ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
06/17/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6308 - TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (30-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (32-34) 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 X 8 13 0
Panthers Roll to 8-3 Win Over Griffins
Cincinnati Grounds was the site for Southern Conference action featuring the San Antonio Griffins and Buckeye Local Panthers.

The Buckeye Local Panthers bumped off the San Antonio Griffins, 8-3, at Cincinnati Grounds. Marco Garcia hit 3 singles and 1 double. He also had 1 RBI. Luis Castillo notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 3.1 innings. His record now sits at 2-3.

In the first inning, Garcia had a run-scoring double for Buckeye Local. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Panthers on top, 1-0.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Buckeye Local skipper Tyler Byrd.

Buckeye Local, at 32-34, holds down 4th place in the Southern Conference East Division.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crespo SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .341 9 14
R. Reneau CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .281 2 4
J. Williamson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .305 7 39
J. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 0 1
   a-J. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362 1 7
   c-P. Ernalia 3B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .362 11 27
M. Ekstedt C 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .324 23 56
F. Oliva DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 12 29
C. Gutierre 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337 21 51
   b-J. Ferland PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .416 21 59
J. Rivera 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .313 13 48
J. Moya RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .275 3 11
Totals 38 3 12 3 3 5 30      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
b - J. Ferland pinch hit for C. Gutierre in the 8th
c - P. Ernalia substituted for J. Martinez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Reneau (3, 1st Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Moya (3, 3rd Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Ernalia (11, 9th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Reneau 2 , J. Williamson , P. Ernalia 4 , M. Ekstedt 3 , F. Oliva , J. Ferland , J. Rivera 2 , J. Moya 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Williamson , J. Johnson , J. Rivera , J. Moya 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Crespo 2 , R. Reneau
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Reneau (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .441 33 75
   a-J. Rivas PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 5 18
J. Allen 3B 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 .424 17 55
   b-A. Valiente PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 1
M. Garcia 1B 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .556 0 1
M. Takata C 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .286 0 2
R. Borquez RF 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .384 5 44
A. Wilson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .335 10 41
K. Alexander CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 5
K. Gonsalez SS, 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .324 0 6
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 8 3 5 22      
a - J. Rivas pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 8th
b - A. Valiente pinch hit for J. Allen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia (1, 1st Inning off C. Ahern, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Borquez (20, 5th Inning off Q. Perestrelo, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Takata (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gratta (33, 5th Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 6 , M. Garcia 5 , M. Takata 2 , R. Borquez 4 , A. Wilson , K. Alexander
2-out RBI: M. Takata , R. Borquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Allen , A. Wilson 2 , K. Alexander , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: M. Takata , K. Gonsalez
Hit by Pitch: J. Allen , R. Borquez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gratta (9)

FIELDING
PB: M. Takata
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ahern L (0-4) 4.1 5 5 5 1 4 1 88 9.82   
Q. Perestrelo 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 8.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 7 3 3 1 1 0 53 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ahern 36
Batters Faced: C. Ahern 21, Q. Perestrelo 5, J. Unknown 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ahern 3-6, Q. Perestrelo 2-1, J. Unknown 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ahern 88-61, Q. Perestrelo 28-16, J. Unknown 53-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: Q. Perestrelo 2-2 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Ahern 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman 3.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 61 6.69   
L. Castillo W (2-3) 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 48 6.31   
D. Lozado 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 40 14.81   
A. Sanchez 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 16 10.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 53
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 16, L. Castillo 14, D. Lozado 9, A. Sanchez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 2-6, L. Castillo 7-1, D. Lozado 0-3, A. Sanchez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 61-43, L. Castillo 48-29, D. Lozado 40-22, A. Sanchez 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Castillo 1-0 , A. Sanchez 2-2
Hit Batsmen: E. Hekman 2 , L. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Garcia
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 1903
Special Notes: SP Erwijn Hekman was injured while pitching.
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