ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
07/03/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6393 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (26-56) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 20 2
Jacksonville Nationals (41-41) 6 3 0 7 0 4 3 0 X 23 22 0
McFarland Goes 5-for-6
A jubilant Bobby McFarland joined the postgame press conference at Nationals Park to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the San Antonio Griffins pitching staff he had just vanquished.

"It may not have looked like it," said the Jacksonville Nationals second baseman, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."

That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 5-for-6 hitting performance, which led to the 23-8 Nationals win.

"He made it look easy," said James Beatty, manager of the Griffins. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."

Bobby McFarland singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jorge Garcia in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Roberto Mendoza in the 4th, grounded out in the 4th, hit a two-run double in the 6th and hit an RBI double in the 7th.

In 28 games this season, McFarland has batted at a .560 pace with 42 hits and 10 home runs.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crespo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .505 4 11
   a-L. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 1 6
   b-F. Oliva 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 4 25
   e-K. Bonner PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 5
A. Neubaum 3B 6 1 5 1 0 0 0 .480 2 13
J. Deist C 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 .419 22 68
A. Sanchez LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 4 .304 2 10
   c-S. Okamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Lopez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-A. Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 8 18
J. Rivera RF 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .481 8 25
R. Beller 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .351 0 8
R. Davenport DH 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 .333 2 12
C. Macedo SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .333 2 15
D. Pajak CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 .395 0 8
Totals 42 8 20 8 6 5 32      
a - L. Lopez pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 7th
b - F. Oliva substituted for L. Lopez in the 7th
c - S. Okamoto pinch hit for A. Sanchez in the 8th
d - J. Lopez substituted for S. Okamoto in the 8th
e - K. Bonner pinch hit for F. Oliva in the 9th
f - A. Hill pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Neubaum (2, 1st Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Deist (21, 3rd Inning off A. Mendez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rivera 2 (9, 3rd Inning off A. Mendez, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sanchez (2, 6th Inning off M. Cape, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Bonner , A. Neubaum 6 , J. Deist 4 , A. Sanchez 4 , J. Rivera 7 , R. Beller , C. Macedo 2 , D. Pajak 2
2-out RBI: K. Bonner , A. Neubaum , J. Deist , A. Sanchez , D. Pajak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crespo , A. Hill , R. Beller , R. Davenport , D. Pajak
GIDP: L. Lopez , J. Deist , A. Sanchez , C. Macedo
Sac Fly: A. Sanchez
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: C. Macedo 2 (9)
PB: J. Deist
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Medina 3B, 2B 5 4 3 4 1 0 2 .290 6 30
B. McFarland SS 6 4 5 6 0 0 0 .560 10 34
M. Higgins 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .447 17 61
   a-A. Carrera PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 3 19
D. Skiba 1B 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .368 31 88
O. Naranjo DH 6 3 3 1 0 1 2 .318 10 39
G. Tutubalin LF 5 3 2 3 1 0 1 .275 2 25
J. Roberts RF 5 3 4 4 0 0 1 .345 15 49
A. Jacinto C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .284 7 28
E. Plata CF 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 .250 0 2
Totals 47 23 22 22 3 3 16      
a - A. Carrera pinch hit for M. Higgins in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Medina (17, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Roberts (19, 3rd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Tutubalin (9, 4th Inning off J. Uehara, 2 on, 1 out) , B. McFarland 2 (11, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Higgins (38, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Jacinto (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (15, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 3 on, 1 out) , B. McFarland 2 (10, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Naranjo (10, 2nd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Medina (6, 4th Inning off J. Uehara, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Medina 7 , B. McFarland 13 , M. Higgins 4 , D. Skiba , O. Naranjo 6 , G. Tutubalin 3 , J. Roberts 8 , A. Jacinto 2
2-out RBI: B. Medina , B. McFarland , O. Naranjo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Medina , A. Carrera , O. Naranjo , G. Tutubalin
Hit by Pitch: E. Plata
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Plata (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Medina-Higgins-Skiba, Medina-Higgins-Skiba, Medina-Higgins-Skiba, Skiba-McFarland-Skiba)
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia L (1-7) 1.0 7 8 8 1 0 2 53 10.25   
R. Mendoza 2.1 5 4 4 0 1 2 36 8.44   
J. Uehara 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 22 9.21   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 7 6 1 1 0 53 20.25   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 0
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 11, R. Mendoza 12, J. Uehara 5, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 0-2, R. Mendoza 2-4, J. Uehara 0-0, J. Unknown 3-4, J. Unknown 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 53-33, R. Mendoza 36-23, J. Uehara 22-12, J. Unknown 53-34, J. Unknown 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Uehara 2-2 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez 4.0 10 3 3 4 1 0 91 7.12   
M. Cape W (1-0) 4.1 7 3 3 0 4 1 61 2.53   
A. Acosta 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 28 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 27
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 24, M. Cape 18, A. Acosta 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 5-4, M. Cape 3-4, A. Acosta 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 91-54, M. Cape 61-42, A. Acosta 28-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cape 2-0 , A. Acosta 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby McFarland
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 4300
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