ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
09/15/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 10883 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
Jacksonville Nationals 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 4 12 0
Jacksonville Sweeps into the League Championship Series
With a 4-2 win to wrap up the series at Nationals Park, the Jacksonville Nationals have eliminated the Crystal Lake Killers in the Division Series and move on to the League Championship Series.

Jacksonville controlled the series from the outset and won it in a 4-0 sweep.

Eric Cannova led the charge offensively for the victors, winning series MVP honors. He posted a .611 batting average, along with a .611 on-base percentage. He had 2 home runs, drove in 6 RBI and scored 6 runs.

"We're not done yet," the MVP said. "There is still a lot to accomplish."

The Jacksonville Nationals don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Haviland Thrashers - Ft. Wayne Earthquakes series. Ft. Wayne leads the series 3 games to 0. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Division Series finishes.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Perez CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 1
B. McLean 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
B. Milligan RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .471 0 2
T. Railey 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .200 0 1
D. Pollock 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 3
R. Howard DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 2 6
R. Montanez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 0
S. Kay LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .533 3 4
B. Potier C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .400 2 3
   a-T. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-D. East C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 2 12 2 0 10 20      
a - T. Herrera pinch hit for B. Potier in the 8th
b - D. East substituted for T. Herrera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Railey (1, 3rd Inning off N. Damm, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Howard (2, 8th Inning off C. Kelley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Kay (1, 2nd Inning off N. Damm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Perez (1, 3rd Inning off N. Damm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Perez 4 , B. McLean 3 , B. Milligan , T. Railey 3 , D. Pollock , R. Howard 2 , S. Kay 4 , B. Potier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Milligan , D. Pollock , R. Montanez , B. Potier , T. Herrera
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Montanez
Double Plays: 1 (Railey-Montanez)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Higgins at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .421 3 6
M. Higgins 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .389 0 2
G. Ippolito RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .474 2 8
D. Skiba 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .471 3 9
T. Johnson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .438 3 7
B. McFarland 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .400 1 3
C. Tomlinson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 0 3
E. Cannova LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .611 2 6
O. Naranjo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .188 1 3
Totals 35 4 12 4 1 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Higgins (2, 1st Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 1 out) , B. McFarland 2 (2, 4th Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cannova 2 (6, 5th Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Kaufman, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Skiba (2, 5th Inning off E. Gonell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Ippolito (1, 5th Inning off E. Gonell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 4 , G. Ippolito 3 , D. Skiba 2 , T. Johnson , B. McFarland 4 , C. Tomlinson , E. Cannova 4 , O. Naranjo
2-out RBI: M. Higgins , G. Ippolito , D. Skiba , E. Cannova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , G. Ippolito , D. Skiba , T. Johnson , C. Tomlinson , O. Naranjo
GIDP: B. McFarland
Team LOB: 8
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonell L (0-1) 5.1 10 3 3 0 6 0 89 5.06   
M. Ono 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.25   
B. Kaufman 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonell 42
Batters Faced: E. Gonell 25, M. Ono 6, B. Kaufman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonell 5-3, M. Ono 3-2, B. Kaufman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonell 89-60, M. Ono 21-14, B. Kaufman 18-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ono 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Damm 3.2 9 2 2 0 4 1 75 4.91   
O. Guerra 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
E. Rogers W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 0.00   
C. Kelley H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 0.00   
E. Grace SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Damm 37
Batters Faced: N. Damm 20, O. Guerra 1, E. Rogers 7, C. Kelley 8, E. Grace 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Damm 4-3, O. Guerra 1-0, E. Rogers 1-2, C. Kelley 1-2, E. Grace 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Damm 75-50, O. Guerra 1-1, E. Rogers 32-23, C. Kelley 34-23, E. Grace 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Higgins
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 13578
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