ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
04/14/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 5022 - MONDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (6-1) 0 1 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 12 14 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (5-2) 2 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 X 15 18 1
Allen Helps Buckeye Local Outscore Jacksonville
Buckeye Local third baseman Jason Allen helped his team beat the Jacksonville Nationals, 15-12. Allen, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2024 draft, went 3 for 5 for the Panthers. Jim Unknown picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Edwin Lozano was tagged with the loss. Jim Unknown earned the save for Buckeye Local, his 1st.

Aaron Wilson went 3-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for Buckeye Local. The 18-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 11-11 tie with a run-scoring single off Edwin Lozano. It was his 9th hit of the season.

"We've got a great group of guys," Wilson said, "and we're having fun right now."

With the win, Buckeye Local boosts its record to 5-2.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .300 2 7
S. Phillips 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .429 1 5
J. York SS 4 2 1 3 1 0 1 .448 2 12
M. Higgins 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .391 2 7
D. Skiba 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 3 9
   a-K. Marin PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-M. Goldbaek 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
G. Ippolito RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .333 1 5
K. Bates DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .385 3 6
D. Moreno CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .385 1 2
O. Naranjo C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .391 1 6
Totals 40 12 14 12 3 1 14      
a - K. Marin pinch hit for D. Skiba in the 3rd
b - M. Goldbaek substituted for K. Marin in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: G. Ippolito (4, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Moreno (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: O. Naranjo (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Bates (3, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. York (2, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Hillis (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hillis 5 , S. Phillips 2 , J. York 4 , M. Higgins , K. Marin , G. Ippolito 2 , K. Bates 5 , D. Moreno 2 , O. Naranjo 5
2-out RBI: C. Hillis , J. York , G. Ippolito , K. Bates , O. Naranjo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Phillips , K. Bates 2
Sac Fly: G. Ippolito
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Higgins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Naranjo (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Phillips-Higgins-Goldbaek, Phillips-Higgins-Goldbaek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 6 2 2 1 0 2 5 .375 3 8
J. Allen 3B 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 .367 2 6
C. Hubbard 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .519 2 11
R. Borquez RF 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .438 0 6
A. Wilson C 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .281 1 4
A. Canales CF 3 1 2 4 2 0 1 .370 0 5
F. Ledezma LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .400 3 6
L. Gutierrez SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .267 1 2
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 .000 0 2
Totals 40 15 18 14 5 5 25      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta (3, 1st Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (2, 1st Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Borquez (2, 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Hubbard (4, 4th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Canales 2 (3, 4th Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Lozano, 3 on, 0 outs) , A. Wilson (1, 7th Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Wilson (1, 4th Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gratta (3, 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (2, 4th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 6 , J. Allen 7 , C. Hubbard 4 , R. Borquez 4 , A. Wilson 6 , A. Canales 4 , F. Ledezma , L. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: L. Gutierrez , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gratta , L. Gutierrez
GIDP: N. Gratta , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Wilson (1)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Montgomery 2.2 6 6 6 3 1 1 64 9.82   
V. Joya 0.1 5 5 5 0 0 1 26 12.46   
E. Lozano L (0-1) 1.0 5 4 3 1 2 0 34 27.00   
E. Ramirez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
R. Morales 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 16
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 17, V. Joya 7, E. Lozano 10, E. Ramirez 6, R. Morales 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 3-4, V. Joya 0-1, E. Lozano 0-1, E. Ramirez 1-2, R. Morales 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 64-35, V. Joya 26-15, E. Lozano 34-23, E. Ramirez 20-14, R. Morales 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Joya 3-1 , E. Lozano 1-1 , E. Ramirez 2-0
WP: V. Joya
Hit Batsmen: V. Joya
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman 2.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 47 9.64   
J. Unknown 1.1 4 4 4 2 1 1 35 27.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 21 36.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 44 3.86   
J. Unknown SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 33
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 11, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 4-3, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 3-4, J. Unknown 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 47-29, J. Unknown 35-21, J. Unknown 21-10, J. Unknown 44-27, J. Unknown 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Allen
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 2806
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