ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
HAVILAND THRASHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
04/11/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
HAVILAND THRASHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 5017 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Haviland Thrashers (4-1) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 14 1
Jacksonville Nationals (2-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 16 0
Nationals Take Tight Tangle
Haviland designated hitter Bryan Valenta had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Valenta went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 3, even as Jacksonville beat the Thrashers, 6-5. Jacksonville reliever Jim Unknown was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Jim Unknown. The defeat makes Haviland 4-1.

The game was decided with no one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Jacksonville trailing 5-4, Oscar Naranjo hit a fastball from Jim Unknown to center for a 2-run single. Just like that, the Nationals had a walk-off win.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Naranjo told the Jacksonville Today.
HAVILAND BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Graves LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 1 4
J. Taylor CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .250 0 3
B. Valenta DH 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .409 2 7
C. Still 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .200 0 1
J. Vaughn 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 6 .238 1 2
J. Jimenez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 0 1
A. Peterson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .429 3 4
J. Oliva RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .444 0 1
M. Kym C 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 .000 0 0
   a-J. Rodriguez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-A. Perez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 1
Totals 40 5 14 5 6 9 29      
a - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. Kym in the 9th
b - A. Perez substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Valenta (2, 4th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Taylor (1, 8th Inning off E. Grace, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Peterson (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriguez (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Oliva (1, 7th Inning off E. Grace, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Valenta (2, 5th Inning off V. Joya, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Graves , J. Taylor 3 , B. Valenta 7 , C. Still , J. Vaughn , J. Jimenez , A. Peterson 2 , J. Oliva 5 , J. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: J. Oliva , J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Graves , J. Vaughn 3 , M. Kym 3
GIDP: J. Graves
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: C. Still (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Vaughn-Jimenez-Stuhr, Vaughn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .593 2 5
K. Bates RF 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .320 4 9
B. McFarland SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .609 5 14
D. Skiba 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .235 1 1
O. Naranjo C 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .348 1 6
J. Roberts CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .368 0 0
Y. Hirata DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
C. Toledo LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .391 1 4
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
Totals 38 6 16 6 2 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McFarland 2 (4, 4th Inning off J. Stuhr, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Higgins (5, 9th Inning off D. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (2, 7th Inning off D. Ronquillo, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates (4, 7th Inning off D. Ronquillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 7 , K. Bates 4 , B. McFarland 5 , D. Skiba , O. Naranjo 2 , J. Roberts , Y. Hirata , C. Toledo 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: M. Higgins , K. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Naranjo , J. Roberts , J. Unknown
GIDP: O. Naranjo
Hit by Pitch: K. Bates
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Toledo (1)
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McFarland-Higgins-Skiba)
HAVILAND PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stuhr 5.2 6 0 0 1 2 0 83 3.09   
D. Ronquillo H (1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 2 20 6.75   
D. Flores H (3) 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 32 4.15   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stuhr 58
Batters Faced: J. Stuhr 22, D. Ronquillo 7, D. Flores 9, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stuhr 4-8, D. Ronquillo 1-1, D. Flores 1-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stuhr 83-56, D. Ronquillo 20-15, D. Flores 32-24, J. Unknown 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ronquillo 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Flores
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Joya 5.0 8 4 4 5 5 1 110 7.20   
C. Kelley 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.00   
E. Grace 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 40 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Joya 35
Batters Faced: V. Joya 27, C. Kelley 5, E. Grace 9, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Joya 4-5, C. Kelley 1-0, E. Grace 3-2, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Joya 110-60, C. Kelley 24-13, E. Grace 40-26, J. Unknown 16-11
WP: V. Joya , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryan Valenta
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 12442
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