. Barnes LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .190 1 1
A. de la Cruz SS 5 2 2 2 0 3 0 .200 1 2
E. Perez RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .188 0 0
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .125 1 4
Totals 38 12 11 12 4 18 10      
a - B. Chavarria pinch hit for D. Wolf in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Wolf (2, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Hernandez (2, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. de la Cruz (1, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hall 2 (4, 3rd Inning off T. Findley, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off B. Roderick, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (1, 5th Inning off B. Roderick, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hall 8 , J. Perrigin , I. Hernandez 4 , J. Dawson , D. Wolf 4 , B. Barnes , A. de la Cruz 5 , E. Perez , C. Koerner 4
2-out RBI: J. Hall , I. Hernandez , D. Wolf , A. de la Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Barnes
GIDP: J. Dawson
Hit by Pitch: I. Hernandez
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .381 0 0
D. Short 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
B. Sidener DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211 0 0
E. Retana 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 1 3
R. Gruber LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 0
   a-M. Hedger PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
A. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 0 2
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 2 4
M. Ayres RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 1 1
   b-J. Rogers PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
L. Gracia 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 4 12      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 7th
b - J. Rogers pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gracia (2, 3rd Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Bloomquist (3, 6th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Bloomquist 3 , B. Sidener , E. Retana , L. Gracia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bloomquist , B. Sidener 2 , R. Gruber , G. Gericke
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Bloomquist
Double Plays: 1 (Retana-Bloomquist-Hedger)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson W (1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 83 0.00   
R. Hall SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 45 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 68
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 21, R. Hall 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 8-8, R. Hall 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 83-52, R. Hall 45-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama L (0-1) 0.2 4 5 5 1 2 3 33 7.94   
T. Findley 3.1 4 3 3 2 4 1 57 8.10   
B. Roderick 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2 12 9.82   
D. Koontz 4.2 0 0 0 0 12 0 63 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 17
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 7, T. Findley 16, B. Roderick 5, D. Koontz 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 0-0, T. Findley 3-3, B. Roderick 0-1, D. Koontz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 33-18, T. Findley 57-33, B. Roderick 12-7, D. Koontz 63-46
Hit Batsmen: D. Koontz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Hall
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 36792
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