ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
05/18/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 6143 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (29-10) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Chuluota Imperials (25-14) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 6 8 1
Imperials Win at Home, 6-4
Steve Holt left his imprint on the 6-4 Chuluota win against the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes. Holt went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Willie Mendez got credit for the win, improving to 5-2. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 3 innings. The save went to Josh Paul, number 2 for him.

Holt had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a 1-2 slider from Andres Munoz, he banged a 3-run home run to center, giving the Imperials a 6-4 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Holt.

"We're trying to go out there and win games," Holt told the Chuluota Daily, "and we played pretty well tonight."

With the win over Ft. Wayne, the Imperials improved to 25-14.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cordova LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .325 4 24
M. Brooks RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .309 11 41
T. Nelson SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .510 11 48
G. O'Connell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .291 3 23
E. Perez CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .388 10 31
L. Santos DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .318 9 30
   b-J. Huerta DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 3 8
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .186 0 9
A. Hernandez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 1 13
   a-B. Taylor PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .527 3 13
R. Gonzales C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .310 1 18
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 8 16      
a - B. Taylor pinch hit for A. Hernandez in the 6th
b - J. Huerta inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Santos (11, 2nd Inning off K. Young, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Huerta (3, 8th Inning off W. Mendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Nelson (2, 3rd Inning off K. Young, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Perez (10, 4th Inning off K. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cordova , M. Brooks , T. Nelson 3 , G. O'Connell , E. Perez 4 , L. Santos 3 , J. Huerta 2 , M. Gonzalez , R. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. O'Connell , M. Gonzalez , R. Gonzales
GIDP: A. Hernandez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gallardo SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .455 8 30
A. Medina CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .373 10 30
S. Conaway 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .373 9 33
N. Blanks RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 4 31
S. Galbraith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .342 10 39
Z. Hess 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .338 8 37
G. Arnaud 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .287 2 6
S. Holt C 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 .336 3 13
J. Unknown DH 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6 3 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Medina 2 (15, 3rd Inning off W. Escalera, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Gallardo (13, 3rd Inning off W. Escalera, 2 on, 0 outs) , Z. Hess (9, 8th Inning off K. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Holt (3, 6th Inning off A. Munoz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gallardo 2 , A. Medina 4 , Z. Hess 2 , G. Arnaud , S. Holt 4 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: S. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Conaway , S. Galbraith , S. Holt
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Young (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Gallardo-Conaway-Arnaud, Conaway-Hess)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 80 3.67   
A. Munoz L (2-1), BS (1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 15 10.12   
K. Phillips 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 2.52   
D. Wilkinson 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 49
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 21, A. Munoz 5, K. Phillips 7, D. Wilkinson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 4-7, A. Munoz 1-1, K. Phillips 3-1, D. Wilkinson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 80-46, A. Munoz 15-8, K. Phillips 29-17, D. Wilkinson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wilkinson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Young 3.1 7 4 4 0 3 1 60 4.15   
B. Rodriguez 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 37 6.00   
W. Mendez W (5-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 49 5.34   
J. Paul SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Young 31
Batters Faced: K. Young 15, B. Rodriguez 8, W. Mendez 11, J. Paul 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Young 3-2, B. Rodriguez 3-1, W. Mendez 4-1, J. Paul 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Young 60-40, B. Rodriguez 37-21, W. Mendez 49-28, J. Paul 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Mendez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Holt
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 3831
Special Notes: SP Kyle Young was injured while pitching.
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