ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
05/26/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6177 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (34-12) 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 7 16 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (21-25) 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 17 0
Panthers Beat Earthquakes in 10
The Buckeye Local Panthers beat the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes, 9-7, in 10 innings. Buckeye Local catcher Aaron Wilson, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 5-6 with a home run and 4 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Buckeye Local is now 21-25, Ft. Wayne 34-12.

In the bottom of the tenth, with the score tied, Wilson hammered a 2-run home run to win it for Buckeye Local.

"That was your kind of game, if you like high drama," said Panthers manager Tyler Byrd.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gutierrez CF 6 1 0 0 0 3 6 .359 1 7
J. Valdez SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .365 14 42
J. Huerta 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .338 9 37
   b-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 11
F. Mendez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .333 1 19
V. Lara LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .415 10 41
J. Saenz 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .373 4 37
H. Sato C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .333 2 7
M. Gonzalez RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .361 4 16
N. Cordova DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .342 6 26
   a-V. Cruz DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .392 3 18
Totals 44 7 16 7 2 7 24      
a - V. Cruz inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Garcia substituted for J. Huerta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gonzalez (5, 5th Inning off H. Matsui, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Mendez (7, 7th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Saenz (12, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Huerta (9, 4th Inning off H. Matsui, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Lara (10, 7th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valdez , J. Huerta 7 , F. Mendez 4 , V. Lara 5 , J. Saenz 3 , H. Sato , M. Gonzalez 3 , N. Cordova
2-out RBI: J. Valdez , J. Huerta , F. Mendez , V. Lara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Gutierrez 2 , H. Sato 2 , M. Gonzalez
GIDP: R. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gutierrez (2)
CS: J. Valdez (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 .443 22 53
C. Hubbard 1B 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .411 10 44
R. Borquez RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .370 4 28
A. Wilson C 6 3 5 3 0 0 0 .368 8 28
J. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .286 4 13
J. Rivas 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .307 4 15
M. Perez CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .290 1 5
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-G. Laguer DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346 2 4
A. Valiente SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .227 0 1
Totals 46 9 17 9 3 6 26      
a - G. Laguer inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Borquez 2 (8, 1st Inning off R. LeCain, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off R. LeCain, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Perez 2 (3, 1st Inning off R. LeCain, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Valiente (1, 2nd Inning off R. LeCain, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hubbard 2 (24, 4th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rivas (3, 9th Inning off I. McCullar, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gratta (22, 2nd Inning off R. LeCain, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Wilson (8, 10th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 4 , C. Hubbard 4 , R. Borquez 4 , A. Wilson 8 , J. Rivas 4 , M. Perez 4 , A. Valiente 3
2-out RBI: A. Wilson , J. Rivas , M. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hubbard , R. Borquez , J. Garcia , J. Rivas , J. Unknown , A. Valiente
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gratta-Valiente-Hubbard)
PB: A. Wilson
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. LeCain 1.1 7 5 5 1 2 1 55 8.40   
D. Mendoza 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.32   
R. Garcia 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 35 3.68   
R. Vermillion 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.80   
S. Bruin H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 11.00   
P. Bautista H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10.80   
I. McCullar BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24 7.71   
M. Vandenberg L (1-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. LeCain 15
Batters Faced: R. LeCain 12, D. Mendoza 9, R. Garcia 9, R. Vermillion 2, S. Bruin 5, P. Bautista 2, I. McCullar 6, M. Vandenberg 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. LeCain 1-1, D. Mendoza 4-2, R. Garcia 1-2, R. Vermillion 1-1, S. Bruin 1-2, P. Bautista 1-1, I. McCullar 2-1, M. Vandenberg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. LeCain 55-34, D. Mendoza 28-19, R. Garcia 35-23, R. Vermillion 7-6, S. Bruin 15-8, P. Bautista 6-6, I. McCullar 24-11, M. Vandenberg 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mendoza 1-0 , R. Garcia 1-0 , P. Bautista 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Matsui 4.2 6 2 2 0 3 1 71 5.40   
A. Sanchez 2.0 7 5 5 1 1 1 42 11.05   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 43 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Matsui 47
Batters Faced: H. Matsui 19, A. Sanchez 13, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Matsui 6-4, A. Sanchez 1-3, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: H. Matsui 71-50, A. Sanchez 42-25, J. Unknown 43-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 1-1
WP: H. Matsui , A. Sanchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Wilson
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 1907
Special Notes: Aaron Wilson ties the BL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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