ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
08/01/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
GAME ID: 8029 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (60-45) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 6 0
Juneau Sled Dogs (46-59) 0 1 8 0 1 1 0 0 X 11 16 3
Crystal Lake 11-5 Losers to Sled Dogs
The Juneau Sled Dogs beat the Crystal Lake Killers by a score of 11-5. Juneau center fielder Ryan Hardeman deserved the lion's share of the credit. Hardeman was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Sled Dogs. Lorenzo Lopez picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-2. He struck out 2 in 5 innings. The 'W' lifts Juneau's record to 46-59.

In the bottom of the third, Hardeman had a 2-run home run for Juneau. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Sled Dogs on top, 3-1.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Hardeman told the Juneau Times.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE JUNEAU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McLean SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 6 45
T. Herrera LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .309 12 60
   b-D. East PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .401 8 40
   c-J. Putman RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 1 14
T. Railey 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .390 13 47
B. Kilcoyne 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .382 12 43
D. Pollock 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .314 7 29
B. Hudson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273 1 4
R. Howard DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .294 27 93
B. Potier C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301 13 30
S. Kay RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 17
   a-J. Wise PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 0 2
Totals 31 5 6 4 5 5 17      
a - J. Wise pinch hit for S. Kay in the 7th
b - D. East pinch hit for T. Herrera in the 7th
c - J. Putman substituted for D. East in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Howard (27, 8th Inning off M. Moya, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. McLean , D. Pollock 2 , B. Hudson 2 , R. Howard 4
2-out RBI: R. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kilcoyne , B. Potier 2
GIDP: D. East , T. Railey , R. Howard
Sac Bunt: B. McLean
Sac Fly: T. Herrera
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hudson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kilcoyne-Railey)
PB: B. Potier
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Cruz SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .278 1 7
G. Fleming 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .372 14 39
   b-M. Munoz PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0
R. Hardeman CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .390 10 38
   c-H. Burgos PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
K. Lopez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .352 60 147
B. Towne DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .333 7 37
T. Eubanks RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .336 7 26
J. Garner C 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .360 2 11
J. Meza 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 2 9
   a-R. Ramires 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 .365 4 30
K. Hovinen LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .432 6 30
Totals 38 11 16 10 5 7 23      
a - R. Ramires substituted for J. Meza in the 3rd
b - M. Munoz pinch hit for G. Fleming in the 7th
c - H. Burgos pinch hit for R. Hardeman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Lopez (22, 2nd Inning off O. Mijares, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hardeman (22, 3rd Inning off A. Najera, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Garner (6, 6th Inning off A. Najera, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Garner (1, 3rd Inning off O. Mijares, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Hovinen (3, 5th Inning off A. Najera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hardeman (10, 3rd Inning off O. Mijares, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Cruz , G. Fleming 2 , R. Hardeman 6 , K. Lopez 3 , B. Towne , T. Eubanks 2 , J. Garner 6 , K. Hovinen 5
2-out RBI: G. Fleming , R. Hardeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Cruz 2 , B. Towne 2 , K. Hovinen
Sac Fly: R. Ramires 2
Hit by Pitch: V. Cruz
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: V. Cruz 2 (5) , K. Lopez (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Cruz-Fleming-Lopez, Lopez-Cruz-Lopez, Moya-Cruz-Lopez)
PB: J. Garner
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE JUNEAU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Mijares L (9-5) 2.2 8 7 7 2 2 1 56 7.16   
A. Najera 4.1 7 4 4 2 5 0 78 8.31   
J. Ortiz 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Mijares 10
Batters Faced: O. Mijares 18, A. Najera 23, J. Ortiz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Mijares 0-5, A. Najera 5-4, J. Ortiz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Mijares 56-35, A. Najera 78-48, J. Ortiz 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Najera 1-1
WP: O. Mijares
Hit Batsmen: O. Mijares
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Lopez W (2-2) 5.0 3 2 0 3 2 0 91 5.27   
M. Moya 2.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 38 6.82   
J. Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Lopez 56
Batters Faced: L. Lopez 22, M. Moya 12, J. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Lopez 5-8, M. Moya 3-2, J. Perez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Lopez 91-55, M. Moya 38-27, J. Perez 15-10
WP: L. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Hardeman
Ballpark: Sled Dogs Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM AT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 3869
Special Notes: Jose Meza was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.
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