ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHULUOTA IMPERIALS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
08/22/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHULUOTA IMPERIALS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 9366 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chuluota Imperials (58-67) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Jacksonville Nationals (70-55) 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 X 9 17 0
Slide Continues for Imperials
Jacksonville shortstop Bobby McFarland had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Chuluota Imperials, 9-2. The Imperials have now dropped 7 straight.

Kenneth Bates cracked a home run off Colin Darby in the bottom of the second. His 2-run blast put the Nationals on top, 2-0. In all, Bates had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Chuluota manager .
CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Medina CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .325 29 88
N. Blanks LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .343 12 77
L. Matos RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .364 18 59
S. Conaway SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336 28 98
Z. Hess 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .362 21 91
W. Pereira 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .316 4 36
K. Thomas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 0 13
S. Holt C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .298 7 54
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 0 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Pereira 2 (19, 4th Inning off M. Riddle, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off H. Fredericks, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Blanks (28, 5th Inning off M. Riddle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Matos (18, 3rd Inning off M. Riddle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Medina , N. Blanks 2 , L. Matos 4 , Z. Hess , W. Pereira 4 , S. Holt 2
2-out RBI: L. Matos , S. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Conaway 2 , S. Holt , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: K. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Thomas-Conaway-Pereira, Conaway-Thomas-Pereira)
OF assists: 2 (Medina(Villarrel at 2nd base), Matos(Plata at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rodda 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .433 9 26
E. Cannova LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .396 14 44
M. Higgins 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .465 28 112
B. McFarland SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 5 .496 27 90
K. Bates RF 3 2 2 2 0 1 2 .384 23 92
   a-E. Plata PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 0 3
A. Villarrel 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .373 10 39
   b-O. Naranjo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 11 44
   c-C. Toledo 1B, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 12 39
O. Carroll DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .358 4 19
M. Anderton CF, 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .295 4 19
A. Jacinto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268 13 60
Totals 35 9 17 8 3 3 21      
a - E. Plata pinch hit for K. Bates in the 7th
b - O. Naranjo pinch hit for A. Villarrel in the 7th
c - C. Toledo substituted for O. Naranjo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Higgins (58, 3rd Inning off J. Vasquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Anderton (8, 4th Inning off J. Vasquez, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Villarrel (14, 5th Inning off J. Vasquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Bates (23, 2nd Inning off C. Darby, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. McFarland (27, 7th Inning off A. Norlin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rodda 2 , E. Cannova 2 , M. Higgins 4 , B. McFarland 5 , K. Bates 5 , E. Plata , A. Villarrel 3 , O. Carroll , M. Anderton 3
2-out RBI: M. Higgins , A. Villarrel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McFarland , E. Plata , O. Carroll , A. Jacinto 2
GIDP: M. Higgins , M. Anderton
Sac Fly: B. McFarland , O. Carroll
Hit by Pitch: T. Rodda
Team LOB: 8
CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Darby L (0-5) 2.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 45 9.09   
J. Vasquez 2.0 7 4 4 1 2 0 51 9.49   
A. Norlin 3.1 6 2 2 2 1 1 65 11.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Darby 34
Batters Faced: C. Darby 11, J. Vasquez 13, A. Norlin 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Darby 5-1, J. Vasquez 1-2, A. Norlin 1-7
Pitches - Strikes: C. Darby 45-28, J. Vasquez 51-31, A. Norlin 65-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vasquez 1-1 , A. Norlin 1-0
WP: J. Vasquez
Hit Batsmen: C. Darby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Riddle W (1-1) 6.0 7 2 2 0 2 1 85 4.73   
H. Fredericks SV (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Riddle 52
Batters Faced: M. Riddle 25, H. Fredericks 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Riddle 8-8, H. Fredericks 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Riddle 85-59, H. Fredericks 30-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby McFarland
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 7834
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