ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
08/18/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 8232 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Buckeye Local Panthers (58-63) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 2
Chuluota Imperials (37-84) 1 0 5 3 4 6 4 3 X 26 32 1
Imperials Overwhelm Panthers, 26-6
Led by Sam Conaway, the Chuluota Imperials defeated the Buckeye Local Panthers, 26-6. Conaway went 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for the Imperials. The win belonged to Steve Esquivel in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Xiao-mei Wu took the loss for Buckeye Local. The triumph makes Chuluota 37-84.

Shaun Galbraith took Buckeye Local hurler Xiao-mei Wu deep in the bottom of the third. His 3-run home run put the Imperials on top, 4-3. In all, Galbraith had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 6.

"We take it day by day here," said Galbraith, "and today was a good one for us."
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .441 73 161
   i-J. Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 5 22
M. Garcia 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .512 26 73
   j-B. Schultz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 10 26
M. Swanson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 9 27
   a-C. Kline PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 1 4
R. Borquez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .389 11 80
   b-B. Mascarenas PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 1 2
M. Takata C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 2 20
   k-T. Bowman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 1 19
A. Wilson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319 14 74
   c-G. Laguer PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .349 3 7
   f-J. Garcia LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 21
K. Gonsalez SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .317 11 45
   d-C. Hubbard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .440 22 84
   g-M. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 7
A. Canales CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .331 9 48
   e-D. Bigham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 1 10
   h-A. Valiente SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 6
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6 0 7 14      
a - C. Kline pinch hit for M. Swanson in the 7th
b - B. Mascarenas pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 7th
c - G. Laguer pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 8th
d - C. Hubbard pinch hit for K. Gonsalez in the 8th
e - D. Bigham pinch hit for A. Canales in the 8th
f - J. Garcia substituted for G. Laguer in the 8th
g - M. Perez substituted for C. Hubbard in the 8th
h - A. Valiente substituted for D. Bigham in the 8th
i - J. Rivas pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 9th
j - B. Schultz pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 9th
k - T. Bowman pinch hit for M. Takata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta (55, 1st Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garcia (26, 1st Inning off R. Morales, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Gratta (73, 3rd Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Laguer (3, 8th Inning off J. Murillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 7 , M. Garcia 5 , B. Schultz , M. Swanson , C. Kline , R. Borquez , M. Takata , G. Laguer 4 , A. Canales
2-out RBI: M. Garcia , M. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Borquez , T. Bowman , A. Wilson , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: K. Gonsalez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Borquez (4) , K. Gonsalez (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Gratta-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Medina 2B 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 .298 12 32
   a-J. Rosas PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .336 2 34
N. Blanks CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .320 5 27
   b-I. Encinias PH, LF 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .212 10 38
M. Lopez 1B 6 4 4 4 1 0 2 .402 29 102
V. Morris 3B 5 4 3 1 0 0 4 .281 19 69
   c-V. Salinas PH, 3B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .322 3 15
S. Conaway SS 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 .333 1 9
   d-S. Godoy PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 1 6
S. Galbraith LF, CF 6 2 3 4 0 0 6 .419 3 13
Z. Hess RF 6 1 3 5 0 1 3 .275 12 46
J. Unknown C 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0
J. Unknown DH 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .600 0 1
   e-B. Meyer DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 1
Totals 55 26 32 25 4 4 28      
a - J. Rosas pinch hit for A. Medina in the 7th
b - I. Encinias pinch hit for N. Blanks in the 7th
c - V. Salinas pinch hit for V. Morris in the 7th
d - S. Godoy pinch hit for S. Conaway in the 7th
e - B. Meyer inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Hess (14, 4th Inning off B. Endo, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Lopez 3 (28, 5th Inning off B. Endo, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off L. Castillo, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Conaway (4, 5th Inning off B. Endo, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Medina (16, 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Salinas (7, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Salinas (1, 7th Inning off L. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Galbraith (3, 3rd Inning off X. Wu, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Conaway (1, 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Hess (12, 6th Inning off L. Castillo, 3 on, 2 outs) , I. Encinias (10, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Medina 4 , N. Blanks 3 , I. Encinias 4 , M. Lopez 7 , V. Morris 3 , V. Salinas 5 , S. Conaway 8 , S. Galbraith 6 , Z. Hess 7 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 3 , B. Meyer
2-out RBI: A. Medina , I. Encinias , V. Morris , V. Salinas , S. Conaway , S. Galbraith , Z. Hess 2 , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Blanks , S. Godoy , S. Galbraith , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: M. Lopez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Galbraith (3)
CS: A. Medina (10)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Esquivel (1)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (1-9) 2.2 10 5 5 0 1 1 68 11.89   
A. Martinez 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 1 19 10.88   
B. Endo 0.2 5 4 3 1 0 0 35 11.72   
A. Sanchez 1.0 3 5 5 2 2 0 39 10.05   
L. Castillo 1.1 5 5 5 1 1 1 30 8.41   
J. Unknown 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 25 20.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 15
Batters Faced: X. Wu 17, A. Martinez 7, B. Endo 9, A. Sanchez 8, L. Castillo 10, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 4-2, A. Martinez 1-1, B. Endo 2-0, A. Sanchez 1-0, L. Castillo 0-3, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 68-46, A. Martinez 19-10, B. Endo 35-20, A. Sanchez 39-23, L. Castillo 30-21, J. Unknown 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Martinez 1-1 , B. Endo 1-1 , A. Sanchez 2-0 , L. Castillo 3-3 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: X. Wu , A. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Morales 2.2 5 3 3 0 0 2 70 12.03   
S. Esquivel W (1-0) 2.2 4 2 2 0 5 0 65 5.30   
J. Murillo SV (1) 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 52 7.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Morales 32
Batters Faced: R. Morales 13, S. Esquivel 14, J. Murillo 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Morales 3-5, S. Esquivel 1-2, J. Murillo 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Morales 70-48, S. Esquivel 65-40, J. Murillo 52-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Esquivel 1-0
WP: R. Morales
Hit Batsmen: S. Esquivel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Conaway
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:42
Attendance: 2144
Special Notes: Mario Lopez ties the CHU regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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