ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
08/14/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 8171 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (90-27) 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 13 0
Riverside Wolverines (46-71) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Nationals Deal Wolverines 5-3 Defeat
Due in large part to third baseman Matt Higgins, the Jacksonville Nationals sunk the Riverside Wolverines, 5-3. Higgins was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Jacksonville reliever Victor Joya picked up the win, upping his record to 9-1. Moises Esparza took the loss. The Nationals saw their win-loss record go to 90-27. At the same time, the Wolverines fell to 46-71.

In the top of the seventh, Jacksonville second baseman Bobby McFarland had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Riverside hurler Jonathan Miron, McFarland drew a walk, driving in 1 run. That made the score 5-3, Jacksonville. For the day, McFarland was 1 for 3 with a walk.

"It was a good effort all around," said McFarland.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .376 16 43
M. Higgins 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .430 25 93
G. Ippolito RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .366 37 146
D. Skiba 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .418 32 135
T. Johnson CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .364 19 67
B. McFarland 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .510 25 89
C. Tomlinson DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 .437 21 70
   a-A. Motschenbacher DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .345 12 55
E. Cannova LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .440 9 44
O. Naranjo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 9 58
Totals 35 5 13 5 5 6 23      
a - A. Motschenbacher inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (23, 2nd Inning off R. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Tomlinson (8, 4th Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Higgins (54, 7th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Higgins (25, 1st Inning off R. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 2 , M. Higgins 7 , G. Ippolito , T. Johnson 2 , B. McFarland , C. Tomlinson 3 , E. Cannova 2 , O. Naranjo
2-out RBI: J. Johnson , B. McFarland , E. Cannova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ippolito , A. Motschenbacher , O. Naranjo
GIDP: M. Higgins , T. Johnson , C. Tomlinson
Hit by Pitch: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cantu 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .316 10 30
B. Tedder 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 3 9
S. Robinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .379 9 60
D. Stainbrook C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .372 34 101
V. Ponchielli RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .410 13 61
   a-R. Gribble PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 5 38
   c-A. Ryan RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 3 4
B. Irwin DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .343 9 29
M. Blankenship CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314 3 24
   b-E. Humphrey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382 14 41
   d-I. Martinez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 0 8
C. Cordero SS 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 .247 8 31
X. Encarnao 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .332 9 47
Totals 37 3 11 3 1 6 17      
a - R. Gribble pinch hit for V. Ponchielli in the 6th
b - E. Humphrey pinch hit for M. Blankenship in the 6th
c - A. Ryan substituted for R. Gribble in the 7th
d - I. Martinez substituted for E. Humphrey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Irwin (15, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Robinson (38, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Cordero (1, 5th Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cordero (8, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Cantu (10, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Cantu 5 , S. Robinson 2 , V. Ponchielli , R. Gribble , B. Irwin 2 , E. Humphrey , C. Cordero 8 , X. Encarnao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Robinson , D. Stainbrook , M. Blankenship , I. Martinez , C. Cordero
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cordero-Stainbrook-Tedder, Cordero-Encarnao-Tedder, Cordero-Encarnao-Tedder)
OF assists: 1 (Ponchielli(Tomlinson at 3rd base))
PB: D. Stainbrook
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 4.1 7 3 3 0 2 2 75 6.49   
V. Joya W (9-1) 3.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 56 7.21   
E. Grace SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 39
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 19, V. Joya 15, E. Grace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 4-6, V. Joya 7-1, E. Grace 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 75-51, V. Joya 56-36, E. Grace 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Joya 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lopez 5.0 7 3 3 0 4 1 100 5.94   
M. Esparza L (1-2) 1.2 3 2 2 4 1 0 41 7.30   
J. Miron 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 34 7.16   
J. Ospina 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 45
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 21, M. Esparza 11, J. Miron 6, J. Ospina 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 4-5, M. Esparza 2-1, J. Miron 3-0, J. Ospina 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 100-64, M. Esparza 41-19, J. Miron 34-21, J. Ospina 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miron 3-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Higgins
Ballpark: Wolverines Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 2957
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