ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
08/26/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 9381 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Riverside Wolverines (50-78) 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 14 17 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (62-66) 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 9 18 1
Garcia Excels, But Wolverines Win
The Riverside Wolverines overcame a good performance by Buckeye Local first baseman Marco Garcia to knock off Buckeye Local, 14-9, at Cincinnati Grounds. Garcia was 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3. Armando Rivera picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 4-0. Xiao-mei Wu suffered the loss. Riverside is now 50-78.

The Wolverines got an important contribution from shortstop Carlos Cordero, who in the top of the second hit a fastball to right for a run-scoring double. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Wolverines ahead, 3-1.

"I give credit to my teammates for this win. We got it done," Cordero told the Riverside News.
RIVERSIDE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cantu 2B 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 .308 12 36
B. Tedder 1B 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 .380 6 16
S. Robinson LF 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .370 10 64
D. Stainbrook C 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 .363 36 108
V. Ponchielli RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .404 14 66
B. Irwin DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .321 9 31
S. Taylor 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .305 6 30
M. Blankenship CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .313 4 29
C. Cordero SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .251 9 35
Totals 43 14 17 13 5 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Cantu (9, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Ponchielli (34, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Tedder (15, 2nd Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Cordero (10, 2nd Inning off X. Wu, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Blankenship (16, 5th Inning off H. Matsui, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Taylor (19, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Blankenship (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Cantu (12, 3rd Inning off H. Matsui, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Tedder (6, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cantu 7 , B. Tedder 6 , D. Stainbrook 3 , V. Ponchielli 2 , B. Irwin , S. Taylor 4 , M. Blankenship 5 , C. Cordero 3
2-out RBI: T. Cantu , D. Stainbrook , V. Ponchielli , S. Taylor , M. Blankenship
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tedder , B. Irwin , C. Cordero
GIDP: M. Blankenship
Sac Bunt: M. Blankenship
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Gonsalez SS, 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .317 14 52
N. Gratta 2B 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 .438 77 168
M. Garcia 1B 4 3 4 1 2 0 0 .519 31 82
R. Borquez RF 6 2 4 1 0 1 4 .394 11 83
A. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .310 14 76
C. Kline 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 .421 1 6
   a-D. Bigham PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .340 1 12
   c-J. Rivas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 22
   e-C. Hubbard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .446 22 84
   f-A. Valiente 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 1 7
T. Bowman C 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .298 1 20
A. Canales CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .332 9 53
   b-B. Schultz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .404 12 32
   d-M. Perez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 1 7
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 43 9 18 9 5 3 26      
a - D. Bigham pinch hit for C. Kline in the 6th
b - B. Schultz pinch hit for A. Canales in the 6th
c - J. Rivas substituted for D. Bigham in the 7th
d - M. Perez substituted for B. Schultz in the 7th
e - C. Hubbard pinch hit for J. Rivas in the 8th
f - A. Valiente substituted for C. Hubbard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Gonsalez (15, 1st Inning off W. Su, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Garcia (31, 3rd Inning off W. Su, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Canales (20, 3rd Inning off W. Su, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Bowman (7, 3rd Inning off W. Su, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Bigham (6, 6th Inning off A. Rivera, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Gratta (6, 9th Inning off A. Galvan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gratta (77, 4th Inning off W. Su, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Garcia (31, 4th Inning off W. Su, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Gonsalez 3 , N. Gratta 8 , M. Garcia 8 , R. Borquez 4 , D. Bigham 2 , C. Hubbard , T. Bowman 2 , A. Canales 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: R. Borquez , C. Kline , A. Canales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Gonsalez , R. Borquez , A. Wilson , T. Bowman , B. Schultz
Sac Fly: C. Kline
Hit by Pitch: A. Wilson
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garcia (1)
CS: K. Gonsalez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garcia (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Kline-Gratta-Garcia)
RIVERSIDE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Su 3.0 8 6 6 4 1 2 70 6.85   
A. Rivera W (4-0) 3.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 41 9.31   
A. Galvan H (4) 2.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 60 3.77   
T. Hernandez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Su 14
Batters Faced: W. Su 21, A. Rivera 14, A. Galvan 13, T. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Su 2-6, A. Rivera 3-6, A. Galvan 2-3, T. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Su 70-41, A. Rivera 41-22, A. Galvan 60-34, T. Hernandez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hernandez 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Rivera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (1-11) 2.0 9 7 6 0 1 0 44 12.09   
H. Matsui 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 32 6.77   
A. Sanchez 2.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 38 9.31   
J. Unknown 2.0 4 4 4 2 3 1 51 18.00   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 9
Batters Faced: X. Wu 16, H. Matsui 10, A. Sanchez 10, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 4-2, H. Matsui 3-2, A. Sanchez 4-3, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 44-33, H. Matsui 32-24, A. Sanchez 38-19, J. Unknown 51-30, J. Unknown 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Matsui 1-0 , A. Sanchez 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: X. Wu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Garcia
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 1954
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