ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
08/23/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 9369 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers (46-79) 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 8 11 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (61-64) 3 0 1 2 3 0 7 1 X 17 25 1
Takata Slams 5 Hits for Buckeye Local
It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Masaaki Takata. Takata went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Sunrise Manor pitchers. When the dust settled on the diamond at Cincinnati Grounds, he had a 5-for-6 line and a day he will long remember. And the Buckeye Local Panthers had a win, 17-8, over the Sunchasers.

"Yeah, it'll be something nice to tell the grandkids, but it won't get me a hit tomorrow," he joked in the postgame interview.

Masaaki Takata singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

Looking at his present stats, Takata has compiled a .319 batting average in 34 games with a .367 on-base percentage, while hitting 2 home runs and driving in 22 runs.
SUNRISE MANOR BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Birchfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .367 14 49
   a-C. Campbell PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 6 19
J. Morales SS 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .230 5 22
   b-C. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   c-T. Davila SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Gonzales CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .327 7 22
   d-A. Hopkins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302 10 48
J. Matheson 1B 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 .280 3 8
   e-B. Exon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .365 5 10
J. O'Dell DH 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 .305 13 39
R. May LF 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 .216 4 19
A. Boissel 2B 5 0 2 2 0 2 4 .320 12 62
J. Derieg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .240 13 52
   f-T. Medina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .341 6 50
P. Santana C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .246 2 10
Totals 38 8 11 8 6 12 20      
a - C. Campbell pinch hit for C. Birchfield in the 8th
b - C. Morales pinch hit for J. Morales in the 8th
c - T. Davila substituted for C. Morales in the 8th
d - A. Hopkins pinch hit for J. Gonzales in the 9th
e - B. Exon pinch hit for J. Matheson in the 9th
f - T. Medina pinch hit for J. Derieg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. May 2 (5, 3rd Inning off A. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Hopkins (35, 9th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Morales (2, 3rd Inning off H. Matsui, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morales (5, 5th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gonzales (7, 5th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morales 7 , J. Gonzales 5 , A. Hopkins 2 , B. Exon , R. May 4 , A. Boissel 2 , J. Derieg
2-out RBI: R. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Birchfield , A. Boissel , T. Medina , P. Santana
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Birchfield (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Santana (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rosales-Morales-Matheson, Matheson-Morales-Matheson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 .443 75 165
   d-L. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 9 33
   h-J. Rivas 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 22
M. Garcia 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .511 29 80
   e-E. Ortiz PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 1
M. Swanson 3B 5 3 4 4 0 0 2 .409 10 32
R. Borquez RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .387 11 81
   f-P. Barnett PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 2 17
M. Takata C 6 1 5 1 0 0 2 .319 2 22
A. Wilson LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .315 14 76
   g-F. Ledezma PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335 5 30
   i-J. Garcia RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 6 24
K. Gonsalez SS 4 2 2 4 1 0 4 .323 14 52
A. Canales CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .330 9 49
   b-G. Djajadiningrat PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 1 2
   c-M. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 7
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   a-D. Bigham DH 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .320 1 10
Totals 46 17 25 17 4 2 25      
a - D. Bigham inserted as DH in the 5th
b - G. Djajadiningrat pinch hit for A. Canales in the 7th
c - M. Perez substituted for G. Djajadiningrat in the 8th
d - L. Gutierrez pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 8th
e - E. Ortiz pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 8th
f - P. Barnett pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 8th
g - F. Ledezma pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 8th
h - J. Rivas substituted for L. Gutierrez in the 9th
i - J. Garcia substituted for F. Ledezma in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gratta 2 (59, 1st Inning off F. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Rosales, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Swanson 3 (16, 3rd Inning off F. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Rosales, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Masumoto, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Barnett (4, 8th Inning off R. Masumoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Swanson (10, 1st Inning off F. Ramos, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Garcia (29, 4th Inning off F. Ramos, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Gratta (75, 5th Inning off M. Mendez, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Gonsalez (14, 7th Inning off R. Masumoto, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 9 , M. Garcia 6 , M. Swanson 10 , R. Borquez , P. Barnett 2 , M. Takata 5 , A. Wilson 2 , K. Gonsalez 5 , A. Canales , D. Bigham 2
2-out RBI: P. Barnett , A. Canales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Takata , F. Ledezma , A. Canales , J. Unknown
GIDP: A. Canales , D. Bigham
Sac Fly: M. Swanson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gratta (16)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garcia (2)
SUNRISE MANOR PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Ramos 3.0 9 6 6 2 1 2 60 4.99   
M. Mendez L (3-2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 33 10.47   
M. Rosales 2.0 8 6 6 1 0 0 42 11.65   
R. Masumoto 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 22 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Ramos 14
Batters Faced: F. Ramos 20, M. Mendez 8, M. Rosales 14, R. Masumoto 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Ramos 5-3, M. Mendez 3-1, M. Rosales 1-4, R. Masumoto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Ramos 60-33, M. Mendez 33-22, M. Rosales 42-28, R. Masumoto 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Masumoto 3-3
WP: F. Ramos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Matsui 2.2 3 3 3 3 4 0 56 6.67   
A. Martinez 1.2 5 4 4 1 2 2 45 11.57   
B. Endo W (7-2) 3.2 1 0 0 1 5 0 46 10.53   
L. Castillo 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 8.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Matsui 37
Batters Faced: H. Matsui 14, A. Martinez 11, B. Endo 13, L. Castillo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Matsui 3-1, A. Martinez 1-1, B. Endo 3-3, L. Castillo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Matsui 56-31, A. Martinez 45-25, B. Endo 46-27, L. Castillo 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Martinez 2-2 , B. Endo 1-0
WP: H. Matsui
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Gratta
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 2885
Special Notes: Marshall Swanson ties the BL regular season game record for doubles with 3. Masaaki Takata ties the BL regular season game record for hits with 5.
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