ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
06/19/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6310 - THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (30-38) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 14 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (34-34) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 X 6 9 1
Panthers Top Griffins to Even Record
San Antonio catcher Jonathan Deist had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Deist went 4-4 with 4 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once, even as Buckeye Local beat the Griffins, 6-5. Roberto Ahumada earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. He upped his record to 4-0. Danny Lozado got credit for the save for Buckeye Local. It was his 1st of the year.

The Griffins had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Panthers going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 18-year old first baseman Dan Bigham came to the plate. Bigham hit a run-scoring double on a full count fastball from San Antonio hurler Dennis DeLong. It was Bigham's 1st double of the year.

"It was our day today," Bigham told the Buckeye Local Daily. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."

The win makes Buckeye Local 34-34.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crespo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 9 16
   a-M. Ekstedt PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 23 56
   b-A. Hill 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 1
J. Navarette RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .355 2 15
J. Williamson LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .300 7 39
P. Ernalia SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .341 11 27
J. Johnson 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
R. Reneau CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .308 2 5
J. Deist C 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .429 1 6
J. Ferland DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 .410 21 59
C. Gutierre 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .340 21 52
Totals 40 5 14 5 4 4 32      
a - M. Ekstedt pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 6th
b - A. Hill substituted for M. Ekstedt in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (2, 9th Inning off D. Lozado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Navarette , J. Williamson , P. Ernalia , J. Johnson 3 , R. Reneau 2 , J. Deist 4 , J. Ferland , C. Gutierre 2
2-out RBI: J. Navarette , R. Reneau , J. Deist , C. Gutierre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hill , J. Navarette , J. Williamson 2 , J. Johnson , R. Reneau , J. Ferland
Sac Bunt: P. Ernalia
Hit by Pitch: R. Reneau
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Reneau (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Gonsalez SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .340 0 11
M. Garcia 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .400 1 2
M. Swanson 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
M. Takata C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 0 3
R. Borquez RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .381 5 45
A. Wilson LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .338 10 43
   a-D. Bigham PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-J. Garcia LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 4 15
K. Alexander CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .279 0 8
J. Rivas 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .296 5 18
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 5 4 6 17      
a - D. Bigham pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 6th
b - J. Garcia substituted for D. Bigham in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Takata (2, 4th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Bigham (1, 6th Inning off D. DeLong, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Gonsalez 2 , M. Swanson , M. Takata 3 , R. Borquez , D. Bigham 2 , K. Alexander 2
2-out RBI: , K. Gonsalez 2 , M. Takata , R. Borquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wilson , J. Garcia , J. Rivas
Hit by Pitch: M. Takata
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Alexander (2) , J. Rivas (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garcia (1)
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia L (1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 0 4 0 73 6.50   
D. DeLong 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 38 0.79   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 2 2 3 0 0 42 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 47
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 21, D. DeLong 8, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 4-7, D. DeLong 1-2, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 73-47, D. DeLong 38-25, J. Unknown 42-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. DeLong 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: D. DeLong
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Matsui 3.1 5 2 2 2 2 0 61 7.47   
R. Ahumada W (4-0) 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 39 1.93   
B. Endo H (1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 29 6.60   
D. Lozado SV (1) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 21 15.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Matsui 40
Batters Faced: H. Matsui 17, R. Ahumada 12, B. Endo 10, D. Lozado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Matsui 3-4, R. Ahumada 2-4, B. Endo 3-3, D. Lozado 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Matsui 61-39, R. Ahumada 39-26, B. Endo 29-18, D. Lozado 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ahumada 1-0
WP: R. Ahumada
Hit Batsmen: H. Matsui
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Deist
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 2216
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