ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT TULSA CAPTAINS
08/28/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT TULSA CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 9403 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (103-26) 6 0 5 2 3 0 3 0 0 19 24 0
Tulsa Captains (47-82) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 1
Konas Helps Ft. Wayne Bombard Tulsa
The Ft. Wayne Earthquakes beat the Tulsa Captains by a score of 19-4. Ft. Wayne left fielder Jerry Konas deserved the lion's share of the credit. Konas was 4-7 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for the Earthquakes. Willie Escalera earned the win to go to 5-2. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with no walks and 10 strikeouts in 8.1 innings of work. Ft. Wayne goes to 103-26. The win puts them 18 games up in their division.

Ft. Wayne used the hitting of Chris Benedict to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Earthquakes on top, 2-0. For the game, Benedict had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Benedict told the Ft. Wayne Observer.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 .380 12 35
   a-J. Villalobos PH, CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .282 6 21
B. Richardson SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .339 19 78
   b-E. Bailey PH, SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .355 11 68
C. Benedict RF 6 3 2 2 1 0 7 .349 33 121
C. Pinson DH 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 .314 18 55
J. Konas LF 7 2 4 4 0 2 4 .378 13 31
R. Callanan C 4 1 3 2 3 0 3 .370 13 47
F. Mendez 3B 5 2 2 1 1 1 8 .271 7 25
J. Huerta 1B 7 1 2 3 0 1 10 .323 6 28
J. Saenz 2B 7 2 4 2 0 1 6 .244 11 29
Totals 50 19 24 19 11 7 43      
a - J. Villalobos pinch hit for M. Squires in the 7th
b - E. Bailey pinch hit for B. Richardson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Konas 2 (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Pinson (12, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Callanan (7, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Mendez (8, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Benedict (33, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Konas (13, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Saenz (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Huerta (6, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Villalobos (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires , J. Villalobos 4 , B. Richardson 2 , E. Bailey , C. Benedict 5 , C. Pinson 3 , J. Konas 9 , R. Callanan 4 , F. Mendez 3 , J. Huerta 5 , J. Saenz 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benedict , J. Huerta 4 , J. Saenz 2
GIDP: R. Callanan
Sac Fly: F. Mendez
Hit by Pitch: C. Pinson
Team LOB: 17
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 1 1
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
B. Towne DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .297 12 31
J. Unknown RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .333 1 2
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   f-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Castro C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 3 11
Totals 34 4 8 4 0 11 9      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Towne (10, 1st Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 1st Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Towne (12, 4th Inning off W. Escalera, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off W. Escalera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 4 , B. Towne 7 , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , O. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Castro (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Unknown-Unknown)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Escalera W (5-2) 8.1 8 4 4 0 10 3 109 4.16   
H. Reyes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Escalera 61
Batters Faced: W. Escalera 32, H. Reyes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Escalera 8-6, H. Reyes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Escalera 109-76, H. Reyes 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Reyes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 6 6 6 3 1 1 63 32.40   
J. Unknown 0.2 6 5 5 0 0 1 21 67.50   
J. Unknown 1.2 8 5 5 1 1 2 37 27.00   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 3 3 5 4 1 62 9.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 11
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 63-32, J. Unknown 21-14, J. Unknown 37-22, J. Unknown 62-34, J. Unknown 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Konas
Ballpark: Captains Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 1236
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