ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
06/20/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
GAME ID: 6326 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (35-34) 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 3 0 10 17 1
Juneau Sled Dogs (27-42) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 7 9 0
Gratta Clubs 2 Home Runs in 10-7 Buckeye Local Win
The Buckeye Local Panthers downed the Juneau Sled Dogs, 10-7. The hitting star was second baseman Nick Gratta. Gratta was 4-6 with 2 home runs and 2 doubles. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Panthers. The Panthers now have a record of 35-34 with the win over Juneau.

The Panthers got a big hit from third baseman Jason Allen. Facing Juneau pitcher Junji Tokunaga in the top of the eighth, Allen pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 18th home run of the season put the Panthers ahead, 10-3.

"It all comes down to execution," said Buckeye Local manager Tyler Byrd. "Baseball 101."
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE JUNEAU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 6 3 4 2 0 2 3 .444 35 79
J. Allen 3B 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .410 18 58
M. Garcia 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .368 1 3
   a-L. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 9 29
   d-D. Bigham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
M. Takata C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .300 0 3
R. Borquez RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .380 5 45
   b-M. Perez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 6
A. Wilson LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .345 10 44
   c-J. Garcia PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 4 15
K. Alexander CF, RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .304 0 9
K. Gonsalez SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .327 0 12
J. Unknown DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .500 0 1
Totals 42 10 17 10 3 8 20      
a - L. Gutierrez pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 8th
b - M. Perez pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 8th
c - J. Garcia pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 8th
d - D. Bigham substituted for L. Gutierrez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta 2 (30, 1st Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Tokunaga, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Takata (3, 6th Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Alexander (2, 6th Inning off F. Koning, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Alexander (1, 7th Inning off J. Tokunaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gratta 2 (35, 3rd Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Allen (18, 8th Inning off J. Tokunaga, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 12 , J. Allen 4 , M. Garcia , M. Takata 3 , R. Borquez , A. Wilson 3 , K. Alexander 5 , K. Gonsalez , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: M. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Takata , K. Gonsalez , J. Unknown
GIDP: K. Gonsalez
Hit by Pitch: K. Alexander
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Gratta (8)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gratta (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Barnes 3B 5 0 0 1 0 2 3 .296 5 18
R. Ramires CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .374 4 25
J. Breshears DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
G. Fleming 2B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .333 4 5
T. Eubanks RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-H. Burgos PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 1
K. Hovinen LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .440 2 5
   b-V. Garza PH, LF 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .423 1 5
J. Garner 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .317 1 5
D. Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Morales SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .300 0 5
Totals 36 7 9 7 6 7 20      
a - H. Burgos pinch hit for T. Eubanks in the 8th
b - V. Garza pinch hit for K. Hovinen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Fleming (6, 1st Inning off E. Hekman, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Garner (4, 2nd Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Fleming (4, 3rd Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hovinen (2, 6th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Garza (1, 8th Inning off L. Castillo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ramires 2 , G. Fleming 7 , K. Hovinen 4 , V. Garza 5 , J. Garner 2
2-out RBI: K. Hovinen , V. Garza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ramires , T. Eubanks , J. Garner , A. Morales
Hit by Pitch: G. Fleming
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Ramires (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barnes-Fleming-Garner)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE JUNEAU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 6.46   
A. Sanchez 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 37 9.78   
J. Hernandez W (2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 34 5.06   
L. Castillo 1.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 27 7.00   
B. Endo 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 6.61   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 47
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 6, A. Sanchez 10, J. Hernandez 9, L. Castillo 8, B. Endo 8, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 1-1, A. Sanchez 4-1, J. Hernandez 1-4, L. Castillo 1-2, B. Endo 1-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 23-14, A. Sanchez 37-20, J. Hernandez 34-23, L. Castillo 27-13, B. Endo 28-18, J. Unknown 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
WP: A. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: L. Castillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Escobar L (0-1) 5.0 7 4 4 2 4 2 90 7.20   
F. Koning 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 32 7.36   
J. Tokunaga 2.1 6 3 3 0 2 1 49 11.04   
M. Martinez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 8.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Escobar 39
Batters Faced: R. Escobar 23, F. Koning 6, J. Tokunaga 13, M. Martinez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Escobar 8-2, F. Koning 1-0, J. Tokunaga 1-4, M. Martinez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Escobar 90-56, F. Koning 32-20, J. Tokunaga 49-30, M. Martinez 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Koning 2-2 , J. Tokunaga 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Gratta
Ballpark: Sled Dogs Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM AT
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 2908
Special Notes: SP Erwijn Hekman was injured while pitching. RP Fernando Koning was injured while pitching. RP Junji Tokunaga was injured while pitching.
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