ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
08/04/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 8042 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (29-80) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 14 0
Jacksonville Nationals (60-49) 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 X 7 15 0
Buckeye Local Upended, 7-6, by Jacksonville
Buckeye Local catcher Johnny Nania was sensational. He went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Jacksonville beat the Panthers, 7-6. Earning his 17th save for Jacksonville was Eric Grace. Jacksonville has 5 straight wins, Buckeye Local 5 straight losses.

Eric Cannova helped out the Jacksonville cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the center fielder was 2 for 4 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Cannova, "but we got it done."
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nania C 3 1 2 3 1 0 2 .295 13 40
J. Rivas 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .356 8 35
B. Mihelcic RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .337 12 44
D. Young LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 6 .282 2 17
J. Unknown CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .333 0 0
J. Unknown DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .400 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6 4 7 28      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Young (10, 7th Inning off V. Joya, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 9th Inning off E. Grace, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Nania (13, 8th Inning off J. Barton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Nania 5 , J. Rivas 3 , B. Mihelcic 2 , D. Young 3 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Nania , B. Mihelcic , D. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Young , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: D. Young
Sac Fly: J. Nania
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rodda 3B 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .420 1 13
   a-A. Carrera 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 3 19
A. Villarrel 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .379 5 22
M. Higgins 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .455 24 92
B. McFarland SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .483 17 60
E. Cannova CF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .417 9 33
Y. Hirata DH 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 .335 30 86
J. Roberts LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 .344 17 56
G. Tutubalin RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 .290 2 29
A. Jacinto C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 10 44
Totals 37 7 15 7 7 3 28      
a - A. Carrera substituted for T. Rodda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Villarrel 2 (9, 1st Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McFarland (24, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McFarland (17, 3rd Inning off E. Hekman, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Rodda (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Rodda 4 , A. Villarrel 5 , M. Higgins 2 , B. McFarland 7 , E. Cannova 2 , Y. Hirata , J. Roberts , G. Tutubalin , A. Jacinto
2-out RBI: , E. Cannova 2 , J. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , Y. Hirata , G. Tutubalin 3 , A. Jacinto
Sac Bunt: A. Jacinto
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodda-Higgins-Villarrel)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman 3.0 7 3 3 1 1 1 70 9.00   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 3 4 4 4 0 1 42 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 36 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 31
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 17, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 2-6, J. Unknown 2-2, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 70-43, J. Unknown 42-18, J. Unknown 36-22, J. Unknown 22-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Guerra 2.0 5 4 4 3 1 0 63 11.12   
A. Acosta 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 8.42   
V. Joya W (5-0) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 46 8.49   
J. Barton H (1) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 28 2.25   
E. Grace SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Guerra 24
Batters Faced: O. Guerra 15, A. Acosta 5, V. Joya 13, J. Barton 7, E. Grace 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Guerra 3-2, A. Acosta 1-1, V. Joya 4-5, J. Barton 1-1, E. Grace 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Guerra 63-32, A. Acosta 17-11, V. Joya 46-31, J. Barton 28-16, E. Grace 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Acosta 1-0 , V. Joya 2-0
WP: O. Guerra , A. Acosta
Hit Batsmen: O. Guerra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Nania
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 4888
Special Notes: SP Antonio Acosta was injured while pitching.
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