ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT TULSA CAPTAINS
08/30/2024
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT TULSA CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 9405 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (105-26) 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 16 16 0
Tulsa Captains (47-84) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
Captains Get Ripped, 16-1
Behind a fine performance from Francisco Mendez, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes knocked off the Tulsa Captains, 16-1. Mendez went 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Earthquakes. Rick Hall was the winner. He's now 6-1. The loser was 19-year old left-handed pitcher Jim Unknown. The 5th-place Captains have lost 4 consecutive games.

Mendez made an early impact for Ft. Wayne when he stroked his 8th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the top of the second, put the Earthquakes on top, 10-1.

"We take it day by day here," said Mendez, "and today was a good one for us."
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Benedict 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .347 34 123
   c-H. Sato PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 3 7
   d-M. Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 2 12
C. Pinson DH 3 2 1 1 3 0 2 .317 20 59
J. Konas RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .376 13 31
   a-M. Gonzalez PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .138 2 3
J. Valdez SS 5 1 1 1 1 0 6 .396 33 121
R. Callanan LF 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .373 14 50
   b-V. Cruz PH, RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .294 1 5
C. Koerner C 6 1 2 3 0 0 5 .361 33 113
F. Mendez 3B 5 3 4 4 1 0 0 .287 8 29
V. Lara CF, LF 4 2 1 0 2 1 3 .284 19 56
J. Saenz 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 .240 11 29
Totals 45 16 16 15 10 4 31      
a - M. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Konas in the 7th
b - V. Cruz pinch hit for R. Callanan in the 7th
c - H. Sato pinch hit for C. Benedict in the 8th
d - M. Garcia substituted for H. Sato in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Koerner (16, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Benedict (34, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Mendez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Callanan (14, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Benedict 5 , C. Pinson , J. Konas , J. Valdez , R. Callanan 5 , V. Cruz , C. Koerner 3 , F. Mendez 7 , V. Lara , J. Saenz
2-out RBI: C. Benedict , J. Valdez , V. Cruz , C. Koerner , F. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pinson , J. Valdez , C. Koerner , J. Saenz 2
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Basil C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 5 16
J. Unknown 2B, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   g-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Towne DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .301 13 32
A. Barnes 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 19
   a-J. Unknown PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown PH, CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown RF, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Castro LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 3 11
   f-J. Unknown PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1 0 10 4      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Barnes in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for O. Castro in the 8th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Castro (3, 3rd Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Towne (13, 1st Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Towne 5 , O. Castro 2
2-out RBI: B. Towne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , J. Unknown (0) , J. Unknown (0) , J. Unknown (0)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hall W (6-1) 7.2 2 1 1 0 8 1 99 3.68   
R. Giuliani 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hall 79
Batters Faced: R. Hall 26, R. Giuliani 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hall 5-10, R. Giuliani 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hall 99-67, R. Giuliani 13-9
Hit Batsmen: R. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 7 10 8 3 0 2 49 43.20   
J. Unknown 4.1 5 3 3 4 2 1 82 6.23   
J. Unknown 3.0 4 3 0 3 2 0 55 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown -4
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 22, J. Unknown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 6-5, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 49-25, J. Unknown 82-43, J. Unknown 55-32
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Mendez
Ballpark: Captains Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 1940
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