ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
08/05/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FRANKLIN CUBS AT LINCOLN PRINCES
GAME ID: 11454 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Franklin Cubs (51-58) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Lincoln Princes (50-59) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 11 2
Princes Edge Past Cubs, 4-3
In a close game at Lincoln Grounds, the Lincoln Princes edged the Franklin Cubs, 4-3. Lincoln center fielder Israel Vallejo stood apart with his performance. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Lincoln reliever Juan Rodriguez picked up the win to move to 2-5. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. Lincoln is now 50-59, while Franklin is 51-58.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Lincoln trailing 3-2, Vallejo jumped on a curveball from 18-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown and hit a 2-run home run to center. With one swing, the Princes had a walk-off win.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Vallejo.
FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fox LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .410 4 25
E. Palacio 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .358 5 9
J. Wahlert 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .477 18 56
M. Alexander CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .319 2 7
J. Galvan 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 10 60
R. Carrigan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .353 10 48
F. Zavala DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 9 53
   b-N. Jurgensen DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357 6 24
P. Binzer SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 9 35
R. Rodriguez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .358 5 28
   a-T. Brouwer RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 10 44
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 9 15      
a - T. Brouwer substituted for R. Rodriguez in the 7th
b - N. Jurgensen inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Alexander (2, 4th Inning off R. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Wahlert (18, 6th Inning off R. Sokol, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fox , E. Palacio , J. Wahlert 4 , M. Alexander 5 , J. Galvan , R. Carrigan , F. Zavala , P. Binzer , T. Brouwer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wahlert , F. Zavala , N. Jurgensen , P. Binzer
Sac Bunt: J. Galvan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Binzer (5)
CS: J. Fox (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wahlert-Carrigan-Wahlert)
PB: R. Carrigan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Perry RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .324 16 52
J. Bolick LF 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .273 0 1
I. Vallejo CF 4 1 3 3 1 0 3 .302 19 65
J. Hall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .346 21 85
O. Ybarra C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .334 6 47
W. van Noord 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311 0 6
S. Mikami SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .351 4 19
Y. Okazaki 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .324 4 19
S. Youk DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .305 3 28
   a-R. Fernandez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 1 4
Totals 34 4 11 4 3 7 22      
a - R. Fernandez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bolick (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Vallejo (19, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bolick 3 , I. Vallejo 6 , W. van Noord 2 , S. Mikami , Y. Okazaki 3
2-out RBI: I. Vallejo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hall , O. Ybarra , W. van Noord , R. Fernandez
GIDP: I. Vallejo
Sac Bunt: J. Hall , S. Mikami
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bolick (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hall 2 (12)
FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.2 4 1 1 3 4 0 95 1.59   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 2.2 7 3 3 0 3 1 51 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 58
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 24, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-5, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 95-58, J. Unknown 51-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sokol 6.0 7 3 3 0 6 2 99 5.44   
T. Buckland 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 8.61   
J. Rodriguez W (2-5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 9.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sokol 52
Batters Faced: R. Sokol 25, T. Buckland 9, J. Rodriguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sokol 7-4, T. Buckland 3-0, J. Rodriguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sokol 99-68, T. Buckland 31-20, J. Rodriguez 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Israel Vallejo
Ballpark: Lincoln Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 2052
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