ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
06/26/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6359 - FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (38-37) 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 5 0 14 17 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (22-53) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Panthers Continue Skid, Thanks to Meza, Nationals
The Jacksonville Nationals defeated the Buckeye Local Panthers, 14-4, at Cincinnati Grounds. Willie Meza was one of the standouts for Jacksonville. His 3 hits included 2 singles and 1 triple -- this in addition to the 2 runs he scored and 4 he knocked in. Austin Sternberg earned the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits in 4 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. The current losing streak for Buckeye Local has reached 4 games.

With Jacksonville leading 5-4 in the top of the seventh, Meza hit a cutter from Jim Unknown for a bases-clearing triple. It was his 2nd triple of the season and put the Nationals ahead, 8-4.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Meza.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Medina DH 6 0 2 3 0 0 3 .267 4 25
Y. Hirata SS 5 2 2 1 1 1 4 .328 23 63
M. Higgins 2B 5 4 3 2 0 0 2 .462 17 57
D. Skiba 1B 6 3 3 3 0 2 0 .359 30 81
O. Naranjo LF 5 2 3 0 1 1 0 .317 9 37
G. Tutubalin RF 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 .292 2 22
W. Meza CF 5 2 3 4 1 1 2 .374 6 34
A. Carrera 3B 4 0 1 1 1 3 6 .255 3 17
A. Jacinto C 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 .298 4 20
Totals 44 14 17 14 5 8 30      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Medina (13, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , O. Naranjo (6, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Meza (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (17, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Skiba (30, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Hirata (23, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Medina 3 , Y. Hirata 5 , M. Higgins 8 , D. Skiba 6 , O. Naranjo 4 , W. Meza 5 , A. Carrera
2-out RBI: , B. Medina 2 , M. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Medina , Y. Hirata 2 , M. Higgins , W. Meza , A. Jacinto
Sac Bunt: A. Jacinto
Hit by Pitch: M. Higgins , A. Jacinto
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Carrera (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Carrera (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .301 1 16
J. Nania C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .262 6 21
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Mihelcic RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .357 5 16
   f-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Benson LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 3 10
   g-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .333 0 0
   a-D. Young PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   d-J. Unknown 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .250 0 1
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 39 4 11 4 1 9 18      
a - D. Young pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
c - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 8th
d - J. Unknown substituted for D. Young in the 9th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Nania in the 9th
f - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Mihelcic in the 9th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off J. Melara, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 3rd Inning off J. Melara, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off A. Sternberg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Nania (6, 2nd Inning off J. Melara, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Benson (3, 5th Inning off J. Melara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia , J. Nania 4 , B. Mihelcic , M. Benson 4 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 2 , D. Young , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Nania
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Garcia , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 2
Team LOB: 9
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melara 4.0 8 4 1 1 3 2 79 8.40   
A. Sternberg W (1-0) 4.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 57 0.00   
M. Riddle 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melara 38
Batters Faced: J. Melara 22, A. Sternberg 15, M. Riddle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melara 5-4, A. Sternberg 3-4, M. Riddle 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melara 79-51, A. Sternberg 57-41, M. Riddle 14-8
WP: A. Sternberg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.2 7 5 5 1 3 3 68 12.27   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 3 3 2 2 0 42 11.57   
J. Unknown 1.2 7 6 6 2 1 0 36 32.40   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 27
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-4, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 0-4, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 68-47, J. Unknown 42-21, J. Unknown 36-21, J. Unknown 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Meza
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 2162
Special Notes: Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 7th inning.
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