ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
07/04/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6403 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Wolverines (55-28) 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 10 15 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (24-59) 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 9 17 1
Melko Powers Wolverines to 10-9 Win
The game between Riverside and Buckeye Local is in the books, despite a little rain.

In a high-scoring contest between Riverside and Buckeye Local, first baseman Kevin Melko was a difference-maker. Melko distinguished himself in the 10-9 Riverside win. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 5. The Wolverines improved their record to 55-28 with the win over Buckeye Local.

In the top of the second, Riverside center fielder Matt Blankenship had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Buckeye Local hurler Jim Unknown, Blankenship hit a sacrifice fly. That made the score 2-0, Riverside. For the day, Blankenship drew 2 walks in 6 plate appearances. He scored 2 runs.

"Both teams had plenty of clutch hits," said Melko. "It made for an exciting game."
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriquez SS 5 0 1 0 1 0 5 .298 5 12
M. Blankenship CF 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 .310 2 40
O. Castaneda 3B, 2B 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .419 0 2
R. Matison DH 4 2 1 1 2 0 8 .371 4 14
K. Melko 1B 5 2 3 5 0 1 4 .382 4 10
   a-S. Taylor 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 15 59
B. Irwin LF 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 .364 14 60
D. Stainbrook 2B, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .393 30 86
J. Michal RF 6 0 3 2 0 0 1 .346 0 3
   b-A. Ryan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 14
C. Tobin C 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .280 1 6
Totals 39 10 15 10 9 2 33      
a - S. Taylor substituted for K. Melko in the 8th
b - A. Ryan substituted for J. Michal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Melko 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Michal (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Melko (4, 7th Inning off R. Ahumada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriquez , O. Castaneda 4 , R. Matison , K. Melko 8 , B. Irwin , D. Stainbrook , J. Michal 4 , C. Tobin
2-out RBI: K. Melko , J. Michal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Rodriquez 2 , R. Matison 2 , K. Melko
GIDP: B. Irwin , D. Stainbrook
Sac Fly: M. Blankenship , C. Tobin
Hit by Pitch: M. Blankenship , O. Castaneda , D. Stainbrook
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
PB: C. Tobin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 2 18
   a-J. Unknown PH, CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
J. Nania C 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 .280 8 24
B. Mihelcic RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 7 21
   b-J. Unknown PH 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 .500 1 3
   c-J. Unknown RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .800 0 1
D. Young LF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .375 0 2
J. Unknown SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .400 0 1
J. Unknown DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .750 0 1
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .500 0 1
J. Unknown 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .200 0 2
Totals 44 9 17 9 1 11 24      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for F. Garcia in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Mihelcic in the 7th
c - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mihelcic (3, 4th Inning off R. Hidalgo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off R. Hidalgo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown 2 (2, 6th Inning off R. Hidalgo, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Miron, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off J. Miron, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off M. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off M. Garcia, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia , J. Unknown 2 , B. Mihelcic 2 , J. Unknown 4 , J. Unknown 6 , D. Young , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Nania 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 2 (Unknown-Unknown-Unknown, Unknown-Unknown-Unknown)
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hidalgo W (2-1) 5.2 6 2 2 0 6 0 84 3.27   
M. Garcia 0.1 4 3 3 1 0 1 23 6.44   
J. Miron 0.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 17 6.67   
C. Joseph H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 25 7.36   
T. Jamal al Din SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hidalgo 55
Batters Faced: R. Hidalgo 23, M. Garcia 7, J. Miron 6, C. Joseph 8, T. Jamal al Din 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hidalgo 5-6, M. Garcia 1-0, J. Miron 0-0, C. Joseph 2-0, T. Jamal al Din 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hidalgo 84-56, M. Garcia 23-13, J. Miron 17-11, C. Joseph 25-20, T. Jamal al Din 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garcia 1-1 , C. Joseph 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Garcia , J. Miron
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.0 9 6 5 5 0 0 71 15.00   
L. Castillo 3.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 52 4.84   
R. Ahumada 2.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 45 10.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 12
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, L. Castillo 16, R. Ahumada 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 2-6, L. Castillo 3-5, R. Ahumada 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 71-39, L. Castillo 52-28, R. Ahumada 45-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Castillo 2-1 , R. Ahumada 1-1
WP: R. Ahumada 2
Hit Batsmen: L. Castillo , R. Ahumada 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Melko
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:50
Attendance: 1946
Special Notes: Rain delay of 57 minutes in the 5th inning.
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