ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
04/30/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS
GAME ID: 6042 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (19-3) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 14 0
Picture Rocks Raptors (12-10) 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 17 1
Raptors Use Late Score to Top Nationals, 8-7
The Picture Rocks Raptors besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Jacksonville left fielder Chris Hillis by beating the Nationals, 8-7, at Ballpark of Picture Rocks. Hillis went 5 for 6 with a triple and 3 doubles. He scored 2 times. Picture Rocks reliever Jim Unknown picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Alex Arredondo was tagged with the loss. Jacksonville, with the loss, is still a hardy 19-3.

In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and the game tied, 7-7, 20-year old catcher Jim Unknown won it for Picture Rocks. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Unknown hit a 0-2 fastball from Alex Arredondo for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 8-7 win.

Said Unknown: "What's not to like about a walk-off win?"
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hillis LF 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 .419 5 20
M. Higgins 3B 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 .426 3 19
J. York SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .449 4 30
M. Goldbaek 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .415 4 13
D. Skiba 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .412 10 36
   a-K. Marin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .364 4 13
   b-I. Hernandez 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
G. Ippolito RF 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .398 9 32
K. Bates DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .441 8 23
   c-A. Motschenbacher DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   d-B. Amparan DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
D. Moreno CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .381 4 15
O. Naranjo C 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 .333 1 12
Totals 40 7 14 6 6 12 26      
a - K. Marin pinch hit for D. Skiba in the 6th
b - I. Hernandez substituted for K. Marin in the 6th
c - A. Motschenbacher inserted as DH in the 7th
d - B. Amparan inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. York (17, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Skiba (14, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hillis 3 (15, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates (10, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Higgins (9, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Moreno (4, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Hillis (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hillis 10 , M. Higgins 3 , J. York 3 , D. Skiba 3 , K. Bates 2 , A. Motschenbacher , D. Moreno 3
2-out RBI: D. Moreno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , J. York , M. Goldbaek , K. Marin , B. Amparan , D. Moreno 2 , O. Naranjo
Sac Fly: I. Hernandez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Higgins (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (York-Goldbaek-Hernandez)
OF assists: 1 (Moreno(Brooks at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rogers 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .414 3 18
   d-J. Unknown CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Moya 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .241 2 10
   a-P. Tornes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Unknown 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
B. Warren LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .375 5 22
J. Durant DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .317 4 13
J. Brooks SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .398 6 19
Z. Ndale RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .345 4 20
T. Öunap 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
J. Unknown C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
J. Unknown CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-C. Bonello PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
Totals 41 8 17 8 1 4 15      
a - P. Tornes pinch ran for J. Moya in the 4th
b - J. Unknown substituted for P. Tornes in the 5th
c - C. Bonello pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 6th
d - J. Unknown substituted for T. Rogers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Durant (8, 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Brooks (5, 5th Inning off A. Riojas, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Moya (1, 4th Inning off A. Riojas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Durant (4, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Rogers (3, 4th Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rogers 5 , J. Moya 3 , B. Warren 2 , J. Durant 6 , J. Brooks 4 , Z. Ndale 2 , T. Öunap 2 , J. Unknown 2 , C. Bonello
2-out RBI: T. Rogers , J. Durant , J. Brooks , Z. Ndale , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , B. Warren , Z. Ndale , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Brooks
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown , B. Warren
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Ndale (1)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Montgomery 3.2 6 6 6 1 0 2 56 7.91   
A. Riojas 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 32 0.00   
C. Kelley 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 32 2.35   
A. Arredondo L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 5 2 2 0 1 0 27 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 22
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 19, A. Riojas 10, C. Kelley 9, A. Arredondo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 7-4, A. Riojas 5-1, C. Kelley 1-2, A. Arredondo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 56-35, A. Riojas 32-22, C. Kelley 32-22, A. Arredondo 27-18
Hit Batsmen: M. Montgomery , C. Kelley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 1.2 6 5 5 1 2 0 58 27.00   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 65 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 0 0 2 5 0 58 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 37 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 18
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 0-3, J. Unknown 2-4, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 58-31, J. Unknown 65-43, J. Unknown 58-34, J. Unknown 37-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hillis
Ballpark: Ballpark of Picture Rocks
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 2532
Special Notes: 2B Juan Moya was injured while running the bases. Oscar Naranjo ties the SC regular season game record for strikeouts with 5. Chris Hillis ties the JAC regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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