ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
06/14/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
GAME ID: 6284 - SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (30-33) 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 13 21 0
Crystal Lake Killers (33-30) 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 11 0
Gratta Excels in 13-6 Buckeye Local Win
Panthers second baseman Nick Gratta left his imprint on his team's 13-6 win over the Crystal Lake Killers. Gratta went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 4 times and drove in 2 for Buckeye Local in the contest. The winning pitcher was Erwijn Hekman. He tossed 79 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits. The 4th-place Panthers now have a record of 30-33.

Early in the game, right fielder Ruben Borquez had a run-scoring double for Buckeye Local. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Panthers on top, 4-3.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Borquez.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 4 4 3 2 2 0 0 .440 30 72
J. Allen 3B, 1B 5 3 3 3 1 0 2 .436 15 52
C. Hubbard 1B 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .436 14 64
   a-A. Valiente PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 1
R. Borquez RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .376 5 42
   b-M. Perez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 1 6
   c-L. Gutierrez 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 9 29
A. Wilson C 5 1 2 1 1 1 4 .344 10 41
K. Alexander CF 6 0 0 1 0 1 5 .208 0 2
K. Gonsalez SS, 3B 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 .423 0 3
P. Barnett LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .318 0 5
J. Unknown DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .400 0 0
Totals 44 13 21 13 7 4 22      
a - A. Valiente pinch hit for C. Hubbard in the 9th
b - M. Perez pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 9th
c - L. Gutierrez substituted for M. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta (26, 3rd Inning off J. Carreon, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Borquez 2 (18, 3rd Inning off J. Carreon, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Najera, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hubbard (34, 5th Inning off A. Najera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gratta 2 (30, 1st Inning off J. Carreon, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Najera, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hubbard (14, 4th Inning off A. Najera, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (15, 9th Inning off D. Novoa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 10 , J. Allen 6 , C. Hubbard 7 , R. Borquez 5 , A. Wilson 2 , K. Gonsalez 3 , P. Barnett 2 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: C. Hubbard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wilson , P. Barnett , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Allen , R. Borquez , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonsalez-Gratta-Hubbard)
PB: A. Wilson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kilcoyne 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .379 2 6
B. Price RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296 0 6
   a-Y. Kahng PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Milligan 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .400 0 4
   b-P. Ts'ong PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 1 11
T. Herrera LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .324 6 32
   c-D. Ochoa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 0 5
R. Howard DH 2 1 0 0 3 1 5 .257 16 56
A. Perez CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .346 7 31
D. Pollock 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .381 1 2
R. Montanez SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .321 7 38
B. Potier C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 5 10
Totals 37 6 11 5 6 3 23      
a - Y. Kahng pinch hit for B. Price in the 9th
b - P. Ts'ong pinch hit for B. Milligan in the 9th
c - D. Ochoa pinch hit for T. Herrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pollock (2, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Herrera (23, 5th Inning off E. Hekman, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Kilcoyne (4, 6th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Montanez (7, 2nd Inning off E. Hekman, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Ts'ong (1, 9th Inning off B. Endo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kilcoyne 4 , B. Price , B. Milligan , P. Ts'ong 4 , T. Herrera 2 , D. Ochoa , D. Pollock 3 , R. Montanez 4
2-out RBI: R. Montanez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Milligan , A. Perez 2 , D. Pollock
GIDP: B. Potier
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kilcoyne (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Kilcoyne-Milligan, Pollock-Kilcoyne-Milligan, Kilcoyne-Montanez-Milligan, Kilcoyne-Montanez-Milligan)
PB: B. Potier 2
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman W (1-1) 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 1 79 7.41   
J. Hernandez 3.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 46 6.10   
B. Endo 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 24 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 38
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 24, J. Hernandez 13, B. Endo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 6-7, J. Hernandez 5-2, B. Endo 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 79-50, J. Hernandez 46-32, B. Endo 24-14
WP: E. Hekman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Carreon L (1-6) 2.1 9 6 6 0 1 1 61 6.02   
A. Najera 2.2 7 4 4 3 0 2 69 8.14   
T. Tomoshino 3.0 4 2 2 3 1 0 62 8.92   
D. Novoa 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carreon 12
Batters Faced: J. Carreon 16, A. Najera 16, T. Tomoshino 14, D. Novoa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carreon 5-1, A. Najera 4-2, T. Tomoshino 3-3, D. Novoa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carreon 61-38, A. Najera 69-40, T. Tomoshino 62-32, D. Novoa 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Najera 2-0 , D. Novoa 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Gratta
Ballpark: Killer Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 6501
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