ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
08/24/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 9379 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Riverside Wolverines (49-77) 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 13 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (61-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 13 1
Blankenship gets 3 RBI to Ignite Wolverines Offense
A good performance from center fielder Matt Blankenship helped the Riverside Wolverines defeat the Buckeye Local Panthers, 12-6. Blankenship went 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Wolverines. The winning pitcher was Victor Alatorre. He tossed 101 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. Riverside is now 49-77. Buckeye Local is 61-65.

Blankenship had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth to put Riverside in front, 8-6. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Buckeye Local pitcher Jim Unknown.

"Put the ball in play and good things will happen," said Blankenship.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cantu 3B 6 1 3 0 0 2 3 .306 11 33
B. Tedder C 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .385 5 14
S. Robinson LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .373 10 64
B. Irwin 1B 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 .322 9 31
V. Ponchielli RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .409 14 65
M. Laur DH 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 .270 5 26
   a-E. Humphrey DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .369 15 44
M. Blankenship CF 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 .308 4 27
C. Cordero SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .249 9 33
X. Encarnao 2B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .330 9 50
Totals 37 12 13 10 9 6 20      
a - E. Humphrey inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cordero (9, 4th Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Tedder (14, 7th Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Robinson (40, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , X. Encarnao (18, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Cantu (4, 7th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blankenship (4, 2nd Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Tedder (5, 3rd Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Laur (5, 3rd Inning off X. Wu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cantu 5 , B. Tedder 6 , S. Robinson 2 , B. Irwin , V. Ponchielli , M. Laur 4 , M. Blankenship 5 , C. Cordero 2 , X. Encarnao 2
2-out RBI: M. Laur , M. Blankenship , X. Encarnao
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Cantu 2 , B. Tedder , C. Cordero
GIDP: X. Encarnao
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Laur (6)
CS: T. Cantu 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cordero (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Encarnao-Cordero-Irwin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Gonsalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .317 14 52
   c-B. Schultz PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .411 12 32
   f-M. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 7
N. Gratta 2B 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 .440 75 165
M. Garcia 1B 6 0 2 0 0 1 3 .506 29 80
M. Swanson 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .404 10 32
R. Borquez RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .389 11 82
M. Takata C 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .320 2 23
   d-C. Kline PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 1 4
   g-A. Valiente SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 6
A. Wilson LF 3 0 0 0 2 3 6 .313 14 76
A. Canales CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .327 9 49
   a-C. Hubbard PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 22 84
   e-T. Bowman C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 1 19
J. Unknown DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   b-D. Bigham DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .327 1 10
Totals 40 6 13 6 8 9 27      
a - C. Hubbard pinch hit for A. Canales in the 8th
b - D. Bigham inserted as DH in the 8th
c - B. Schultz pinch hit for K. Gonsalez in the 8th
d - C. Kline pinch ran for M. Takata in the 8th
e - T. Bowman substituted for C. Hubbard in the 9th
f - M. Perez substituted for B. Schultz in the 9th
g - A. Valiente substituted for C. Kline in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Swanson (17, 4th Inning off V. Alatorre, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off A. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Borquez 2 (36, 7th Inning off A. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Miron, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Takata (9, 8th Inning off J. Miron, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Schultz (12, 8th Inning off A. Rivera, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Schultz 4 , M. Garcia 2 , M. Swanson 2 , R. Borquez 5 , M. Takata 2 , C. Hubbard , T. Bowman , J. Unknown 3 , D. Bigham
2-out RBI: R. Borquez , M. Takata , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Gonsalez , N. Gratta , M. Garcia , M. Takata , A. Wilson 3 , A. Canales
GIDP: D. Bigham
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: M. Perez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Gratta-Gonsalez-Garcia, Unknown-Gonsalez)
PB: M. Takata
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Alatorre W (5-9) 5.0 4 1 1 5 7 0 101 6.84   
A. Rivera 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 1 46 9.49   
J. Miron SV (1) 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 57 8.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Alatorre 57
Batters Faced: V. Alatorre 25, A. Rivera 12, J. Miron 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Alatorre 3-5, A. Rivera 3-2, J. Miron 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Alatorre 101-55, A. Rivera 46-30, J. Miron 57-33
WP: J. Miron
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (1-10) 3.1 6 6 6 3 1 3 58 11.75   
A. Sanchez 2.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 40 9.57   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 5 1 5 2 0 64 3.38   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 20
Batters Faced: X. Wu 18, A. Sanchez 11, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 1-7, A. Sanchez 2-2, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 58-33, A. Sanchez 40-25, J. Unknown 64-34, J. Unknown 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Blankenship
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 2515
Special Notes: C Masaaki Takata was injured while running the bases.
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