ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
07/20/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6489 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (41-54) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Jacksonville Nationals (49-46) 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 4 X 11 19 1
Nationals Paste Killers, 11-2
The Jacksonville Nationals met little resistance from the Crystal Lake Killers, beating them, 11-2, at Nationals Park. Eric Cannova led the way. He went 4-6 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5 for Jacksonville. With the victory, the Nationals upped their record to 49-46.

With Jacksonville leading 7-2 in the bottom of the eighth, Cannova came up to bat against Crystal Lake pitcher Jim Unknown. Cannova hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Nationals on top, 11-2.

Crystal Lake manager Josh Lewis called the blowout loss "not my idea of a good time."
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lane 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .417 7 24
J. Vivier 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .353 22 69
C. Duell CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .358 7 23
J. Franklin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .456 6 24
M. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .361 20 75
F. Fisher C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 5 23
   a-A. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
A. Romero RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .313 14 57
T. Railey 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .440 28 106
   b-V. Radford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 4 20
C. Torres SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .271 4 33
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 8 12      
a - A. Lopez pinch hit for F. Fisher in the 9th
b - V. Radford pinch hit for T. Railey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Romero (19, 7th Inning off H. Fredericks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Romero (5, 2nd Inning off H. Miyata, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Vivier (22, 3rd Inning off H. Miyata, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lane 2 , J. Vivier 5 , C. Duell , A. Romero 5 , T. Railey , C. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lane 2 , M. Martinez , T. Railey
GIDP: J. Franklin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lane (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rodda 3B 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 .388 0 2
E. Cannova LF 6 3 4 5 0 0 2 .429 4 12
M. Higgins 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .453 20 73
   a-W. Meza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 6 37
   b-A. Carrera 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 19
B. McFarland SS, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .496 14 46
K. Bates RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .396 13 53
A. Villarrel 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .325 2 8
M. Anderton CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .293 1 11
A. Jacinto C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .276 8 33
B. Medina DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .300 7 31
Totals 43 11 19 10 4 5 26      
a - W. Meza pinch hit for M. Higgins in the 8th
b - A. Carrera substituted for W. Meza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cannova 2 (4, 1st Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Kyzar, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates 2 (21, 2nd Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off P. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Rodda 2 (3, 3rd Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Kyzar, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McFarland (18, 6th Inning off J. Montanez, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (42, 7th Inning off B. Kyzar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (20, 5th Inning off P. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cannova (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rodda 6 , E. Cannova 9 , M. Higgins 7 , B. McFarland 3 , K. Bates 4 , A. Villarrel , M. Anderton , A. Jacinto , B. Medina
2-out RBI: , E. Cannova 2 , M. Higgins , K. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McFarland , K. Bates , M. Anderton 2 , B. Medina 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Villarrel
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Medina (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Carrera (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Villarrel-McFarland-Villarrel)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garcia L (10-7) 5.0 11 4 4 1 3 1 91 5.90   
J. Montanez 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 2.13   
B. Kyzar 1.2 5 5 5 2 2 0 43 4.31   
J. Unknown 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garcia 31
Batters Faced: P. Garcia 28, J. Montanez 6, B. Kyzar 12, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garcia 8-4, J. Montanez 2-1, B. Kyzar 0-3, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garcia 91-54, J. Montanez 21-11, B. Kyzar 43-23, J. Unknown 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montanez 1-1 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: P. Garcia , J. Montanez , B. Kyzar
Hit Batsmen: P. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Miyata W (10-2) 5.1 4 2 2 0 5 1 76 4.74   
H. Fredericks SV (2) 3.2 5 0 0 1 3 0 53 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Miyata 57
Batters Faced: H. Miyata 20, H. Fredericks 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Miyata 7-4, H. Fredericks 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Miyata 76-51, H. Fredericks 53-35
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cannova
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 3595
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