ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
09/08/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 10366 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Jacksonville Nationals (110-30) 2 2 2 1 5 3 2 4 2 23 23 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (65-75) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 14 2
McFarland Helps Jacksonville Bombard Buckeye Local
The Jacksonville Nationals captured an easy win, 23-4, over the Buckeye Local Panthers at Cincinnati Grounds. Bobby McFarland led the offensive barrage, going 3-for-6 for Jacksonville. The 110-30 Nationals have won 15 games in a row.

Early in the game, McFarland had a 2-run double for Jacksonville. It was his 37th double of the season and put the Nationals on top, 2-0.

"That's what makes it fun -- everybody's jacked up because of the way we've been winning," said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 5 1 1 1 2 1 4 .399 21 60
E. Delgadillo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .408 9 45
   a-G. Kellogg PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 17
   b-M. Higgins 3B 5 1 3 3 1 1 2 .433 30 114
T. Johnson RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 .383 30 109
   c-A. Motschenbacher PH, RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .352 14 59
D. Skiba 1B 5 4 3 0 2 0 2 .432 40 166
B. McFarland 2B 6 4 3 6 1 0 5 .491 30 117
C. Tomlinson DH 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .446 33 113
   d-A. Roman DH 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .381 2 5
E. Cannova CF 7 4 4 1 0 0 3 .417 12 61
K. Bates LF 6 1 3 3 0 1 5 .418 19 78
O. Naranjo C 5 2 2 1 1 1 5 .291 12 73
Totals 49 23 23 21 11 4 33      
a - G. Kellogg pinch ran for E. Delgadillo in the 1st
b - M. Higgins substituted for G. Kellogg in the 1st
c - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for T. Johnson in the 7th
d - A. Roman inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McFarland (37, 1st Inning off B. Endo, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Higgins (70, 2nd Inning off B. Endo, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Cannova 2 (30, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Johnson (33, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Tomlinson (24, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates (31, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Skiba (79, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Tomlinson (33, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McFarland 2 (30, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Roman (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 2 , M. Higgins 4 , A. Motschenbacher , D. Skiba 4 , B. McFarland 10 , C. Tomlinson 6 , A. Roman 4 , E. Cannova 6 , K. Bates 4 , O. Naranjo 2
2-out RBI: , M. Higgins 2 , A. Motschenbacher , B. McFarland 2 , C. Tomlinson , E. Cannova , K. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Johnson , A. Motschenbacher , B. McFarland , C. Tomlinson , O. Naranjo
Sac Fly: K. Bates
Hit by Pitch: E. Delgadillo
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Kellogg (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Naranjo-Skiba, Johnson-McFarland-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 0 2 0 1 0 5 .445 82 182
M. Garcia 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .512 35 95
   b-D. Bigham PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 2 14
R. Borquez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .397 12 93
   c-J. Garcia PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 6 25
M. Swanson 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .393 14 47
M. Takata C 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .361 4 35
   a-T. Bowman PR, C 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 .296 3 25
K. Gonsalez SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .308 14 60
   d-A. Valiente PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .160 1 7
A. Wilson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .311 16 83
   e-E. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 1 2
A. Canales CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .343 12 63
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 39 4 14 2 7 8 31      
a - T. Bowman pinch ran for M. Takata in the 5th
b - D. Bigham pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 8th
c - J. Garcia pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 8th
d - A. Valiente pinch hit for K. Gonsalez in the 8th
e - E. Ortiz pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta (67, 2nd Inning off E. Southey, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Swanson (24, 5th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Garcia (39, 6th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Garcia (8, 8th Inning off D. Espinoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Takata (1, 5th Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 3 , M. Garcia 3 , J. Garcia 2 , M. Swanson 3 , M. Takata 4 , A. Wilson 2 , A. Canales 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: K. Gonsalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gratta , M. Garcia 2 , K. Gonsalez , A. Valiente , A. Wilson
GIDP: N. Gratta , T. Bowman
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gratta (20) , K. Gonsalez (18)
OF assists: 2 (Borquez(Johnson at home), Wilson(Johnson at home))
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Southey 3.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 74 5.74   
V. Joya W (13-1) 3.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 75 6.95   
D. Espinoza SV (2) 3.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 47 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Southey 45
Batters Faced: E. Southey 15, V. Joya 18, D. Espinoza 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Southey 1-6, V. Joya 3-4, D. Espinoza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Southey 74-43, V. Joya 75-43, D. Espinoza 47-24
WP: V. Joya 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Endo L (7-4) 1.2 3 4 2 3 1 0 52 10.31   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 2 45 16.20   
J. Unknown 1.1 6 5 1 1 1 0 51 6.75   
J. Unknown 1.2 6 5 5 1 1 1 50 27.00   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 4 4 6 1 0 50 21.60   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 23 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Endo 29
Batters Faced: B. Endo 13, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Endo 2-2, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-3, J. Unknown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Endo 52-27, J. Unknown 45-30, J. Unknown 51-30, J. Unknown 50-30, J. Unknown 50-19, J. Unknown 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: B. Endo
Hit Batsmen: B. Endo
Balk: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby McFarland
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 5:18
Attendance: 5944
Special Notes: 3B Emanuel Delgadillo was injured being hit by a pitch. Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 3rd inning. C Masaaki Takata was injured while running the bases.
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