ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
07/18/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6487 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (40-53) 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 11 15 0
Jacksonville Nationals (48-45) 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 10 13 0
Killers Outlast Nationals, 11-10
The Crystal Lake Killers turned back the Jacksonville Nationals, 11-10, at Nationals Park. Josh Franklin, in particular, had a fine performance. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs. The winning pitcher was Antonio Najera. His record now stands at 4-5. The right-hander went 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits for the Killers. Brian Kyzar recorded the save for Crystal Lake, his 11th of the season.

The Killers took the lead, 6-3, in the top of the fifth inning. Facing Jacksonville hurler Omar Guerra with two outs, Ryan Pangburn hit a run-scoring single.

"We did a lot of good things tonight," said Crystal Lake manager Josh Lewis.

Crystal Lake now owns a record of 40-53.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lane 2B 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 .413 6 22
   a-J. Wingfield PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 0 1
J. Vivier 3B 5 1 1 4 0 1 2 .351 21 67
C. Duell CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .356 7 22
J. Franklin LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .470 6 24
M. Martinez DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .368 20 75
T. Railey 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .437 27 102
A. Romero RF 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .311 14 56
C. Torres SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .271 4 33
R. Pangburn C 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .214 1 5
Totals 38 11 15 11 6 6 11      
a - J. Wingfield pinch hit for J. Lane in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Railey (21, 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Franklin 2 (6, 4th Inning off M. Riddle, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Vivier (21, 5th Inning off T. Donaldson, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Duell (7, 5th Inning off O. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vivier 4 , C. Duell 5 , J. Franklin 9 , T. Railey 3 , A. Romero 4 , C. Torres , R. Pangburn 2
2-out RBI: J. Lane , J. Vivier , C. Duell , J. Franklin , T. Railey , R. Pangburn
GIDP: J. Vivier , R. Pangburn
Hit by Pitch: M. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lane (2)
CS: J. Franklin (3) , M. Martinez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Najera-Torres-Railey)
OF assists: 1 (Romero(Carroll at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rodda 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .359 0 2
E. Cannova LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .323 2 6
M. Higgins 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .452 19 68
B. McFarland SS 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .504 14 44
K. Bates RF 5 2 2 3 0 2 4 .406 13 52
A. Villarrel 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .324 2 8
O. Carroll DH 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .241 1 6
M. Anderton CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281 1 9
A. Jacinto C 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .275 8 31
Totals 37 10 13 10 3 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McFarland (15, 7th Inning off J. Carreon, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. McFarland (14, 2nd Inning off A. Najera, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Carroll (1, 2nd Inning off A. Najera, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Jacinto (8, 7th Inning off J. Carreon, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Bates (13, 9th Inning off B. Kyzar, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rodda 2 , M. Higgins 2 , B. McFarland 6 , K. Bates 5 , A. Villarrel , O. Carroll 5 , M. Anderton , A. Jacinto 4
2-out RBI: K. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bates , A. Villarrel , A. Jacinto
GIDP: M. Higgins
Sac Bunt: A. Villarrel
Hit by Pitch: M. Higgins , A. Villarrel
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Villarrel-Jacinto-Villarrel, McFarland-Higgins-Villarrel)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Najera W (4-5) 6.0 6 5 5 3 2 2 109 9.63   
J. Carreon 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 29 6.41   
J. Montanez 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 1.85   
B. Kyzar SV (11) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Najera 39
Batters Faced: A. Najera 26, J. Carreon 10, J. Montanez 3, B. Kyzar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Najera 10-5, J. Carreon 1-3, J. Montanez 0-1, B. Kyzar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Najera 109-64, J. Carreon 29-21, J. Montanez 8-6, B. Kyzar 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carreon 2-2 , B. Kyzar 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Carreon , B. Kyzar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Riddle 4.2 6 2 2 1 2 1 73 2.95   
O. Guerra L (3-4) 0.0 5 7 7 2 0 2 35 11.34   
T. Donaldson 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 42 9.26   
J. Barton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 1.35   
C. Kelley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Riddle 45
Batters Faced: M. Riddle 20, O. Guerra 7, T. Donaldson 11, J. Barton 4, C. Kelley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Riddle 5-5, O. Guerra 0-0, T. Donaldson 4-0, J. Barton 1-1, C. Kelley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Riddle 73-45, O. Guerra 35-18, T. Donaldson 42-22, J. Barton 24-13, C. Kelley 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 1-1 , T. Donaldson 3-3
Hit Batsmen: M. Riddle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Franklin
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 6200
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