ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
08/14/2023
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
GAME ID: 9359 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (62-59) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
Picture Rocks Raptors (53-68) 0 1 2 3 0 2 5 0 X 13 11 0
Raptors Flatten Nationals, 13-3
Picture Rocks registered a win at Ballpark of Picture Rocks by beating the Jacksonville Nationals, 13-3. Pitcher Jim Unknown was one reason why the Raptors triumphed. The win puts the Raptors at 53-68, while the Nationals drop to 62-59.

Josh Brooks had a big 2-run home run for the Raptors in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Picture Rocks leading 4-3 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 20-year old right-handed pitcher Jesse Soto and punished it. The result was his 3rd home run of the season, which put the Raptors on top, 6-3.

Unknown told a Picture Rocks Chronicle reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bloomquist SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 29 56
D. Short CF, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213 32 64
   c-N. Caldbeck PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Sidener 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 29 53
   d-A. Motschenbacher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 2
E. Retana 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .285 46 96
R. Gruber LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .251 37 75
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 16 31
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 5 9
M. Ayres RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 17 31
   a-J. Rogers PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 8
M. Goldbaek DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .197 13 21
   b-M. Hedger DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 17 37
Totals 29 3 3 2 1 5 1      
a - J. Rogers pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 8th
b - M. Hedger inserted as DH in the 8th
c - N. Caldbeck pinch hit for D. Short in the 9th
d - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for B. Sidener in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Short (7, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Retana (46, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gruber (37, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Short 2 , E. Retana 4 , R. Gruber 4
2-out RBI: R. Gruber
GIDP: E. Retana
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: J. Soto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Retana-Bloomquist-Sidener)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dowdell 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .253 28 50
   b-H. Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 4 10
   d-J. Moya LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Harris C 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .266 33 67
R. Willin LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .296 58 107
   c-E. Avila PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 1
B. Byrnes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 12 35
T. Bell SS 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 .199 16 37
G. Torres DH 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .236 17 37
D. Monier RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .290 11 31
   a-T. Kowalski PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1 1
C. Bonilla CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .203 8 27
J. Brooks 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .219 3 5
Totals 34 13 11 13 3 8 9      
a - T. Kowalski pinch hit for D. Monier in the 7th
b - H. Nunez pinch hit for R. Dowdell in the 8th
c - E. Avila pinch hit for R. Willin in the 8th
d - J. Moya substituted for H. Nunez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Byrnes (10, 7th Inning off B. Roderick, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Bonilla (2, 7th Inning off B. Roderick, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Harris (33, 3rd Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Dowdell 2 (28, 3rd Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brooks (3, 4th Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Bonilla (8, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Bell (16, 7th Inning off B. Roderick, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Dowdell 8 , K. Harris 5 , B. Byrnes 2 , T. Bell 4 , G. Torres , D. Monier , C. Bonilla 7 , J. Brooks 4
2-out RBI: , C. Bonilla 2 , J. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bonilla , J. Brooks
GIDP: R. Willin
Sac Bunt: G. Torres
Hit by Pitch: T. Bell
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Bell (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dowdell-Byrnes-Brooks)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto L (2-4) 3.2 4 6 3 1 4 3 67 8.25   
J. Soriano 2.1 4 4 4 1 1 2 28 6.52   
B. Roderick 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 32 7.00   
D. Koontz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 36
Batters Faced: J. Soto 18, J. Soriano 11, B. Roderick 7, D. Koontz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 5-3, J. Soriano 2-3, B. Roderick 1-1, D. Koontz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 67-34, J. Soriano 28-21, B. Roderick 32-19, D. Koontz 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Roderick 1-1
WP: J. Soto
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 9.0 3 3 3 1 5 2 100 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 73
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 100-66
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Ballpark of Picture Rocks
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 5720
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