ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
08/13/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT JUNEAU SLED DOGS
GAME ID: 8142 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (89-27) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Juneau Sled Dogs (51-65) 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 X 5 8 0
Juneau Slaps 5-3 Loss on Jacksonville
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Juneau Sled Dogs and Jacksonville Nationals.

A 3-RBI performance from catcher Angel de la Cruz led the Juneau Sled Dogs to a win over the Jacksonville Nationals, 5-3. Bill Guerrero earned save number 7 this season.

de la Cruz had a timely hit for Juneau in the bottom of the sixth. With Juneau trailing 3-2, he turned a 0-2 knuckle curve into a 2-run double. It was his 6th double of the season, making it 4-3, Juneau.

de la Cruz called the win "a team effort."

The Sled Dogs saw their win-loss record go to 51-65. At the same time, the Nationals fell to 89-27.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE JUNEAU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .377 16 42
M. Higgins 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .429 24 91
G. Ippolito RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .368 37 146
D. Skiba 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .421 32 135
   a-A. Motschenbacher PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .347 12 55
   b-K. Bates 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .420 16 62
T. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 19 67
B. McFarland 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .513 25 88
C. Tomlinson DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .433 21 70
E. Cannova LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .438 9 43
O. Naranjo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 9 58
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 4 15      
a - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for D. Skiba in the 7th
b - K. Bates substituted for A. Motschenbacher in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (22, 3rd Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McFarland (27, 4th Inning off R. Escobar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 2 , M. Higgins , G. Ippolito , B. McFarland 4 , C. Tomlinson , E. Cannova 2
2-out RBI: M. Higgins , G. Ippolito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ippolito , D. Skiba , T. Johnson
GIDP: C. Tomlinson
Hit by Pitch: M. Higgins 2 , G. Ippolito
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. McFarland (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ippolito (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Higgins-McFarland-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Cruz SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .270 2 11
G. Jimenez DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .381 4 19
R. Hardeman CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .388 12 45
K. Lopez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .342 64 159
G. Fleming 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .368 16 50
A. de la Cruz C 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .319 4 18
T. Eubanks RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .331 7 28
K. Hovinen LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .401 7 35
R. Ramires 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .358 5 32
   a-J. Meza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 11
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 7 17      
a - J. Meza substituted for R. Ramires in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. de la Cruz (6, 6th Inning off E. Lozano, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Jimenez (7, 7th Inning off E. Lozano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. de la Cruz (4, 5th Inning off E. Southey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Cruz , G. Jimenez 3 , R. Hardeman , A. de la Cruz 6 , T. Eubanks , K. Hovinen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Cruz , G. Jimenez , G. Fleming 2 , R. Ramires
GIDP: K. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: V. Cruz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramires-Fleming-Lopez)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE JUNEAU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Southey 5.1 5 3 2 1 5 1 76 5.80   
E. Lozano L (5-3), BS (3) 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33 7.11   
C. Kelley 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Southey 52
Batters Faced: E. Southey 22, E. Lozano 10, C. Kelley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Southey 4-6, E. Lozano 2-2, C. Kelley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Southey 76-46, E. Lozano 33-19, C. Kelley 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lozano 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Lozano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Escobar W (3-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 2 0 110 6.33   
M. Moya H (2) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 33 6.31   
B. Guerrero SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Escobar 48
Batters Faced: R. Escobar 27, M. Moya 9, B. Guerrero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Escobar 6-9, M. Moya 2-2, B. Guerrero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Escobar 110-60, M. Moya 33-22, B. Guerrero 10-6
Hit Batsmen: R. Escobar 2 , M. Moya
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Angel de la Cruz
Ballpark: Sled Dogs Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM AT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 1958
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