ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT
08/28/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT
GAME ID: 9404 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (100-30) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 13 0
San Bernardino Flight (59-71) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 0
Nationals Get Past San Bernardino for 5-4 Win
The inspired effort of San Bernardino right fielder Mike Seals was not enough to prevent a loss, 5-4, to the Jacksonville Nationals. Seals went 4-4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times. The save went to Eric Grace, his 7th this season. The Nationals have now won 5 straight.

Jacksonville needed the clutch hitting of Matt Higgins to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Nationals on top, 5-3. For the game, Higgins had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski: "At the end of the day, these guys have to perform between the lines, and I think they did."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE SAN BERNARDINO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Kellogg SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 2 14
   a-A. Motschenbacher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349 13 56
   b-J. Johnson SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385 20 50
M. Higgins 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .429 28 105
G. Ippolito RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .362 37 153
D. Skiba 1B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .422 36 151
B. McFarland 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .497 26 100
C. Tomlinson DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .432 25 89
E. Cannova CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .399 10 50
   c-A. Roman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 1 3
   d-O. Perez CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 4 22
K. Bates LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .424 17 67
O. Naranjo C 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .275 10 63
Totals 40 5 13 5 3 9 18      
a - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for G. Kellogg in the 7th
b - J. Johnson substituted for A. Motschenbacher in the 7th
c - A. Roman pinch hit for E. Cannova in the 8th
d - O. Perez substituted for A. Roman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Tomlinson (18, 2nd Inning off A. Palhao, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Skiba 3 (69, 6th Inning off A. Palhao, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Endo, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Motschenbacher (16, 7th Inning off T. Endo, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates (30, 8th Inning off T. Endo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Tomlinson (25, 8th Inning off T. Endo, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (28, 9th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Motschenbacher 2 , J. Johnson , M. Higgins 5 , D. Skiba 6 , B. McFarland 2 , C. Tomlinson 6 , K. Bates 3
2-out RBI: B. McFarland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ippolito , B. McFarland , C. Tomlinson , O. Perez , O. Naranjo 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Skiba-Kellogg-Southey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Paula CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .336 8 32
M. Seals RF 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .495 5 24
P. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .318 10 57
K. Hunt 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 .465 5 32
J. Swander LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .301 21 60
J. Cortes SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .304 9 44
N. Valenti 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .355 6 31
   a-J. Futrell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .452 20 50
   b-J. Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 2 10
J. Hernandez C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .310 7 40
M. Matsuda DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .302 2 11
Totals 38 4 12 4 4 12 28      
a - J. Futrell pinch hit for N. Valenti in the 8th
b - J. Brown substituted for J. Futrell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Valenti (20, 4th Inning off E. Southey, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Seals (12, 9th Inning off E. Grace, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hunt (18, 9th Inning off E. Grace, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Seals 5 , K. Hunt 2 , J. Swander , J. Cortes 3 , N. Valenti 2 , J. Futrell , J. Hernandez
2-out RBI: J. Cortes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Paula 2 , J. Swander , J. Cortes 2 , N. Valenti
GIDP: P. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN BERNARDINO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Southey 3.2 5 2 2 3 5 0 76 6.09   
B. Acosta 3.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 56 6.58   
C. Kelley W (8-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.96   
E. Grace SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Southey 43
Batters Faced: E. Southey 18, B. Acosta 15, C. Kelley 4, E. Grace 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Southey 4-1, B. Acosta 3-4, C. Kelley 0-1, E. Grace 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Southey 76-44, B. Acosta 56-37, C. Kelley 18-12, E. Grace 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Acosta 2-0
WP: C. Kelley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Palhao 6.1 5 1 1 2 6 0 94 6.86   
T. Endo BS (2) 1.2 4 2 2 1 2 1 37 7.60   
Z. Watanabe L (2-4) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 26 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Palhao 63
Batters Faced: A. Palhao 26, T. Endo 10, Z. Watanabe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Palhao 5-8, T. Endo 1-2, Z. Watanabe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Palhao 94-61, T. Endo 37-25, Z. Watanabe 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Endo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Seals
Ballpark: Ballpark of San Bernardino
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 2384
Special Notes: Dan Skiba ties the JAC regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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