ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
08/18/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 9357 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (40-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Riverside Wolverines (80-42) 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 6 X 12 16 2
Wolverines, Melko Blast Griffins, 12-0
The Riverside Wolverines marched over the San Antonio Griffins, 12-0, at Wolverines Ballpark. Kevin Melko led the charge. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. Tony Hernandez picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed no runs on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 7. On the season, he is now 14-3. Riverside, now 80-42, holds down first place in the Southern Conference West Division.

With Riverside leading 7-0 in the bottom of the eighth, Melko batted against San Antonio pitcher Jim Unknown. Melko hit a fastball to right for a 3-run home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Wolverines on top, 10-0.

San Antonio manager James Beatty said: "We'll put this one in the trash can and get ready for the next game."
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Neubaum 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .377 11 45
   c-J. Navarette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 1 8
D. Pajak CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .315 4 23
R. Beller 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .350 10 45
J. Deist C 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .445 29 95
E. Keyser RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .308 4 23
C. Macedo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 8 44
Z. Canby 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 3 8
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
N. Lucero LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 8 26
S. Okamoto DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 7
   b-K. Bonner DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 4 15
Totals 35 0 9 0 2 10 26      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for Z. Canby in the 9th
b - K. Bonner inserted as DH in the 9th
c - J. Navarette pinch hit for A. Neubaum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Beller (14, 1st Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Neubaum , D. Pajak , R. Beller 2 , J. Deist , E. Keyser , J. Unknown , N. Lucero , S. Okamoto , K. Bonner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pajak , J. Deist , C. Macedo , Z. Canby
GIDP: R. Beller
Sac Bunt: E. Keyser
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Pajak (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Neubaum (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriquez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .341 9 33
M. Blankenship CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .311 6 61
O. Castaneda 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .359 7 44
S. Taylor 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .345 24 95
K. Melko 1B 5 3 3 4 0 0 2 .409 15 48
R. Matison DH 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .332 22 60
D. Holliday LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .342 8 32
J. Michal RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .425 4 20
D. Stainbrook C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .393 37 118
Totals 41 12 16 12 3 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Melko (16, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Matison (15, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriquez (19, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Castaneda (23, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Michal (10, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Matison 2 (22, 4th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Holliday (8, 4th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Melko (15, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriquez 3 , O. Castaneda 3 , S. Taylor , K. Melko 7 , R. Matison 10 , D. Holliday 6 , J. Michal 3
2-out RBI: K. Melko , R. Matison , D. Holliday , J. Michal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Castaneda , S. Taylor , D. Holliday , J. Michal , D. Stainbrook 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Blankenship
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rodriquez (12) , S. Taylor (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Castaneda-Rodriquez-Melko)
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia L (1-9) 4.0 6 4 4 1 2 2 78 9.15   
J. Unknown 3.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 62 6.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 20 54.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 16 54.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 35
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 20, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 9-1, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 78-50, J. Unknown 62-37, J. Unknown 20-10, J. Unknown 16-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hernandez W (14-3) 7.0 6 0 0 1 7 0 109 5.37   
M. Garcia 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 30 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hernandez 71
Batters Faced: T. Hernandez 28, M. Garcia 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hernandez 9-3, M. Garcia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hernandez 109-73, M. Garcia 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garcia 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Melko
Ballpark: Wolverines Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 8138
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