ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
05/28/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
GAME ID: 6194 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (36-12) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 18 0
Crystal Lake Killers (26-22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Earthquakes Mow Down Killers, 9-1
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 20-year old catcher Curt Koerner, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes stopped the Crystal Lake Killers, 9-1. Willie Escalera earned the win for Ft. Wayne. He lasted 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 7-0. Mike Vandenberg earned save number 2 this season.

Ft. Wayne relied on the hitting of Jose Valdez to pick up the win. The shortstop ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the fifth inning to put the Earthquakes on top, 3-1. For the game, Valdez had 2 triples and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Another day, another win. On to the next one," Valdez told the Ft. Wayne Bulletin.

Ft. Wayne's record now stands at 36-12, placing them second in the Southern Conference East Division.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .365 7 30
C. Koerner C 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .517 22 62
J. Valdez SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 3 .384 14 45
J. Huerta 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .338 9 38
V. Lara CF 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .414 10 43
J. Saenz 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .380 4 37
F. Mendez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .349 1 20
M. Gonzalez DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .348 4 16
N. Cordova RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .353 6 30
Totals 41 9 18 8 5 4 18      
BATTING
Triples: J. Valdez 2 (7, 3rd Inning off W. Ramos, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off W. Ramos, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Cordova (2, 9th Inning off D. Montoya, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Koerner (22, 1st Inning off W. Ramos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Koerner 5 , J. Valdez 7 , J. Huerta 2 , V. Lara 3 , J. Saenz 2 , F. Mendez 3 , M. Gonzalez , N. Cordova 4
2-out RBI: V. Lara , F. Mendez , N. Cordova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , J. Valdez , J. Huerta , J. Saenz
GIDP: J. Saenz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Cordova (3)
CS: J. Valdez (6) , V. Lara (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Saenz-Mendez-Huerta)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Herrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .330 4 22
A. Perez SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .349 4 25
H. Mejia RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .379 2 35
   a-J. Wise PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
D. East DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .402 5 29
R. Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 9 42
B. McLean 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 3 23
C. Arnold 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 8 43
M. Berens C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 3 11
P. Ts'ong CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 7
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 6 10      
a - J. Wise pinch hit for H. Mejia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. East (9, 4th Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Perez (4, 1st Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Perez 5 , D. East 3 , B. McLean , P. Ts'ong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Howard , B. McLean
GIDP: D. East
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-McLean-Howard)
OF assists: 1 (Ts'ong(Saenz at 2nd base))
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera W (7-0) 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 82 3.09   
M. Guzman H (4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 4.35   
M. Vandenberg SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 55
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 21, M. Guzman 7, M. Vandenberg 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 5-7, M. Guzman 2-4, M. Vandenberg 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 82-53, M. Guzman 32-21, M. Vandenberg 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Guzman 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Ramos L (1-3) 4.2 8 4 4 2 2 1 82 6.34   
J. Ortiz 4.0 9 5 5 3 2 0 77 7.79   
D. Montoya 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ramos 32
Batters Faced: W. Ramos 22, J. Ortiz 22, D. Montoya 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ramos 3-7, J. Ortiz 4-4, D. Montoya 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ramos 82-48, J. Ortiz 77-47, D. Montoya 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortiz 1-1 , D. Montoya 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curt Koerner
Ballpark: Killer Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 4965
Special Notes: Jose Valdez ties the SC regular season game record for triples with 2.
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