ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
08/12/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
GAME ID: 8141 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (89-26) 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 3 0 11 16 1
Juneau Sled Dogs (50-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 8 0
Sled Dogs Fall, 11-5, to Johnson, Nationals
The Jacksonville Nationals handed the Juneau Sled Dogs a loss at Sled Dogs Ballpark. The final score was 11-5. Tommy Johnson made the highlight reel for Jacksonville. In addition to his 1 single and 2 home runs, he scored 3 runs and drove in 5. He also added 2 bases on balls. Emmett Rogers earned the save for Jacksonville, his 5th of the year. Now 89-26, the Nationals have won 24 in a row.

The Nationals got an important contribution from shortstop Jimmy Johnson, who in the top of the fourth knocked a full count fastball to left for a grand slam home run. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Nationals ahead, 5-0.

Said Nationals manager Zack Glomski: "We're playing a good brand of baseball."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE JUNEAU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 2 2 5 0 1 1 .380 16 42
   a-A. Roman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 3
   b-E. Delgadillo SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .403 8 42
M. Higgins 3B 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .428 24 90
G. Ippolito RF 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 .369 37 145
D. Skiba 1B 4 2 1 0 2 2 3 .424 32 135
T. Johnson CF 3 3 3 5 2 0 0 .367 19 67
B. McFarland 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .509 25 88
C. Tomlinson DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .438 21 70
E. Cannova LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .437 9 42
O. Naranjo C 5 0 2 0 0 0 8 .286 9 58
Totals 42 11 16 11 6 8 26      
a - A. Roman pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
b - E. Delgadillo substituted for A. Roman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Skiba (61, 4th Inning off V. Meza, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Higgins (53, 8th Inning off R. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Johnson 2 (16, 4th Inning off V. Meza, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Leal, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Johnson 2 (19, 5th Inning off V. Meza, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Smith, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 8 , M. Higgins 3 , D. Skiba 2 , T. Johnson 9 , B. McFarland 2 , C. Tomlinson 3 , E. Cannova , O. Naranjo 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McFarland , O. Naranjo
GIDP: O. Naranjo
Hit by Pitch: E. Cannova
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Skiba (7)
Double Plays: 1 (McFarland-Johnson-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Cruz SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 2 11
C. Norwood CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 4 11
   b-N. Hirabayashi PH, CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .400 0 1
G. Fleming 2B 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 .373 16 50
K. Lopez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .345 64 159
R. Hardeman RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .391 12 44
B. Towne C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333 7 38
R. Ramires 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .363 5 32
   c-T. Eubanks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 7 28
   d-J. Meza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 11
K. Hovinen LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .405 7 35
   a-T. Hashimoto PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
G. Jimenez DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .373 4 18
Totals 35 5 8 5 1 13 16      
a - T. Hashimoto pinch hit for K. Hovinen in the 7th
b - N. Hirabayashi pinch hit for C. Norwood in the 7th
c - T. Eubanks pinch hit for R. Ramires in the 8th
d - J. Meza substituted for T. Eubanks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Cruz (7, 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Towne (21, 6th Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Jimenez (4, 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Fleming (16, 7th Inning off R. Morales, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Cruz 3 , G. Fleming 5 , B. Towne 3 , T. Hashimoto , G. Jimenez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Fleming , R. Hardeman , R. Ramires
GIDP: B. Towne
Hit by Pitch: V. Cruz , G. Fleming
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramires-Towne-Lopez)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE JUNEAU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez W (1-0) 5.1 5 1 1 1 7 1 96 5.40   
R. Morales 1.0 3 4 3 0 2 1 32 5.24   
E. Rogers SV (5) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 60
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 22, R. Morales 8, E. Rogers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 4-4, R. Morales 0-1, E. Rogers 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 96-56, R. Morales 32-20, E. Rogers 34-22
Hit Batsmen: A. Mendez , R. Morales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Meza L (3-4) 4.1 7 7 7 3 3 2 84 7.54   
A. Leal 2.2 4 1 1 2 2 1 54 5.54   
R. Smith 2.0 5 3 3 1 3 1 55 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Meza 21
Batters Faced: V. Meza 23, A. Leal 14, R. Smith 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Meza 2-8, A. Leal 2-4, R. Smith 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Meza 84-53, A. Leal 54-30, R. Smith 55-33
Hit Batsmen: R. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Johnson
Ballpark: Sled Dogs Ballpark
Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM AT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 1980
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