ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
07/16/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 6453 - THURSDAY, JULY 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (47-44) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 11 1
Chuluota Imperials (48-43) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Chuluota Upended, 4-3, by Jacksonville
Dean dejong was locked in. The right-hander led the Jacksonville Nationals to a 4-3 win against the Chuluota Imperials at Imperials Ballpark. Eric Grace was credited with the save for Jacksonville, his 13th of the season. The loss makes Chuluota 48-43.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Matt Higgins? The 20-year old second baseman Higgins stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Jacksonville up, 4-3. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rodda 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 0 1
   c-E. Plata CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 3
E. Cannova LF, CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .435 2 6
M. Higgins 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .449 19 67
B. McFarland SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .519 13 42
K. Bates RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .400 12 48
   a-G. Tutubalin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 28
A. Villarrel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 2 5
O. Carroll DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 4
M. Anderton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 1 6
   b-A. Carrera 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 19
A. Jacinto C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .276 7 28
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 2 19      
a - G. Tutubalin substituted for K. Bates in the 9th
b - A. Carrera substituted for M. Anderton in the 9th
c - E. Plata substituted for T. Rodda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Higgins (40, 1st Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McFarland (13, 4th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cannova (2, 5th Inning off Z. Lanagan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rodda , E. Cannova 5 , M. Higgins 4 , B. McFarland 3 , K. Bates , O. Carroll , A. Jacinto
2-out RBI: E. Cannova , M. Higgins , K. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , B. McFarland , A. Villarrel , O. Carroll
GIDP: O. Carroll
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Higgins (8)
Double Plays: 3 (Villarrel-McFarland-Villarrel, McFarland-Higgins-Villarrel, McFarland-Higgins-Villarrel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gallardo SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .406 17 69
A. Medina CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .331 24 71
S. Conaway 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .360 18 67
L. Matos RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .360 10 27
Z. Hess 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .390 18 77
N. Blanks LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .329 9 63
W. Pereira 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .355 1 19
S. Holt C 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .299 7 40
   a-H. Matsumoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 3 14
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 30 3 6 3 5 3 21      
a - H. Matsumoto pinch hit for S. Holt in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gallardo (17, 4th Inning off D. dejong, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gallardo 4 , A. Medina , S. Conaway 2 , N. Blanks , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Gallardo , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Gallardo 2 , L. Matos , W. Pereira
GIDP: L. Matos , Z. Hess , W. Pereira
Sac Bunt: W. Pereira
Hit by Pitch: S. Holt
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Medina (13)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Hess (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Hess-Conaway-Pereira)
OF assists: 1 (Blanks(Higgins at 2nd base))
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. dejong 5.1 5 3 2 4 3 1 77 7.08   
A. Sternberg W (2-0) 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 3.14   
E. Grace SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. dejong 47
Batters Faced: D. dejong 25, A. Sternberg 9, E. Grace 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. dejong 7-5, A. Sternberg 4-2, E. Grace 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. dejong 77-48, A. Sternberg 32-18, E. Grace 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sternberg 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Sternberg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia 3.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 66 2.45   
Z. Lanagan 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 32 5.94   
M. Torres L (5-3) 2.0 3 1 0 1 1 0 36 5.65   
N. Eda 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 6.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 47
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 15, Z. Lanagan 9, M. Torres 10, N. Eda 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 3-8, Z. Lanagan 2-3, M. Torres 3-1, N. Eda 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 66-45, Z. Lanagan 32-20, M. Torres 36-20, N. Eda 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Lanagan 1-0
WP: Z. Lanagan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean dejong
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 3219
Special Notes: SP Leo Garcia was injured while pitching.
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