ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
04/17/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 5039 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (6-5) 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 8 11 2
Buckeye Local Panthers (3-8) 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
Nationals Slip Past Panthers, 8-6
The Jacksonville Nationals beat the Buckeye Local Panthers, 8-6, at Cincinnati Grounds. Dan Skiba, who is tied for 3rd in the SC in bases on balls with 11, starred for Jacksonville. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The loss makes Buckeye Local 3-8.

Jacksonville took the lead on Skiba's 3rd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came against Jim Unknown in the top of the eighth, made the score 8-6, Jacksonville.

"It was sure nice to get the win but there's a lot of baseball left," Skiba after the game.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .534 6 15
K. Bates RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .370 6 16
D. Skiba 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 .304 3 10
J. Roberts CF 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 .417 3 10
O. Naranjo LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .317 1 7
R. Gonzalez C 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .308 2 4
Y. Hirata DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .292 2 7
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Feliciano 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 7 4 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Gonzalez (1, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (3, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (2, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Skiba (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Higgins , K. Bates , D. Skiba 6 , J. Roberts 4 , O. Naranjo , R. Gonzalez 6 , Y. Hirata , J. Feliciano
2-out RBI: D. Skiba , R. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Skiba , O. Naranjo , Y. Hirata , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: Y. Hirata
Hit by Pitch: K. Bates
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Higgins (1) , J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Feliciano-Higgins-Feliciano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 1 7
J. Rivas 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .460 0 8
P. Barnett LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .333 2 8
O. Ramirez RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .347 2 8
J. Unknown 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 1 1
J. Unknown 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 11 5 0 5 21      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
b - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivas (4, 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Barnett (4, 7th Inning off E. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Barnett (2, 4th Inning off A. Mendez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia 2 , J. Rivas 4 , P. Barnett 6 , O. Ramirez , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Ramirez , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GIDP: O. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Barnett (2)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez 4.2 6 6 3 0 2 2 72 11.45   
O. Guerra 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 10.38   
E. Rogers W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.00   
E. Grace SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 36
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 23, O. Guerra 6, E. Rogers 8, E. Grace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 10-2, O. Guerra 1-2, E. Rogers 1-3, E. Grace 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 72-50, O. Guerra 20-14, E. Rogers 24-16, E. Grace 6-4
Hit Batsmen: A. Mendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 30 13.00   
J. Unknown 3.1 4 2 2 1 6 0 63 5.40   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 42 9.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 1 39 9.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 30
Batters Faced: X. Wu 6, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 1-1, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 30-15, J. Unknown 63-42, J. Unknown 42-26, J. Unknown 39-26, J. Unknown 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: X. Wu , J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Skiba
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 2889
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