ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS
04/15/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS
GAME ID: 5986 - SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (9-3) 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 11 2
Corpus Christi Texans (5-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 0
DeRise Shines in 9-3 Ft. Wayne Win
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes pinned a convincing loss on the Corpus Christi Texans, 9-3, at Whataburger Field. Michel DeRise was a main factor in the win. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for Ft. Wayne. Picking up the win was Ryan Fluker. He went 6.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits. The right--hander struck out 4 and walked 0. The Texans fall to 5-7 and continue their sputtering start to the 2023 season.

DeRise put Ft. Wayne up, 4-0, when he hit a 3-run home run off Jim Unknown in the top of the third. His 5th home run of the season helped the Earthquakes capture the win.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," DeRise told the Ft. Wayne Gazette. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Talton CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
J. Hall LF 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .283 1 5
D. Canady 3B, SS, 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .149 3 5
J. Dawson DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .219 4 5
P. Recinos C 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .342 5 11
M. DeRise 1B 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .429 5 13
J. Pegram 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 3 6
   a-Y. Okazaki PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Stinnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 2 3
   f-J. Gillis 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 3
A. de la Cruz SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .281 4 10
   b-I. Hernandez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
E. Perez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152 3 6
   c-R. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
   d-D. Benavides RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 9 6 5 15      
a - Y. Okazaki pinch hit for J. Pegram in the 7th
b - I. Hernandez pinch hit for A. de la Cruz in the 7th
c - R. Martin pinch hit for E. Perez in the 8th
d - D. Benavides substituted for R. Martin in the 8th
e - R. Stinnett pinch hit for Y. Okazaki in the 9th
f - J. Gillis substituted for R. Stinnett in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hall (1, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. DeRise 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , A. de la Cruz (4, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Recinos (5, 9th Inning off J. Uehara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hall 7 , D. Canady , P. Recinos 4 , M. DeRise 9 , J. Pegram , A. de la Cruz 4
2-out RBI: D. Canady , M. DeRise , A. de la Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dawson , P. Recinos , J. Pegram
GIDP: R. Stinnett
Hit by Pitch: J. Dawson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Talton (4) , J. Hall (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. DeRise (2) , A. de la Cruz (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Strouf SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 3 8
   e-B. Frost PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 3
   g-D. McKibben 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 6
A. Farias 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 1 2
   a-J. Unknown PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
M. Nava LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   b-C. Gallagher PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   f-V. Martinez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
M. Rea 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 3
   c-T. Sellers PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
C. Aguirre RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
A. Morales CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .179 2 4
B. Ryan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 3
   h-M. Strader PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
L. Flynn C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 5 7
   i-J. Soliz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Torres DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 4
   d-C. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 1 1
Totals 36 3 7 3 0 5 13      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Farias in the 7th
b - C. Gallagher pinch hit for M. Nava in the 7th
c - T. Sellers pinch hit for M. Rea in the 7th
d - C. Jones inserted as DH in the 8th
e - B. Frost pinch hit for J. Strouf in the 8th
f - V. Martinez pinch hit for C. Gallagher in the 8th
g - D. McKibben substituted for B. Frost in the 9th
h - M. Strader pinch hit for B. Ryan in the 9th
i - J. Soliz pinch hit for L. Flynn in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Morales (2, 7th Inning off E. O'Connor, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Frost , J. Unknown , C. Gallagher , T. Sellers , A. Morales 5 , J. Soliz
2-out RBI: A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Sellers , C. Jones
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McKibben-Ryan-Sellers)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Fluker W (2-0) 6.1 2 2 2 0 4 0 74 2.25   
E. O'Connor 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 32 5.06   
C. Fields 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fluker 65
Batters Faced: R. Fluker 22, E. O'Connor 9, C. Fields 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fluker 6-9, E. O'Connor 3-1, C. Fields 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fluker 74-49, E. O'Connor 32-17, C. Fields 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. O'Connor 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 4 5 5 5 1 2 81 13.50   
J. Unknown 3.2 3 2 2 1 4 2 51 4.91   
J. Uehara 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 26
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 15, J. Uehara 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-7, J. Unknown 3-4, J. Uehara 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 81-39, J. Unknown 51-30, J. Uehara 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michel DeRise
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 5921
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