ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
04/23/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 5997 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Antonio Griffins (4-12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
Jacksonville Nationals (8-8) 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 7 12 0
San Antonio Upended, 7-3, by Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Nationals beat the San Antonio Griffins, 7-3, at Nationals Park. Matt Higgins, who is tied for 2nd in the SC in total bases with 71, starred for Jacksonville. He went 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs. The winning pitcher was Alexis Mendez. He's now 1-0. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits for the Nationals. Bernie Acosta earned the save for Jacksonville, his 1st.

Oscar Naranjo helped out the Jacksonville cause in the bottom of the first inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher went 2 for 4 with 2 singles and was hit by a pitch.

Said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski: "Our approach was outstanding all night long."

San Antonio, at 4-12, is off to a poor start in 2026.
SAN ANTONIO BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Navarette 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 1 6
N. Lucero CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .302 6 13
J. Deist C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .385 3 6
A. Hill LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .238 1 1
J. Moya RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .222 4 12
L. Delgado 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 0 1
C. Macedo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .393 0 6
M. Maeda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .357 3 12
R. Sanchez DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 10 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Moya (4, 9th Inning off B. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Navarette 2 , J. Deist 2 , A. Hill , J. Moya 4 , C. Macedo 2 , M. Maeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Deist , J. Moya , L. Delgado
GIDP: J. Navarette , M. Maeda
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Navarette (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Macedo-Delgado-Navarette)
OF assists: 1 (Hill(Unknown at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins SS 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .520 7 17
K. Bates RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .368 7 20
D. Skiba 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 5 .319 4 14
J. Roberts CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .373 4 14
O. Naranjo C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .368 1 11
C. Toledo LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .300 3 14
Y. Hirata 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .303 5 18
J. Feliciano 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .182 0 1
J. Unknown DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .750 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7 8 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Skiba 2 (7, 2nd Inning off C. Gaona, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 4 , D. Skiba 4 , O. Naranjo 2 , C. Toledo , Y. Hirata , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: D. Skiba , Y. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Skiba 2 , J. Roberts , C. Toledo , J. Feliciano
GIDP: K. Bates
Hit by Pitch: O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Toledo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Skiba-Higgins-Feliciano, Skiba-Higgins-Feliciano)
PB: O. Naranjo
SAN ANTONIO PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gaona L (0-2) 3.1 7 5 5 4 3 0 82 14.29   
J. Unknown 2.1 3 1 1 3 2 0 56 3.86   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 34 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gaona 23
Batters Faced: C. Gaona 19, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gaona 4-1, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gaona 82-45, J. Unknown 56-31, J. Unknown 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez W (1-0) 5.2 5 1 1 2 6 0 74 8.10   
B. Acosta SV (1) 3.1 4 2 2 0 4 1 49 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 59
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 22, B. Acosta 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 7-2, B. Acosta 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 74-49, B. Acosta 49-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Acosta 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Higgins
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 3113
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