ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
08/31/2024
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES
GAME ID: 9430 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Jacksonville Nationals (74-58) 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 13 0
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (105-27) 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 9 12 0
Goldbaek Slugs Nationals to 12-9 Win
The Jacksonville Nationals powered past the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes, 12-9, at Earthquakes Stadium. Mikkel Goldbaek slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice, to lead the charge. Victor Joya picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 9-7. Ray LeCain suffered the loss. The Nationals now own a record of 74-58.

In the first inning, Goldbaek had a grand slam home run for Jacksonville. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Nationals on top, 5-0.

"I try to not think too much," said Goldbaek.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .330 11 57
M. Higgins SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261 2 5
M. Ayres 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .380 42 142
K. Marin RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .352 7 31
D. Skiba 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .285 12 31
G. Ippolito CF 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .299 6 31
M. Goldbaek 2B 5 2 3 7 0 0 1 .346 24 85
K. Bates DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .244 8 24
R. Gonzalez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 1 4
Totals 40 12 13 12 3 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Goldbaek (16, 7th Inning off P. Garza, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Goldbaek 2 (24, 1st Inning off R. LeCain, 3 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Giuliani, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ayres (42, 2nd Inning off R. LeCain, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates (8, 3rd Inning off R. Giuliani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hillis , M. Higgins 2 , M. Ayres 5 , D. Skiba , G. Ippolito 3 , M. Goldbaek 10 , K. Bates 4
2-out RBI: M. Ayres , G. Ippolito , M. Goldbaek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bates , R. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: C. Hillis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Higgins-Goldbaek-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 4 2 1 0 2 0 3 .371 12 35
B. Richardson 2B 4 2 1 0 2 2 2 .335 19 78
C. Benedict RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .348 34 124
   a-J. Konas PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .382 13 31
J. Valdez SS 5 1 2 6 0 2 1 .396 34 127
C. Pinson DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .319 21 60
C. Koerner C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .358 33 113
J. Huerta 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317 7 30
V. Lara LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .285 19 56
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .244 11 29
Totals 38 9 12 8 9 8 16      
a - J. Konas pinch hit for C. Benedict in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Saenz (4, 3rd Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez (29, 5th Inning off V. Joya, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Squires (11, 9th Inning off A. Arredondo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pinson (21, 2nd Inning off C. Gagarian, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Valdez (34, 8th Inning off E. Ramirez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires 2 , B. Richardson , C. Benedict 2 , J. Konas , J. Valdez 6 , C. Pinson 5 , V. Lara , J. Saenz 3
2-out RBI: C. Benedict , J. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Richardson 2 , C. Benedict , C. Pinson , J. Saenz
GIDP: C. Koerner
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Lara (2)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gagarian 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 20 2.76   
V. Joya W (9-7) 3.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 51 5.70   
O. Guerra 2.1 1 3 3 8 3 0 82 8.19   
E. Ramirez 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 5.30   
A. Arredondo SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gagarian 45
Batters Faced: C. Gagarian 6, V. Joya 16, O. Guerra 16, E. Ramirez 5, A. Arredondo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gagarian 1-2, V. Joya 4-3, O. Guerra 1-3, E. Ramirez 2-1, A. Arredondo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gagarian 20-16, V. Joya 51-30, O. Guerra 82-40, E. Ramirez 15-9, A. Arredondo 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 2-0 , E. Ramirez 2-2
Balk: O. Guerra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. LeCain L (6-2) 2.1 4 8 8 3 0 2 54 3.79   
R. Giuliani 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 2 31 3.65   
P. Garza 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 29 4.10   
R. Vermillion 1.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 25 3.83   
E. O'Connor 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. LeCain 10
Batters Faced: R. LeCain 15, R. Giuliani 12, P. Garza 8, R. Vermillion 6, E. O'Connor 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. LeCain 5-2, R. Giuliani 4-3, P. Garza 3-0, R. Vermillion 0-0, E. O'Connor 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. LeCain 54-28, R. Giuliani 31-22, P. Garza 29-20, R. Vermillion 25-18, E. O'Connor 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Giuliani 1-1 , R. Vermillion 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. LeCain
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mikkel Goldbaek
Ballpark: Earthquakes Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 10143
Special Notes: SP Chris Gagarian was injured while pitching. Omar Guerra sets the Jacksonville Nationals regular season game record for walks with 8.
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