ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT TULSA CAPTAINS
08/29/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT TULSA CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 9404 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (104-26) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 4 0
Tulsa Captains (47-83) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Earthquakes Clip Captains, 5-4
The Tulsa Captains and Ft. Wayne Earthquakes provided some drama for the home crowd.

In a close game at Captains Ballpark, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes edged the Tulsa Captains, 5-4. Ft. Wayne designated hitter Chris Pinson stood apart with his performance. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Marcos Patino zipped up his 26th save.

Pinson had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a first pitch slider from Jim Unknown, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Earthquakes a 5-4 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Pinson.

"Win or lose," Pinson reflected afterward, "baseball is a beautiful game."

The Earthquakes boast a remarkable 104-26 record.
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .373 12 35
B. Richardson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336 19 78
C. Benedict RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 33 121
J. Valdez SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .398 33 120
C. Pinson DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .317 20 58
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .362 33 110
J. Huerta 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .323 7 30
V. Lara LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 19 56
   a-M. Garcia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 2 12
   b-R. Callanan LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .368 13 47
J. Saenz 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 11 29
Totals 31 5 4 5 3 4 4      
a - M. Garcia pinch hit for V. Lara in the 7th
b - R. Callanan substituted for M. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Pinson 2 (20, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Huerta (7, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Pinson 8 , C. Koerner , J. Huerta 4
Hit by Pitch: J. Saenz
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
B. Towne DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .296 12 31
J. Basil C 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .264 5 16
J. Unknown SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Unknown RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
O. Castro LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 3 11
J. Unknown CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 10 8      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
b - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off M. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 1st Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Basil (5, 3rd Inning off S. Bruin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 5 , B. Towne , J. Basil 4 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: J. Basil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bruin 4.1 6 4 4 0 8 2 73 4.20   
M. Guzman 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.00   
I. McCullar W (7-2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.63   
M. Patino SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bruin 43
Batters Faced: S. Bruin 19, M. Guzman 9, I. McCullar 5, M. Patino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bruin 1-4, M. Guzman 2-4, I. McCullar 2-1, M. Patino 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bruin 73-48, M. Guzman 29-20, I. McCullar 13-10, M. Patino 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. McCullar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 8.1 4 5 5 2 2 3 89 5.40   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 55
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 32, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 10-13, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 89-61, J. Unknown 11-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Pinson
Ballpark: Captains Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 1205
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