ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
09/03/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 9434 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (36-100) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Chuluota Imperials (60-76) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 4 9 0
Chuluota Makes Buckeye Local 4-1 Losers
The Chuluota Imperials scooped up a win at Imperials Ballpark, dumping the Buckeye Local Panthers, 4-1. Colin Darby was essential to his team's success. Darby yielded no runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 0, and struck out 1. His record improves to 1-6. The 5th-place Imperials sport a record of 60-76.

Nick Blanks had a big run-scoring double for the Imperials in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Chuluota leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a slider from Erwijn Hekman and swatted a double to left. It was his 32nd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Imperials ahead, 2-0.

"Bottom line," said Buckeye Local skipper Seung-soo Chun, "we didn't play well enough to win."
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 3 34
J. Nania C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 16 50
B. Mihelcic RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 18 61
P. Barnett LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .366 9 31
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 0 3 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Barnett (9, 9th Inning off B. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia 2 , B. Mihelcic , P. Barnett 5 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: P. Barnett
GIDP: J. Nania , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Unknown)
OF assists: 2 (Mihelcic(Blanks at home), Garcia(Pereira at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Medina 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .330 31 94
N. Blanks CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .350 13 83
L. Matos RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .363 20 68
S. Conaway SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338 29 104
Z. Hess 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .367 21 99
H. Matsumoto LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .389 6 35
W. Pereira 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 4 42
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Holt C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 8 58
Totals 30 4 9 4 1 3 5      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Blanks (32, 5th Inning off E. Hekman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Matos (20, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Medina 2 , N. Blanks 2 , L. Matos 5 , S. Conaway , Z. Hess 2 , W. Pereira
2-out RBI: A. Medina , N. Blanks , L. Matos
Sac Bunt: N. Blanks
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Holt (5)
CS: A. Medina (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Conaway-Medina-Pereira, Medina-Conaway-Pereira)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hekman L (0-4) 6.1 8 3 3 1 3 0 92 8.31   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 23 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hekman 47
Batters Faced: E. Hekman 26, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hekman 4-10, J. Unknown 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hekman 92-64, J. Unknown 23-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Darby W (1-6) 7.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 77 8.01   
B. Rodriguez SV (1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 12.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Darby 66
Batters Faced: C. Darby 25, B. Rodriguez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Darby 10-8, B. Rodriguez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Darby 77-51, B. Rodriguez 27-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colin Darby
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 6720
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