ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
06/28/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6361 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (39-38) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (23-54) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 X 6 10 0
Panthers Turn Back Nationals, 6-4
Buckeye Local catcher Johnny Nania played a vital role in his team's 6-4 conquest of Jacksonville. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for Buckeye Local. Buckeye Local reliever Roberto Ahumada picked up the win to move to 1-5. Dean dejong suffered the loss. Buckeye Local is now 23-54, Jacksonville 39-38.

Buckeye Local took the lead, 6-2, on Bill Mihelcic's 6th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Jacksonville pitcher Dean dejong in the bottom of the seventh.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Mihelcic, "and then get after it again."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Medina DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 5 26
Y. Hirata SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .319 23 63
M. Higgins 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .451 17 57
D. Skiba 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .362 30 82
O. Naranjo LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .319 9 37
G. Tutubalin RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 2 22
   a-B. McFarland PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .552 8 28
W. Meza CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .366 6 36
A. Carrera 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 3 17
   b-O. Carroll PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 3
A. Jacinto C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290 5 21
Totals 28 4 4 4 6 8 7      
a - B. McFarland pinch hit for G. Tutubalin in the 9th
b - O. Carroll pinch hit for A. Carrera in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Jacinto (5, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McFarland (8, 9th Inning off R. Ahumada, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Naranjo , B. McFarland 4 , W. Meza , A. Jacinto 4
2-out RBI: W. Meza
GIDP: M. Higgins
Sac Bunt: O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Naranjo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Carrera (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .317 1 16
J. Nania C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .274 7 23
B. Mihelcic RF 4 1 1 4 0 2 4 .333 6 20
M. Benson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .321 3 10
J. Unknown 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
J. Unknown SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6 0 10 15      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 6th
b - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Garcia 2 (16, 1st Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off D. dejong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nania (7, 6th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Mihelcic (6, 7th Inning off D. dejong, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia 5 , J. Nania 6 , B. Mihelcic 4 , M. Benson , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benson , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Unknown-Unknown)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez 5.2 6 1 1 0 6 1 75 7.15   
D. dejong L (0-2), BS (2) 0.1 4 5 5 0 0 1 14 8.40   
H. Miyata 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 59
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 24, D. dejong 6, H. Miyata 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 3-8, D. dejong 0-1, H. Miyata 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 75-49, D. dejong 14-9, H. Miyata 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. dejong 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. dejong
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.2 3 2 2 5 3 1 91 3.18   
R. Ahumada W (1-5) 3.1 1 2 2 1 5 1 42 10.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 53
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, R. Ahumada 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-4, R. Ahumada 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 91-54, R. Ahumada 42-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ahumada 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Nania
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 2258
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