ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS
04/15/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS
GAME ID: 5022 - MONDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (5-2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers (5-2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4 6 0
Ft. Wayne Sent Home with 4-1 Loss
Bill Thompson pitched well, but the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes still fell short, losing, 4-1, to the Sunrise Manor Sunchasers at Field of the Sunchasers. Sunrise Manor reliever Tom Moore was credited with the win. His record goes to 2-0. Bill Thompson took the loss for Ft. Wayne. Ft. Wayne, with the loss, is still a hardy 5-2.

Manuel Ayala cracked a home run off Bill Thompson in the bottom of the fifth. His solo blast put the Sunchasers on top, 2-1. In all, Ayala had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Ayala said after the game.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SUNRISE MANOR BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Barnes 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .353 1 4
J. Hall RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .323 1 2
J. Dawson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 2 6
B. Richardson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .379 0 0
E. Bailey 3B, SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .217 0 2
E. Perez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .174 1 2
J. Valdez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 4
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   c-V. Lara CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
J. Villalobos CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 1 2
   b-F. Mendez PH, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286 0 0
R. Callanan C 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 0 5 9 22      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for J. Valdez in the 4th
b - F. Mendez pinch hit for J. Villalobos in the 4th
c - V. Lara substituted for C. Benedict in the 4th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Barnes , J. Hall , B. Richardson , E. Bailey , E. Perez , F. Mendez , R. Callanan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hall 2 , J. Villalobos , F. Mendez
GIDP: J. Dawson , J. Valdez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barnes (1) , R. Callanan (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bailey-Richardson-Barnes, Mendez-Richardson-Barnes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Reyes RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414 3 9
S. Sheffield SS 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .370 3 5
J. Avila CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .393 1 6
D. Heroux 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .310 3 8
N. Shifflett 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 3 8
T. Lambert LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 1 1
   a-A. Hopkins PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
   b-D. Rocha LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 0 1
R. Rosenson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .375 1 3
K. Lightfoot 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Ayala DH 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .308 1 5
Totals 29 4 6 3 4 6 14      
a - A. Hopkins pinch ran for T. Lambert in the 7th
b - D. Rocha substituted for A. Hopkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Heroux (1, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Sheffield (3, 8th Inning off V. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ayala (1, 5th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sheffield 2 , J. Avila , D. Heroux 2 , T. Lambert , M. Ayala 5
2-out RBI: M. Ayala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lambert , D. Rocha , R. Rosenson
GIDP: N. Shifflett , K. Lightfoot
Sac Bunt: C. Reyes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shifflett-Heroux-Lightfoot, Lightfoot-Sheffield-Lightfoot)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SUNRISE MANOR PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson L (0-1) 6.1 3 2 2 3 5 1 77 4.05   
V. Hernandez 1.2 3 2 1 1 1 0 29 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 61
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 25, V. Hernandez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 10-3, V. Hernandez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 77-50, V. Hernandez 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Hernandez 2-0
WP: B. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gutierrez 3.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 65 5.40   
T. Moore W (2-0) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.24   
J. Unknown SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 55 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gutierrez 49
Batters Faced: J. Gutierrez 15, T. Moore 9, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gutierrez 3-1, T. Moore 2-4, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gutierrez 65-41, T. Moore 28-19, J. Unknown 55-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Moore 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Thompson
Ballpark: Field of the Sunchasers
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 3486
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