ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
07/17/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6498 - MONDAY, JULY 17TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (37-58) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 8 0
Jacksonville Nationals (46-49) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 X 6 7 0
Nationals Solve Panthers, 6-4
Starting pitcher Matt Lavender pitched well enough to help the Jacksonville Nationals beat the Buckeye Local Panthers, 6-4. The winning pitcher was Lavender, now 5-8. He tossed 5 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 5. The win makes Jacksonville 46-49.

The Nationals got a big at-bat from right fielder Mike Ayres. For the game, Ayres went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 15th home run of the season gave Jacksonville a 3-1 lead.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Ayres.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Jubin CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .270 7 12
D. Scott SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 33 77
J. Hickey 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .295 23 62
A. Lundquist RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 6 21
D. Cripps C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .301 3 11
D. Bulluck 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .307 3 17
N. Kujawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .318 12 28
A. Dravid LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .284 16 33
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-C. Askew DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 1
   b-S. Soto DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 20 43
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 10 14      
a - C. Askew inserted as DH in the 7th
b - S. Soto inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bulluck (6, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hickey (14, 8th Inning off Z. Scott, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Cripps (5, 8th Inning off A. Arredondo, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jubin (7, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dravid (16, 7th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Jubin 4 , J. Hickey 3 , D. Cripps 2 , D. Bulluck 4 , A. Dravid 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jubin , N. Kujawa
Hit by Pitch: A. Dravid
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275 23 46
D. Short 1B, LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .191 22 40
B. Sidener DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .290 20 37
R. Gruber LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .243 27 53
   a-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 5
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .179 10 19
A. Anderson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .216 14 27
M. Ayres RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .229 15 27
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Goldbaek 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .236 11 19
Totals 31 6 7 6 6 6 10      
a - J. Duvall substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bloomquist (20, 3rd Inning off J. Tackett, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Anderson 2 (11, 4th Inning off V. Alatorre, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ayres (15, 4th Inning off V. Alatorre, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Sidener (20, 5th Inning off J. Richardson, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Gruber (27, 5th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Bloomquist 2 , B. Sidener 5 , R. Gruber 4 , A. Anderson 4 , M. Ayres 4
2-out RBI: B. Sidener , R. Gruber , M. Ayres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bloomquist , D. Short
Team LOB: 7
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 5.30   
J. Tackett 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 35 6.05   
V. Alatorre L (5-6) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 12 6.31   
J. Richardson 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 2 21 9.30   
D. Acuna 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7.61   
M. Weaver 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 30 4.11   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 43
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 3, J. Tackett 9, V. Alatorre 4, J. Richardson 6, D. Acuna 5, M. Weaver 9, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 0-2, J. Tackett 3-3, V. Alatorre 0-0, J. Richardson 1-1, D. Acuna 2-2, M. Weaver 3-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 8-3, J. Tackett 35-26, V. Alatorre 12-6, J. Richardson 21-12, D. Acuna 16-9, M. Weaver 30-18, J. Unknown 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tackett 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (5-8) 5.0 4 1 1 0 5 1 80 4.62   
J. Soriano 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 1 29 7.86   
B. Roderick H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.68   
Z. Scott 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.48   
A. Arredondo H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.10   
E. Clickner SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 60
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 20, J. Soriano 8, B. Roderick 1, Z. Scott 2, A. Arredondo 3, E. Clickner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 4-6, J. Soriano 2-0, B. Roderick 0-1, Z. Scott 0-0, A. Arredondo 1-1, E. Clickner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 80-52, J. Soriano 29-22, B. Roderick 1-1, Z. Scott 7-2, A. Arredondo 11-8, E. Clickner 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Arredondo 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lavender
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 5873
Special Notes: SP Jesus Garcia was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 27 minutes in the 5th inning.
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