ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS
07/20/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS
GAME ID: 6486 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (28-67) 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 11 16 1
San Antonio Griffins (32-63) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 8 14 2
Panthers Win, 11-8, Versus San Antonio
The Buckeye Local Panthers overcame a pretty good performance by San Antonio catcher Jonathan Deist, beating the Griffins, 11-8, at Griffins Field. Deist was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Buckeye Local now sits at 28-67, while San Antonio falls to 32-63.

Buckeye Local needed the clutch hitting of Jim Unknown to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a 3-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Panthers on top, 11-8. For the game, Unknown had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Unknown told the Buckeye Local Gazette. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown 1B 6 2 4 1 0 1 1 .667 0 1
F. Garcia CF 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 .306 2 24
B. Mihelcic RF 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 .343 10 31
J. Nania C 5 1 3 2 1 0 1 .290 9 31
J. Rivas 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 6 .340 8 30
D. Young LF 5 0 1 1 1 2 6 .296 2 10
J. Unknown 3B 5 1 2 4 0 0 8 .400 1 4
J. Unknown DH 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 45 11 16 10 6 5 28      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivas (13, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown 3 (3, 3rd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Garcia (23, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 7 , F. Garcia 3 , J. Nania 3 , J. Rivas 4 , D. Young , J. Unknown 5 , J. Unknown 3
2-out RBI: D. Young , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Garcia , B. Mihelcic , D. Young , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown
GIDP: D. Young
Sac Fly: J. Rivas
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Mihelcic (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Mihelcic (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Unknown-Rivas-Unknown, Unknown, Rivas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Neubaum 3B 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 .427 4 20
C. Crespo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .451 9 20
   b-K. Bonner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 2 9
   c-J. Ferland 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .420 3 14
R. Beller 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .347 5 21
   a-J. Rivera 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .398 9 28
J. Deist C 3 3 2 3 2 0 2 .441 26 85
R. Davenport SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .408 7 30
J. Moya RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .245 9 40
E. Keyser LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .338 2 14
D. Pajak CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .298 0 11
S. Okamoto DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .222 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8 5 2 20      
a - J. Rivera substituted for R. Beller in the 4th
b - K. Bonner pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 7th
c - J. Ferland substituted for K. Bonner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Neubaum (8, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Okamoto (2, 10th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Deist (26, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Neubaum 4 , C. Crespo , J. Rivera , J. Deist 5 , R. Davenport , E. Keyser 3 , D. Pajak , S. Okamoto 3
2-out RBI: J. Deist
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Neubaum , D. Pajak , S. Okamoto
GIDP: J. Deist
Sac Bunt: J. Moya , D. Pajak
Sac Fly: J. Moya
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Neubaum (2) , R. Beller (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Davenport-Crespo)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 5.1 8 5 5 4 0 0 83 8.44   
J. Unknown 3.1 4 3 3 1 2 1 40 8.10   
A. Sanchez W (3-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 9.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 28
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 26, J. Unknown 14, A. Sanchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 8-6, J. Unknown 2-5, A. Sanchez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 83-48, J. Unknown 40-24, A. Sanchez 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia 6.2 10 5 4 2 4 0 128 9.71   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 6 6 6 4 1 1 60 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 38
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 33, J. Unknown 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 6-8, J. Unknown 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 128-81, J. Unknown 60-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Deist
Ballpark: Griffins Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 2163
Special Notes: 2B Ralph Beller was injured in a collision at a base.
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