ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
06/07/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 6251 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (43-14) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 15 1
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (44-13) 0 3 0 2 5 0 6 0 X 16 18 0
Valdez has 4 hits in Earthquakes Win
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes defeated the Jacksonville Nationals, 16-8, at Earthquakes Stadium. Jose Valdez, who leads the SC in triples with 8, was a standout performer for Ft. Wayne. His 4 hits included 3 singles and 1 double -- this in addition to the 2 runs he scored and 2 he knocked in. The first-place Earthquakes have a one-game lead in their division.

Valdez contributed in the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded, he hit a 2-run double. It was one at-bat among others that helped Ft. Wayne get the win.

Valdez told the Ft. Wayne Bulletin: "I was born for the big stage."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Delgadillo 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .378 2 21
M. Higgins 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .434 10 50
G. Ippolito CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .399 20 74
A. Motschenbacher RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .410 5 31
D. Skiba 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .447 20 78
R. Gonzalez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .316 2 10
J. Unknown SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
O. Naranjo LF 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .301 7 39
O. Perez DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .253 2 13
   a-V. Castaneda DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 2 9
Totals 37 8 15 8 2 6 11      
a - V. Castaneda inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Skiba (35, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Motschenbacher (8, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Naranjo (5, 2nd Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Perez (6, 6th Inning off M. Manrique, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Ippolito (4, 1st Inning off J. Palos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Ippolito (20, 9th Inning off M. Manrique, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Delgadillo 2 , M. Higgins 2 , G. Ippolito 8 , A. Motschenbacher 2 , D. Skiba 4 , J. Unknown , O. Naranjo 3 , O. Perez 2
2-out RBI: A. Motschenbacher , D. Skiba , O. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gonzalez
GIDP: G. Ippolito , R. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: E. Delgadillo , O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Delgadillo 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Motschenbacher (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perez LF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .370 9 34
   a-H. Hilali PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 1 5
C. Koerner C 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 .512 27 77
J. Valdez SS 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 .413 16 52
J. Huerta 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .353 9 44
V. Lara CF, LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .400 12 52
J. Saenz 3B 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 .370 6 43
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 .341 8 27
R. Gonzales DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .320 3 17
N. Cordova RF 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 .333 6 33
Totals 41 16 18 16 7 7 15      
a - H. Hilali pinch hit for E. Perez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valdez (24, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (32, 7th Inning off H. Miyata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Saenz (2, 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Perez (9, 4th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (27, 4th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Gonzales (3, 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Gonzalez (8, 7th Inning off H. Miyata, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Perez 6 , C. Koerner 6 , J. Valdez 5 , J. Huerta 2 , V. Lara 2 , J. Saenz 4 , M. Gonzalez 4 , R. Gonzales 5
2-out RBI: E. Perez , C. Koerner , J. Valdez , J. Huerta , V. Lara , J. Saenz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Huerta , V. Lara 2 , M. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: J. Huerta
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Perez (5) , M. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gonzalez-Valdez-Huerta, Huerta-Valdez, Koerner-Gonzalez)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Naranjo at home))
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez L (0-2) 3.2 7 5 5 2 3 2 73 14.40   
O. Guerra 1.0 5 5 2 3 2 1 48 8.75   
H. Miyata 1.1 6 6 6 2 1 1 43 14.95   
R. Morales 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 26
Batters Faced: D. Perez 20, O. Guerra 11, H. Miyata 12, R. Morales 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 3-5, O. Guerra 0-0, H. Miyata 2-0, R. Morales 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 73-43, O. Guerra 48-21, H. Miyata 43-21, R. Morales 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Miyata 3-2
Hit Batsmen: H. Miyata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palos 4.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 78 3.51   
R. Garcia W (1-0) 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 31 4.09   
M. Manrique 2.2 5 4 4 1 3 1 60 4.30   
M. Vandenberg 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palos 39
Batters Faced: J. Palos 19, R. Garcia 7, M. Manrique 13, M. Vandenberg 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palos 5-4, R. Garcia 1-1, M. Manrique 2-1, M. Vandenberg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palos 78-52, R. Garcia 31-20, M. Manrique 60-39, M. Vandenberg 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garcia 1-0 , M. Manrique 2-1
WP: M. Manrique
Hit Batsmen: J. Palos , M. Manrique
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valdez
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 9115
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