ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
04/20/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 5990 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (6-6) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 7 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (9-3) 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 X 7 16 4
Ft. Wayne 9-3 After 7-5 Victory
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes dumped the Crystal Lake Killers, 7-5, in large part due to first baseman Chris Benedict. On the day, Benedict went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 for the Earthquakes. Marcos Patino nailed down the save. Early on, the Earthquakes, at 9-3, have put the pedal to the metal.

In the bottom of the third, Ft. Wayne center fielder Jose Villalobos had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Villalobos stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 3-1, Ft. Wayne. For the game, he was 1 for 3 with a hit by pitch.

"Good, gritty kind of win," said Earthquakes manager Du-sung Moon.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Guerrero 3B, SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .396 4 11
R. Miranda CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .244 4 13
P. Burt C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 10
J. Richardson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .326 2 10
M. Gleaton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .320 1 8
K. Ramirez RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .259 3 6
J. Wise DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 1 3
   a-B. McAlister DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .462 0 2
T. Jimenez SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300 0 2
   b-T. Brooks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 8
   c-M. Unruh SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1
C. Arnold LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .154 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 4 3 4 19      
a - B. McAlister inserted as DH in the 8th
b - T. Brooks pinch hit for T. Jimenez in the 8th
c - M. Unruh substituted for T. Brooks in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Richardson (5, 2nd Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Miranda (4, 7th Inning off R. Vermillion, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Miranda 4 , J. Richardson 2 , M. Gleaton , K. Ramirez , B. McAlister , T. Jimenez , C. Arnold
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gleaton , C. Arnold
GIDP: R. Miranda , C. Arnold
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Arnold (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Guerrero (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Gleaton-Burt-Gleaton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .298 4 9
J. Hall RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .333 4 10
J. Dawson DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .256 3 8
B. Richardson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .404 2 7
E. Bailey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 1 7
C. Benedict 1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .435 1 3
   a-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Valdez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .421 4 16
J. Villalobos CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .355 2 5
C. Koerner C 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 .263 1 6
Totals 38 7 16 7 0 6 22      
a - M. Garcia substituted for C. Benedict in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Richardson (4, 4th Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Perez (4, 1st Inning off M. de Leon, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hall (4, 1st Inning off M. de Leon, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Benedict (1, 4th Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Dawson (3, 8th Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Perez 6 , J. Hall 5 , J. Dawson 4 , B. Richardson 2 , E. Bailey , C. Benedict 7 , J. Valdez 2 , J. Villalobos , C. Koerner
2-out RBI: E. Perez , J. Hall , C. Benedict
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Dawson 2 , J. Valdez
GIDP: E. Perez
Sac Bunt: C. Koerner
Hit by Pitch: E. Bailey , J. Villalobos
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Perez (3)
CS: B. Richardson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Richardson 2 (2) , C. Benedict (2) , C. Koerner (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Valdez-Richardson-Benedict, Richardson-Valdez-Benedict)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. de Leon L (1-1) 2.2 10 5 5 0 3 2 66 6.23   
J. Miller 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 37 4.15   
D. Nelson 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 29 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. de Leon 17
Batters Faced: M. de Leon 20, J. Miller 12, D. Nelson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. de Leon 2-3, J. Miller 3-4, D. Nelson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. de Leon 66-44, J. Miller 37-25, D. Nelson 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miller 3-0
Hit Batsmen: M. de Leon 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera W (1-0) 5.0 4 2 1 1 1 0 75 3.00   
V. Hernandez 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 31 10.12   
R. Vermillion H (3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 8.10   
M. Vandenberg H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.70   
M. Patino SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 53
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 21, V. Hernandez 7, R. Vermillion 2, M. Vandenberg 6, M. Patino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 7-5, V. Hernandez 0-3, R. Vermillion 1-0, M. Vandenberg 2-1, M. Patino 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 75-47, V. Hernandez 31-17, R. Vermillion 11-7, M. Vandenberg 22-14, M. Patino 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vermillion 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Benedict
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7295
Special Notes: RP Ryan Vermillion was injured while pitching.
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