ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
HAVILAND THRASHERS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
07/05/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
HAVILAND THRASHERS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6397 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Haviland Thrashers (53-30) 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 10 15 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (40-43) 2 0 2 4 0 10 0 0 X 18 20 0
Garcia Helps Buckeye Local Outscore Haviland
The Buckeye Local-Haviland matchup turned into a real hit parade.

The Buckeye Local Panthers knocked off the Haviland Thrashers, 18-10, at Cincinnati Grounds. Marco Garcia was a big reason Buckeye Local won. The first baseman hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. Banmei Endo, now 2-2, was credited with the win in 0.2 innings of relief. He allowed 5 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 2.

Keith Alexander was vital to the Buckeye Local win. He was 2 for 5 with 2 singles and a walk. In the bottom of the sixth with one out, Alexander hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 9-7, in favor of the Panthers.

"I was able to square up some pitches," said Garcia.

Buckeye Local is now 40-43.
HAVILAND BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Taylor 2B 6 0 0 0 0 2 8 .324 4 34
C. Castro LF 5 2 3 3 1 0 3 .368 5 15
G. Stotler CF 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 .382 36 79
B. Valenta 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .443 9 18
   a-M. Kym PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   b-J. Rodriguez 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 5
J. Vaughn DH 5 1 1 0 1 2 4 .232 4 16
K. Sverdloff RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .345 4 36
E. Callender SS 4 1 2 4 0 2 4 .319 7 22
   c-B. Avila PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 7
A. Perez C 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .295 2 13
J. Graves 3B 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 .338 3 10
Totals 41 10 15 10 9 10 32      
a - M. Kym pinch hit for B. Valenta in the 7th
b - J. Rodriguez substituted for M. Kym in the 7th
c - B. Avila pinch hit for E. Callender in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Castro 2 (8, 4th Inning off B. Endo, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Graves (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Callender (7, 4th Inning off B. Endo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Castro 5 , B. Valenta 2 , J. Rodriguez , J. Vaughn , K. Sverdloff 3 , E. Callender 5 , A. Perez 2 , J. Graves 2
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez , K. Sverdloff , E. Callender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Castro , M. Kym , J. Vaughn , E. Callender 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Graves (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Graves (3)
PB: A. Perez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .447 49 109
   b-J. Rivas PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 5 18
J. Allen 3B 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .409 23 69
   c-A. Valiente PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
M. Garcia 1B 5 3 4 5 1 0 1 .520 10 25
R. Borquez RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .394 5 55
   e-G. Djajadiningrat PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 2
A. Wilson C 6 1 2 1 0 1 6 .333 10 50
K. Alexander CF 5 1 2 1 1 1 4 .309 2 17
K. Gonsalez SS, 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .324 3 21
P. Barnett LF 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 .310 2 14
   a-D. Bigham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 5
   d-J. Garcia LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 5 16
J. Unknown DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 44 18 20 16 6 7 21      
a - D. Bigham pinch hit for P. Barnett in the 7th
b - J. Rivas pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 7th
c - A. Valiente pinch hit for J. Allen in the 7th
d - J. Garcia substituted for D. Bigham in the 8th
e - G. Djajadiningrat pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Allen 2 (35, 3rd Inning off R. Burleson, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Vasquez, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Gratta (34, 4th Inning off R. Burleson, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Gratta (3, 1st Inning off R. Burleson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garcia 2 (10, 1st Inning off R. Burleson, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Burleson, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Barnett (2, 6th Inning off J. Murillo, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 6 , J. Rivas , J. Allen 5 , M. Garcia 10 , R. Borquez 2 , A. Wilson 2 , K. Alexander 2 , K. Gonsalez , P. Barnett 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: R. Borquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gratta , K. Alexander , K. Gonsalez , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: K. Gonsalez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: A. Wilson
HAVILAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Burleson L (5-7) 3.1 9 8 8 2 2 2 93 8.34   
J. Melendez 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 33 6.14   
J. Murillo 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 1 26 4.23   
R. Vasquez 0.1 4 4 3 2 0 0 27 8.69   
J. Bencosme 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 37 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Burleson 8
Batters Faced: R. Burleson 21, J. Melendez 9, J. Murillo 5, R. Vasquez 7, J. Bencosme 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Burleson 5-3, J. Melendez 2-2, J. Murillo 1-0, R. Vasquez 1-0, J. Bencosme 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Burleson 93-57, J. Melendez 33-19, J. Murillo 26-18, R. Vasquez 27-12, J. Bencosme 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Melendez 2-1 , J. Murillo 2-2 , J. Bencosme 2-0
WP: R. Burleson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 7.54   
H. Matsui 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 42 6.57   
R. Ahumada 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 10 6.32   
B. Endo W (2-2) 0.2 3 5 5 2 1 1 29 15.43   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 62 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 44 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 43
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 6, H. Matsui 10, R. Ahumada 3, B. Endo 7, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 1-1, H. Matsui 1-3, R. Ahumada 1-0, B. Endo 1-0, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 28-16, H. Matsui 42-27, R. Ahumada 10-4, B. Endo 29-16, J. Unknown 62-38, J. Unknown 44-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Matsui 1-0 , B. Endo 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Garcia
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:43
Attendance: 3021
Special Notes: SP Erwijn Hekman was injured while pitching. SP Roberto Ahumada was injured while pitching.
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