ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
08/29/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS
GAME ID: 9399 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (62-69) 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 8 10 2
Crystal Lake Killers (72-59) 4 1 0 5 2 0 7 2 X 21 19 0
Howard Shines in 21-8 Crystal Lake Win
Ross Howard was a major factor in the 21-8 Crystal Lake win over Buckeye Local. The Killers designated hitter went 4-5 with 4 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. Danny Montoya earned the save for Crystal Lake. The first-place Killers, at 72-59, lead the Southern Conference West Division by 12½ games.

Dave Pollock had a big 3-run home run for the Killers in the bottom of the first inning. With Crystal Lake leading 1-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he sized up a fastball from 17-year old right-handed pitcher Banmei Endo and punished it. The result was his 19th home run of the season, which put the Killers on top, 4-0.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Howard told the Crystal Lake Chronicle.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .439 77 170
   c-J. Rivas PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 5 22
C. Hubbard 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .444 23 87
   e-E. Ortiz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292 1 2
R. Borquez RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .395 11 83
   f-P. Barnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 2 17
M. Swanson 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .395 12 37
A. Wilson LF 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 .309 15 80
   g-F. Ledezma PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 5 30
K. Gonsalez SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .317 14 52
T. Bowman C 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .299 3 24
A. Canales CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 9 53
   a-G. Djajadiningrat PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 1 2
   d-M. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 8
J. Unknown DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Bigham DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 2 13
Totals 34 8 10 8 7 4 11      
a - G. Djajadiningrat pinch hit for A. Canales in the 8th
b - D. Bigham inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Rivas pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 8th
d - M. Perez substituted for G. Djajadiningrat in the 8th
e - E. Ortiz pinch hit for C. Hubbard in the 9th
f - P. Barnett pinch hit for R. Borquez in the 9th
g - F. Ledezma pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Swanson (19, 2nd Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hubbard (37, 6th Inning off T. Becerra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Gratta (7, 6th Inning off J. Ortiz, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Gonsalez (3, 6th Inning off J. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Wilson (15, 6th Inning off T. Becerra, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Bowman (3, 6th Inning off J. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Ortiz (1, 9th Inning off D. Montoya, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 4 , C. Hubbard 2 , E. Ortiz 4 , R. Borquez , M. Swanson 2 , A. Wilson 4 , K. Gonsalez 3 , T. Bowman 4 , A. Canales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Swanson , T. Bowman 2
GIDP: M. Swanson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Swanson (2)
CS: N. Gratta (17)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Wilson 2 (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Gratta-Gonsalez-Hubbard)
OF assists: 1 (Canales(Perez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Perez CF 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 .360 17 92
B. McLean 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .325 6 47
   a-D. Ochoa PH, 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .424 1 25
B. Milligan RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .436 3 36
   b-B. Hudson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 2 9
T. Railey 1B 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 .369 17 66
   c-M. Berens PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .316 4 12
   d-D. East 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394 8 41
D. Pollock 3B 3 3 1 4 3 0 3 .297 19 66
R. Howard DH 5 3 4 4 0 0 2 .303 31 112
R. Montanez SS 5 2 2 4 1 1 3 .329 10 63
S. Kay LF, RF 5 0 2 2 1 2 5 .318 6 31
B. Potier C 5 1 0 1 1 1 4 .301 16 45
Totals 40 21 19 20 13 5 23      
a - D. Ochoa pinch hit for B. McLean in the 7th
b - B. Hudson pinch hit for B. Milligan in the 7th
c - M. Berens pinch hit for T. Railey in the 8th
d - D. East substituted for M. Berens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Milligan 2 (20, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Kay (14, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Perez (37, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Perez (6, 2nd Inning off B. Endo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Pollock (19, 1st Inning off B. Endo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Perez 6 , B. McLean 2 , D. Ochoa , B. Milligan 5 , T. Railey , D. Pollock 4 , R. Howard 4 , R. Montanez 2 , S. Kay 3
2-out RBI: B. Milligan , R. Howard , R. Montanez , S. Kay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pollock , R. Montanez , B. Potier
GIDP: B. Potier
Sac Fly: R. Howard
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McLean-Montanez, Pollock-McLean-Railey)
PB: B. Potier
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Endo L (7-3) 1.2 5 5 5 1 1 1 41 10.97   
A. Martinez 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 40 10.94   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 5 5 4 0 0 41 67.50   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 7 7 5 0 0 43 31.50   
J. Unknown 1.2 4 2 2 1 3 0 36 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Endo 19
Batters Faced: B. Endo 11, A. Martinez 11, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Endo 2-2, A. Martinez 4-1, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Endo 41-27, A. Martinez 40-25, J. Unknown 41-19, J. Unknown 43-19, J. Unknown 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Martinez 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 3-1 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Becerra W (4-7) 5.1 5 3 3 5 2 1 94 7.18   
J. Ortiz 0.0 4 4 4 1 0 1 30 7.08   
D. Montoya SV (1) 3.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 48 12.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Becerra 43
Batters Faced: T. Becerra 23, J. Ortiz 5, D. Montoya 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Becerra 7-4, J. Ortiz 0-0, D. Montoya 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: T. Becerra 94-52, J. Ortiz 30-18, D. Montoya 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Montoya 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ross Howard
Ballpark: Killer Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 8328
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