ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
06/27/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6362 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Crystal Lake Killers (41-34) 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 13 1
Jacksonville Nationals (55-20) 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 4 X 12 15 0
Nationals Topple Killers, 12-8, as McFarland Shines
Jacksonville designated hitter Bobby McFarland helped his team beat the Crystal Lake Killers, 12-8. McFarland went 3 for 4 for the Nationals. Jacksonville has now won 6 straight.

Jeff Matchette hit a 2-run home run off Davis Novoa in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Nationals ahead, 8-7. In addition to the homer, Matchette had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"Enjoyed this one," McFarland told the Jacksonville Daily. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McLean SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .335 3 31
T. Herrera LF 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 .323 8 42
T. Railey 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .465 4 14
B. Kilcoyne 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .351 5 21
A. Perez CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .344 8 35
D. Pollock 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 4 11
R. Howard DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .273 21 70
B. Potier C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .273 7 15
S. Kay RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .385 1 7
Totals 40 8 13 8 2 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Kilcoyne (9, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. McLean (17, 8th Inning off C. Kelley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Kay (1, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Herrera (8, 4th Inning off H. Mendoza, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Perez (8, 5th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. McLean 3 , T. Herrera 5 , B. Kilcoyne 3 , A. Perez 5 , D. Pollock , R. Howard , B. Potier , S. Kay 4
2-out RBI: , T. Herrera 2 , B. Kilcoyne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Perez
Hit by Pitch: R. Howard
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. McLean (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Delgadillo 1B 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 .413 4 30
T. Johnson LF 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 .382 5 21
D. Skiba 2B 4 0 1 0 2 2 6 .442 25 91
G. Ippolito CF 6 2 3 3 0 1 7 .403 27 97
M. Higgins 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .419 12 60
A. Motschenbacher RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .360 9 49
B. McFarland DH 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 .493 7 19
J. Matchette SS 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .313 4 19
R. Rosas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 0
   a-J. Johnson PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 0 2
   b-R. Gonzalez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 2 10
Totals 40 12 15 11 9 9 23      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for R. Rosas in the 8th
b - R. Gonzalez substituted for J. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (9, 3rd Inning off O. Mijares, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Delgadillo 2 (22, 3rd Inning off O. Mijares, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Novoa, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McFarland (11, 4th Inning off O. Mijares, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Matchette (3, 4th Inning off O. Mijares, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Ippolito (32, 6th Inning off D. Novoa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Ippolito (7, 8th Inning off B. Kaufman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McFarland (7, 2nd Inning off O. Mijares, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Ippolito (27, 3rd Inning off O. Mijares, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Matchette (4, 7th Inning off D. Novoa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Delgadillo 4 , T. Johnson 3 , D. Skiba , G. Ippolito 9 , M. Higgins 2 , B. McFarland 7 , J. Matchette 6
2-out RBI: , G. Ippolito 2 , B. McFarland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Skiba , G. Ippolito 2 , M. Higgins
Team LOB: 12
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Mijares 3.0 7 5 5 1 5 2 70 5.56   
J. Ortiz 2.2 1 1 0 3 1 0 67 6.39   
D. Novoa BS (4) 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 31 8.78   
B. Kaufman L (0-1) 0.1 4 4 4 3 1 0 35 15.75   
T. Tomoshino 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Mijares 27
Batters Faced: O. Mijares 17, J. Ortiz 13, D. Novoa 9, B. Kaufman 8, T. Tomoshino 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Mijares 1-3, J. Ortiz 5-2, D. Novoa 0-2, B. Kaufman 0-0, T. Tomoshino 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Mijares 70-47, J. Ortiz 67-36, D. Novoa 31-17, B. Kaufman 35-15, T. Tomoshino 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortiz 1-0 , D. Novoa 2-1 , T. Tomoshino 3-0
WP: B. Kaufman
Balk: O. Mijares
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 3.2 7 6 6 1 3 1 70 6.82   
V. Joya 3.1 3 1 1 1 3 1 57 7.71   
C. Kelley W (5-0), BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.03   
E. Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 23
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 20, V. Joya 14, C. Kelley 5, E. Rogers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 7-1, V. Joya 2-5, C. Kelley 1-1, E. Rogers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 70-47, V. Joya 57-31, C. Kelley 20-14, E. Rogers 20-14
WP: H. Mendoza
Hit Batsmen: H. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby McFarland
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 6748
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