ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
06/23/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6344 - MONDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (52-20) 1 0 0 1 3 2 7 6 2 22 23 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (37-35) 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 22 0
Matchette Hits Two Homers in 22-7 Win for Jacksonville
Behind the hitting of Jeff Matchette, the Jacksonville Nationals stopped the Buckeye Local Panthers, 22-7. Matchette hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4 for the Nationals. The winner in relief was Edwin Lozano. The left-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 4-2. The Jacksonville winning streak has reached 3 games.

Jacksonville needed the clutch hitting of Matt Higgins to notch the win. The third baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Nationals on top, 9-7. For the game, Higgins had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Delgadillo 1B 5 4 2 2 2 0 3 .405 4 29
T. Johnson LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .367 4 17
B. McFarland DH 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 .500 5 14
D. Skiba 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .447 25 90
   h-V. Castaneda PH, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304 2 10
M. Higgins 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .419 11 55
   e-E. Cannova PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   g-G. Kellogg 3B 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 1 5
S. Wampler SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
   a-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   c-A. Motschenbacher RF 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 .371 9 49
   f-G. Ippolito PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .401 26 92
O. Naranjo C 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .279 7 42
J. Roberts RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 2
   b-R. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 0 1
   d-J. Matchette SS 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .291 2 15
O. Perez CF, RF 6 3 3 1 0 0 3 .244 3 14
Totals 47 22 23 22 8 3 25      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for S. Wampler in the 4th
b - R. Price pinch hit for J. Roberts in the 4th
c - A. Motschenbacher substituted for J. Johnson in the 4th
d - J. Matchette substituted for R. Price in the 4th
e - E. Cannova pinch hit for M. Higgins in the 7th
f - G. Ippolito pinch hit for A. Motschenbacher in the 7th
g - G. Kellogg substituted for E. Cannova in the 7th
h - V. Castaneda pinch hit for D. Skiba in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (7, 1st Inning off B. Endo, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Motschenbacher (13, 5th Inning off D. Lozado, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. McFarland (9, 6th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Delgadillo (5, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Perez (3, 6th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Delgadillo (4, 6th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (11, 7th Inning off R. Ahumada, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Matchette 2 (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. McFarland (5, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Kellogg (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Delgadillo 7 , T. Johnson 3 , B. McFarland 7 , D. Skiba 2 , V. Castaneda , M. Higgins 6 , E. Cannova , G. Kellogg 4 , A. Motschenbacher 2 , O. Naranjo 2 , J. Matchette 8 , O. Perez 6
2-out RBI: B. McFarland , V. Castaneda , G. Kellogg , A. Motschenbacher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , G. Ippolito , O. Naranjo , O. Perez
Sac Fly: T. Johnson 2
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 .451 37 85
   h-J. Rivas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 5 18
J. Allen 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .425 21 64
   i-M. Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
M. Garcia 1B 6 0 4 0 0 1 4 .485 3 6
A. Wilson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .342 10 46
   e-A. Valiente PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 1
K. Alexander CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .333 0 12
K. Gonsalez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .344 0 14
   f-L. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 9 29
   g-E. Ortiz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
T. Bowman C 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .143 0 1
J. Garcia RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244 5 16
   a-D. Bigham PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   c-G. Djajadiningrat RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .385 1 2
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Schultz DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .355 5 14
   d-C. Kline DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 47 7 22 7 1 9 25      
a - D. Bigham pinch hit for J. Garcia in the 5th
b - B. Schultz inserted as DH in the 5th
c - G. Djajadiningrat substituted for D. Bigham in the 6th
d - C. Kline inserted as DH in the 6th
e - A. Valiente pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 7th
f - L. Gutierrez pinch hit for K. Gonsalez in the 7th
g - E. Ortiz substituted for L. Gutierrez in the 8th
h - J. Rivas pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 9th
i - M. Swanson pinch hit for J. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Allen 2 (28, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Gratta (32, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Garcia (2, 4th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Gonsalez (4, 5th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bigham (2, 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Garcia (5, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (21, 4th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 4 , J. Rivas , J. Allen 9 , M. Garcia 5 , A. Wilson 2 , K. Alexander 2 , K. Gonsalez 3 , T. Bowman , J. Garcia 4 , D. Bigham 2 , G. Djajadiningrat
2-out RBI: , J. Allen 2 , A. Wilson , K. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garcia , A. Wilson , K. Alexander , K. Gonsalez , T. Bowman
Sac Fly: B. Schultz
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Gratta (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Djajadiningrat(McFarland at 3rd base))
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez 4.1 12 4 4 1 2 2 98 8.59   
O. Guerra 0.2 6 3 3 0 0 0 33 8.44   
E. Lozano W (4-2) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 33 9.74   
D. Espinoza 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 30 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 24
Batters Faced: D. Perez 25, O. Guerra 8, E. Lozano 9, D. Espinoza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 3-7, O. Guerra 0-2, E. Lozano 1-3, D. Espinoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 98-61, O. Guerra 33-20, E. Lozano 33-22, D. Espinoza 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 1-1
WP: O. Guerra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Endo 3.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 60 6.52   
D. Lozado 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 0 35 12.67   
R. Ahumada L (4-1), BS (1) 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 3 33 3.86   
J. Unknown 0.2 6 5 5 1 1 2 31 67.50   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 22 67.50   
J. Unknown 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 24 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Endo 42
Batters Faced: B. Endo 14, D. Lozado 11, R. Ahumada 9, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Endo 3-5, D. Lozado 1-4, R. Ahumada 2-1, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Endo 60-35, D. Lozado 35-22, R. Ahumada 33-18, J. Unknown 31-18, J. Unknown 22-10, J. Unknown 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lozado 3-1 , J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Matchette
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 3138
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