ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
08/25/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
LINCOLN PRINCES AT FRANKLIN CUBS
GAME ID: 11563 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Lincoln Princes (56-72) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 10 18 1
Franklin Cubs (72-56) 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 21 0
Princes Defeat Cubs, 10-7
Franklin left fielder Josh Bacon was sensational. He went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Lincoln beat the Cubs, 10-7. The win belonged to Jim Unknown in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Jim Unknown took the loss for Franklin. Lincoln now sits at 56-72, while Franklin falls to 72-56.

Lincoln used the clutch hitting of T.J. Herrera to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the 11th inning to give the Princes the lead, 8-7. For the game, Herrera had 1 single and 2 doubles in 6 at-bats.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Princes manager Jorge Vasquez. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
LINCOLN BATTING LINESCORE FRANKLIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Meade 3B 4 2 1 3 2 0 1 .367 6 23
H. Ruiz SS 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 .426 3 27
T. Herrera 1B 6 3 3 2 0 2 1 .398 4 40
J. Williams CF 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 .327 8 37
N. Robertson DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .271 4 17
   c-J. Bolick DH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .376 17 69
A. Flores RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279 6 19
   d-M. Viera PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .341 2 15
   e-W. van Noord RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 1 13
A. Bonilla C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .346 7 54
   a-O. Maldonado PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .339 3 8
   b-B. Webber C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 1 8
J. Morales LF 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .345 6 32
B. Benitez 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .242 1 10
Totals 47 10 18 10 6 9 17      
a - O. Maldonado pinch ran for A. Bonilla in the 8th
b - B. Webber substituted for O. Maldonado in the 8th
c - J. Bolick inserted as DH in the 11th
d - M. Viera pinch hit for A. Flores in the 11th
e - W. van Noord substituted for M. Viera in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Williams (15, 3rd Inning off Y. Kato, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Herrera 2 (23, 3rd Inning off Y. Kato, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Ruiz (13, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Morales (3, 3rd Inning off Y. Kato, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Meade (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Meade 4 , H. Ruiz 5 , T. Herrera 5 , J. Williams 3 , N. Robertson , A. Flores , A. Bonilla 2 , J. Morales 4 , B. Benitez 2
2-out RBI: B. Meade , T. Herrera , J. Williams , N. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ruiz , T. Herrera , N. Robertson , A. Flores , J. Morales
GIDP: B. Meade , B. Webber
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morales (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bonilla (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Benitez-Ruiz, Ruiz-Benitez-Herrera, Benitez-Ruiz-Herrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Binzer SS 7 0 3 0 0 2 5 .321 10 47
A. Perez C 6 0 0 0 1 1 8 .316 18 57
A. Pena 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .370 7 24
J. Bacon LF 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .339 27 84
H. Ferman RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .374 23 95
   b-J. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 1 12
   d-G. Havens 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .377 11 28
J. Ramirez DH 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 .332 10 47
J. Galvan 2B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .340 12 57
   a-E. de Arcos PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 3 15
   c-T. Orr PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .405 22 74
   e-R. Rodriguez RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 2 38
A. Castillo CF 5 0 3 0 1 0 4 .265 13 40
E. Gonzalez 1B 6 0 2 1 0 1 6 .333 1 4
Totals 50 7 21 7 4 5 31      
a - E. de Arcos pinch ran for J. Galvan in the 5th
b - J. Martinez pinch hit for H. Ferman in the 7th
c - T. Orr pinch hit for E. de Arcos in the 7th
d - G. Havens substituted for J. Martinez in the 8th
e - R. Rodriguez substituted for T. Orr in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Ferman (40, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Galvan (16, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Orr (19, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Bacon (30, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bacon (27, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Havens (11, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Binzer 3 , A. Pena , J. Bacon 7 , H. Ferman 2 , G. Havens 4 , J. Ramirez 3 , J. Galvan 3 , T. Orr 2 , R. Rodriguez , A. Castillo 3 , E. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Binzer , A. Perez , G. Havens , A. Castillo , E. Gonzalez 2
GIDP: A. Perez , H. Ferman
Sac Bunt: R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Binzer-Galvan-Gonzalez, Pena-Perez-Gonzalez)
PB: A. Perez
LINCOLN PITCHING LINESCORE FRANKLIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 6.0 12 4 4 3 4 1 110 6.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 35 13.50   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 48 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 33
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-8, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 110-71, J. Unknown 35-19, J. Unknown 48-31
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kato 5.2 12 4 4 0 3 0 100 4.31   
A. Madera 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 35 5.60   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 2.2 5 5 5 3 3 1 67 16.88   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kato 32
Batters Faced: Y. Kato 27, A. Madera 7, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kato 9-3, A. Madera 1-1, J. Unknown 0-4, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kato 100-68, A. Madera 35-20, J. Unknown 67-35, J. Unknown 20-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Madera 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Bacon
Ballpark: Franklin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 3181
Special Notes: SS Juan Galvan was injured while running the bases.
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