ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
08/23/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11561 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lincoln Princes (55-71) 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 8 12 0
Franklin Cubs (71-55) 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 12 0
Princes Clip Cubs, 8-7
The Lincoln Princes beat the Franklin Cubs, 8-7, at Franklin Park. Lincoln first baseman Nick Robertson had the hot bat. He went 2 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Jim Unknown was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Alvaro Amaya. The third-place Cubs now sit at 71-55.

In the top of the seventh, the Princes grabbed the lead when Robertson hit his 4th home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Alvaro Amaya made it 8-6, Lincoln.

Robertson told reporters after the game: "Took some doing, but we got it done."
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Meade 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .377 4 16
H. Ruiz SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .422 3 27
J. Bolick LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .377 17 67
J. Williams CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324 8 35
   c-W. van Noord PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312 1 13
   d-O. Maldonado CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339 3 8
N. Robertson 1B 5 2 2 4 0 2 4 .279 4 16
A. Flores DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284 6 19
J. Morales RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .345 6 31
B. Benitez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 7
   a-T. Herrera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .394 4 38
   b-M. Viera 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .341 2 14
A. Lopez C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .321 0 6
Totals 36 8 12 8 7 6 19      
a - T. Herrera pinch hit for B. Benitez in the 6th
b - M. Viera substituted for T. Herrera in the 6th
c - W. van Noord pinch hit for J. Williams in the 7th
d - O. Maldonado substituted for W. van Noord in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morales (13, 2nd Inning off C. Alcantara, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Ruiz (12, 4th Inning off C. Alcantara, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bolick (22, 4th Inning off C. Alcantara, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Meade (11, 5th Inning off C. Alcantara, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Lopez (5, 5th Inning off C. Alcantara, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Robertson (4, 6th Inning off B. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Robertson (4, 7th Inning off A. Amaya, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Meade 2 , H. Ruiz 4 , J. Bolick 3 , J. Williams , N. Robertson 6 , A. Flores , J. Morales 2 , A. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: J. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Meade , J. Bolick , N. Robertson , J. Morales
GIDP: J. Bolick , N. Robertson
Hit by Pitch: A. Flores
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Meade-Robertson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pena 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .386 7 24
A. Perez C 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .325 18 57
H. Ferman RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .367 23 92
J. Bacon LF 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .331 25 82
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .329 10 45
P. Binzer SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .318 10 47
G. Noris 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .308 20 85
J. Galvan 2B 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .336 12 55
   b-T. Orr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .397 21 71
   c-G. Havens 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .351 8 21
A. Castillo CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 13 39
   a-E. de Arcos CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .279 3 15
Totals 38 7 12 7 6 3 24      
a - E. de Arcos substituted for A. Castillo in the 7th
b - T. Orr pinch hit for J. Galvan in the 8th
c - G. Havens substituted for T. Orr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pena (15, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Ferman 2 (37, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Perez (18, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pena 2 , A. Perez 5 , H. Ferman 4 , J. Bacon , J. Ramirez , P. Binzer , G. Noris 2 , J. Galvan , A. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Perez 2 , E. de Arcos
GIDP: P. Binzer
Hit by Pitch: J. Bacon
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Galvan-Binzer-Pena, Galvan-Binzer-Pena)
OF assists: 1 (Ferman(Morales at 3rd base))
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.1 7 6 6 1 1 1 55 12.46   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 43 0.00   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 3 1 1 3 1 0 48 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 25
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 21, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-8, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-39, J. Unknown 43-25, J. Unknown 48-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Alcantara 5.0 6 3 3 2 2 0 80 7.14   
B. Diaz H (4) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 29 7.69   
A. Amaya L (1-3), BS (2) 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 1 16 10.09   
A. Madera 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.62   
M. Boland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Alcantara 43
Batters Faced: C. Alcantara 21, B. Diaz 7, A. Amaya 4, A. Madera 9, M. Boland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Alcantara 6-4, B. Diaz 2-0, A. Amaya 0-0, A. Madera 3-1, M. Boland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Alcantara 80-43, B. Diaz 29-16, A. Amaya 16-5, A. Madera 27-16, M. Boland 9-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Alcantara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Robertson
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4105
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