ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT HAVILAND THRASHERS
05/06/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT HAVILAND THRASHERS
GAME ID: 6080 - TUESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (23-4) 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 6 15 17 1
Haviland Thrashers (21-6) 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 14 0
Haviland Loss Tarnishes Fine Game by Jackson
Haviland left fielder Mike Jackson was sensational. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 5. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Jacksonville beat the Thrashers, 15-10. Jacksonville is now 23-4, Haviland 21-6.

Jacksonville used a timely hit from Chris Baker to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Nationals ahead, 13-10. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Baker told the Jacksonville Daily. "It's as simple as that."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE HAVILAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis LF, CF 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 .432 5 24
M. Higgins 3B 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 .416 5 26
J. York SS 6 1 2 2 0 1 3 .450 5 36
M. Goldbaek 2B 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 .403 6 21
D. Skiba 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .431 11 43
   b-K. Marin PH 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .378 5 18
   e-R. Gonzalez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 6
G. Ippolito RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .410 9 36
K. Bates DH 5 3 3 4 0 1 1 .448 9 33
D. Moreno CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .396 4 17
   a-B. Amparan PH, LF 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .450 0 3
O. Naranjo C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .316 2 15
   c-C. Baker PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .286 1 5
   d-I. Hernandez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 43 15 17 15 7 5 15      
a - B. Amparan pinch hit for D. Moreno in the 6th
b - K. Marin pinch hit for D. Skiba in the 9th
c - C. Baker pinch hit for O. Naranjo in the 9th
d - I. Hernandez substituted for C. Baker in the 9th
e - R. Gonzalez substituted for K. Marin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Naranjo (1, 6th Inning off J. Melendez, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Bates 3 (15, 6th Inning off J. Melendez, 3 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Vasquez, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off E. Ambrosio, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Amparan (2, 7th Inning off B. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Higgins (12, 9th Inning off J. Murillo, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Baker (1, 9th Inning off E. Ambrosio, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Naranjo (2, 5th Inning off S. Nakashima, 0 on, 1 out) , J. York (5, 7th Inning off R. Vasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Skiba (11, 7th Inning off R. Vasquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hillis 2 , M. Higgins 3 , J. York 5 , D. Skiba 4 , K. Marin , G. Ippolito 2 , K. Bates 6 , B. Amparan 2 , O. Naranjo 6 , C. Baker 2
2-out RBI: B. Amparan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. York , D. Skiba , K. Marin , O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Higgins (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Higgins (3)
Double Plays: 1 (York-Goldbaek-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Taylor RF, CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .349 0 6
J. Harris CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .510 6 30
   a-G. Stotler PR, RF 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 .371 14 35
M. Jackson LF 5 4 3 5 1 0 0 .436 9 42
G. Shroyer 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .395 8 27
C. Still 3B 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .327 9 35
B. Dawes 2B 3 0 0 2 1 2 5 .367 4 26
Y. Abe C 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .351 2 12
K. Sverdloff DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .301 2 14
J. Salazar SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .317 0 10
Totals 40 10 14 10 7 6 21      
a - G. Stotler pinch ran for J. Harris in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: J. Taylor (12, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Shroyer (8, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Jackson 2 (9, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 3 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Stotler (14, 7th Inning off A. Riojas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Taylor 2 , J. Harris , G. Stotler 4 , M. Jackson 9 , G. Shroyer 5 , C. Still , Y. Abe , K. Sverdloff 3 , J. Salazar
2-out RBI: M. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Taylor , Y. Abe 2 , J. Salazar
GIDP: K. Sverdloff
Sac Fly: B. Dawes
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jackson(Naranjo at 3rd base))
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE HAVILAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Montgomery 1.1 7 7 7 3 0 2 58 10.45   
V. Joya 3.2 4 2 1 4 3 1 93 6.48   
A. Riojas 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 40 1.12   
Z. Scott W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 3
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 14, V. Joya 20, A. Riojas 8, Z. Scott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 2-2, V. Joya 4-4, A. Riojas 3-1, Z. Scott 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 58-29, V. Joya 93-54, A. Riojas 40-24, Z. Scott 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Joya 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nakashima 5.0 4 3 3 4 3 1 103 5.52   
J. Melendez 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 14 7.47   
R. Vasquez H (2) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 34 10.61   
B. Lopez BS (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.79   
E. Ambrosio L (1-1), BS (1) 0.1 4 5 5 1 1 0 24 8.31   
J. Murillo 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nakashima 46
Batters Faced: S. Nakashima 23, J. Melendez 4, R. Vasquez 7, B. Lopez 5, E. Ambrosio 6, J. Murillo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nakashima 5-7, J. Melendez 0-0, R. Vasquez 2-2, B. Lopez 0-3, E. Ambrosio 0-0, J. Murillo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nakashima 103-57, J. Melendez 14-8, R. Vasquez 34-22, B. Lopez 17-12, E. Ambrosio 24-17, J. Murillo 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Melendez 2-2 , B. Lopez 1-1 , J. Murillo 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Jackson
Ballpark: Ballpark of Haviland
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 5848
Special Notes: CF Johnny Harris was injured while running the bases. Kenneth Bates ties the JAC regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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