ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
08/03/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 8025 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (53-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 0
Jacksonville Nationals (81-26) 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 6 X 17 20 1
Nationals Clock Panthers, 17-3
The Jacksonville Nationals blasted the Buckeye Local Panthers, 17-3. Chris Tomlinson was one of the hitting stars. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for Jacksonville. Jacksonville reliever Omar Guerra picked up the win, upping his record to 6-2. Xiao-mei Wu took the loss. Now 81-26, the Nationals have won 16 games in a row.

With Jacksonville leading 12-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Tomlinson hit a grand slam home run off Buckeye Local hurler Jim Unknown. It was the 14th home run of the season for Tomlinson and put his team ahead, 16-3.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Tyler Byrd.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .440 67 146
M. Garcia 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .515 21 55
   c-B. Schultz PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .386 9 21
M. Swanson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .441 6 16
R. Borquez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .378 8 70
M. Takata C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 2 16
K. Alexander CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .337 2 28
K. Gonsalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 8 35
   d-C. Hubbard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .437 21 82
   e-A. Valiente SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 2
P. Barnett LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 2 16
   a-D. Bigham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 10
   b-J. Garcia LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 5 21
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 4 13      
a - D. Bigham pinch hit for P. Barnett in the 7th
b - J. Garcia substituted for D. Bigham in the 7th
c - B. Schultz pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 8th
d - C. Hubbard pinch hit for K. Gonsalez in the 8th
e - A. Valiente substituted for C. Hubbard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta 2 (46, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Swanson (4, 8th Inning off O. Guerra, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Alexander (3, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Schultz (9, 8th Inning off O. Guerra, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 4 , B. Schultz 4 , M. Swanson 2 , R. Borquez , K. Alexander 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: K. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Swanson , C. Hubbard , P. Barnett
GIDP: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia, Gonsalez-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .372 11 30
   a-G. Kellogg PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316 2 10
M. Higgins 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .428 21 85
   b-E. Delgadillo PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .410 8 42
G. Ippolito RF 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .366 33 133
D. Skiba 1B 5 2 1 0 1 0 3 .428 32 129
T. Johnson CF 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .335 13 50
   c-O. Perez PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 3 14
B. McFarland 2B, SS 5 3 3 3 0 0 3 .515 23 77
C. Tomlinson DH 5 2 2 6 0 0 1 .456 14 49
E. Cannova LF, CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .457 9 36
O. Naranjo C 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .286 9 56
Totals 42 17 20 16 6 3 18      
a - G. Kellogg pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
b - E. Delgadillo pinch hit for M. Higgins in the 7th
c - O. Perez pinch hit for T. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (16, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Cannova (12, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Naranjo 2 (9, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Delgadillo (26, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (21, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 1 out) , B. McFarland (23, 2nd Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Tomlinson 2 (14, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , T. Johnson (13, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Ippolito (33, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 2 , G. Kellogg , M. Higgins 5 , E. Delgadillo 2 , G. Ippolito 5 , D. Skiba , T. Johnson 5 , O. Perez , B. McFarland 6 , C. Tomlinson 8 , E. Cannova 3 , O. Naranjo 4
2-out RBI: G. Ippolito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , E. Delgadillo , D. Skiba , B. McFarland
Hit by Pitch: O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Kellogg-McFarland-Skiba)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Gratta at 3rd base))
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (1-5) 3.1 3 3 3 2 1 2 69 11.67   
J. Unknown 2.1 8 8 8 1 0 3 54 30.86   
J. Unknown 1.1 5 4 4 3 1 0 52 27.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 22 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 39
Batters Faced: X. Wu 14, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 2-6, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 0-3, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 69-41, J. Unknown 54-34, J. Unknown 52-25, J. Unknown 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 4.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 78 6.58   
O. Guerra W (6-2) 4.1 4 2 2 1 0 1 57 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 54
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 20, O. Guerra 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 5-4, O. Guerra 6-6
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 78-49, O. Guerra 57-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Tomlinson
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 9981
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