ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
04/22/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 5996 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (4-11) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 13 3
Jacksonville Nationals (7-8) 4 1 0 3 5 3 0 0 X 16 19 1
Griffins Fall, 16-5, to Hirata, Nationals
The Jacksonville Nationals blasted the San Antonio Griffins, 16-5. Yoshitimo Hirata was one of the hitting stars. He belted 2 home runs. He drove in 8 runs and scored twice for Jacksonville. Victor Joya picked up the win with 5.2 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 1-0. San Antonio is 4-11 after the defeat.

Jeff Roberts, who is tied for 6th in the SC in extra base hits with 13, chipped in a 3-run home run for Jacksonville in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the center fielder had 3 hits in 6 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 3 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager James Beatty.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Navarette 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .263 1 6
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-R. Mendoza PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
N. Lucero LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .317 6 13
   c-J. Unknown PH, LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Deist C 4 0 1 0 2 2 7 .375 3 6
L. Delgado 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 1
   a-J. Unknown PH, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
J. Moya RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .220 3 9
   g-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Macedo SS 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .386 0 6
M. Maeda 3B 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .365 3 12
J. Martinez DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 .300 0 1
J. Unknown CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 .000 0 0
   e-F. Oliva PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 0 3
Totals 40 5 13 5 9 9 42      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for L. Delgado in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Navarette in the 8th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for N. Lucero in the 8th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - F. Oliva pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
f - R. Mendoza pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Moya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Macedo (4, 2nd Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martinez (1, 2nd Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Maeda (3, 6th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 2 , J. Deist , J. Unknown , C. Macedo 5 , M. Maeda 4 , J. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: N. Lucero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Navarette , N. Lucero , J. Deist , J. Moya 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Moya
Hit by Pitch: L. Delgado
Team LOB: 18

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lucero (4) , J. Moya (2) , J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Macedo-Navarette)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins SS 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 .500 7 16
K. Bates RF 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 .385 7 20
D. Skiba 2B 5 2 2 1 1 2 5 .308 4 12
J. Roberts CF 6 3 3 3 0 0 3 .397 4 13
O. Naranjo C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .358 1 10
R. Gonzalez DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .316 2 5
C. Toledo LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 5 .308 3 13
Y. Hirata 3B 5 2 2 8 0 1 4 .302 5 17
J. Feliciano 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .211 0 1
Totals 42 16 19 16 6 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Higgins (10, 1st Inning off M. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Bates (8, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (7, 2nd Inning off M. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Hirata 2 (5, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Roberts (4, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 6 , K. Bates 4 , D. Skiba 2 , J. Roberts 6 , O. Naranjo 2 , R. Gonzalez , C. Toledo 3 , Y. Hirata 8 , J. Feliciano
2-out RBI: O. Naranjo , Y. Hirata 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Skiba , R. Gonzalez , J. Feliciano
GIDP: Y. Hirata
Hit by Pitch: O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Higgins (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Skiba-Higgins-Feliciano)
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lopez L (0-3) 1.1 7 5 5 1 1 1 57 14.46   
A. Hernandez 1.2 3 2 2 2 3 0 39 8.18   
J. Unknown 1.2 6 6 6 1 1 2 43 32.40   
J. Unknown 3.1 3 3 3 2 2 1 45 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lopez 14
Batters Faced: M. Lopez 12, A. Hernandez 11, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lopez 1-2, A. Hernandez 1-1, J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lopez 57-34, A. Hernandez 39-24, J. Unknown 43-24, J. Unknown 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hernandez 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: A. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: A. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Joya W (1-0) 5.2 7 2 2 5 5 0 109 7.71   
E. Lozano 2.1 5 3 3 2 4 0 49 4.22   
O. Guerra 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Joya 47
Batters Faced: V. Joya 29, E. Lozano 15, O. Guerra 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Joya 3-8, E. Lozano 0-3, O. Guerra 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Joya 109-59, E. Lozano 49-30, O. Guerra 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lozano 3-0 , O. Guerra 3-3
Hit Batsmen: V. Joya
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshitimo Hirata
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 2664
Special Notes: SP Alex Hernandez was injured while pitching.
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