ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
04/15/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 5037 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (5-4) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 18 0
Buckeye Local Panthers (2-7) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 9 23 2
Panthers Score Late to Beat Nationals, 9-8
Extra innings were needed to determine a winner at Cincinnati Grounds.

The Buckeye Local Panthers overcame a pretty good performance by Jacksonville second baseman Matt Higgins, beating the Nationals, 9-8, in 10 innings. Higgins was 4 for 6 with 3 doubles, while scoring 3 times. Jim Unknown was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Omar Guerra.

The Panthers got a clutch hit from catcher Jim Unknown. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Panthers.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski. "But we decided not to take it."

With the loss, Jacksonville drops to 5-4.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins 2B 6 3 4 1 0 0 2 .551 5 13
K. Bates RF 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .400 6 16
B. McFarland SS 5 0 4 2 1 0 0 .571 5 18
   b-J. Reyes PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Skiba 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 7 .286 2 8
O. Naranjo C 4 1 2 1 1 0 6 .387 1 7
J. Roberts CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 7 .400 1 4
Y. Hirata DH 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 .289 2 6
C. Toledo LF 5 2 0 0 1 1 7 .333 2 9
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .250 0 1
   a-R. Gonzalez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 2
Totals 49 8 18 7 4 8 43      
a - R. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
b - J. Reyes pinch ran for B. McFarland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Higgins 3 (9, 3rd Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Bates (6, 3rd Inning off X. Wu, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. McFarland (7, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 7 , K. Bates 3 , B. McFarland 5 , D. Skiba , O. Naranjo 2 , J. Roberts 2 , Y. Hirata 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: B. McFarland , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , D. Skiba , O. Naranjo , J. Roberts 2 , Y. Hirata , J. Unknown 2
Sac Fly: O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Naranjo (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia CF 6 2 3 0 0 1 0 .256 0 5
J. Unknown SS 6 2 4 0 0 1 3 .667 0 0
P. Barnett LF 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 .270 0 3
J. Rivas 2B 6 1 4 2 0 1 1 .410 0 6
O. Ramirez RF 6 0 3 2 0 0 4 .385 2 7
J. Unknown C 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 .333 0 1
J. Unknown 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .600 0 1
J. Unknown 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .400 0 0
J. Unknown DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
Totals 51 9 23 8 0 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Rondon, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Rondon, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Ramirez (1, 6th Inning off A. Rondon, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Barnett (3, 7th Inning off A. Rondon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia 3 , J. Unknown 6 , P. Barnett 3 , J. Rivas 4 , O. Ramirez 4 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown 3 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: , P. Barnett 2 , J. Rivas 2 , O. Ramirez 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Ramirez , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rivas (1)
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , J. Unknown (0)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rondon 6.2 11 6 6 0 4 0 85 13.50   
E. Lozano BS (1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.50   
C. Kelley 1.0 5 2 2 0 0 0 24 3.86   
O. Guerra L (0-1) 1.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 34 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rondon 32
Batters Faced: A. Rondon 30, E. Lozano 3, C. Kelley 8, O. Guerra 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rondon 6-9, E. Lozano 1-0, C. Kelley 1-2, O. Guerra 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rondon 85-59, E. Lozano 8-5, C. Kelley 24-16, O. Guerra 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lozano 2-2
WP: A. Rondon 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu 2.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 49 11.88   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 3 3 1 3 0 59 10.12   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00   
A. Sanchez BS (1) 2.0 6 3 1 1 2 0 49 11.25   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 33
Batters Faced: X. Wu 12, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 9, A. Sanchez 15, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 3-3, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 3-2, A. Sanchez 0-4, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 49-30, J. Unknown 59-37, J. Unknown 32-22, A. Sanchez 49-32, J. Unknown 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Higgins
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:39
Attendance: 2043
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 7th inning. Matt Higgins ties the JAC regular season game record for doubles with 3. 2B Bobby McFarland was injured while running the bases.
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