ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
05/03/2026
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 6058 - SUNDAY, MAY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (12-14) 0 3 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 14 18 0
Chuluota Imperials (18-8) 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 8 13 2
Bates Swings for the Cycle
Requiring speed, power, and regular contact, the cycle is often seen as a test of a complete hitter. For Kenneth Bates, consider that test passed.

The 20-year-old first baseman hit for the cycle at Imperials Ballpark, to help the Jacksonville Nationals triumph, 14-8, over the Chuluota Imperials. All told, Bates delivered 4 hits in 6 at-bats with 5 runs batted in and 1 run scored.

"It feels good of course, but I'm not going to kid anyone -- there's a lot of luck in hitting for the cycle," he said after the game. "Several unique things have to come together all in the same game."

Kenneth Bates grounded out in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Marco Torres in the 5th, hit an RBI triple in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.

On the season, Bates is batting .376 with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs. He has played in 24 games.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins SS 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 .470 8 21
K. Bates RF 6 1 4 5 0 1 0 .376 11 34
J. Roberts CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .324 5 16
O. Naranjo C 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 .311 2 13
Y. Hirata 2B 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 .280 7 24
C. Toledo LF 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 .315 8 24
J. Unknown 3B 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
J. Feliciano 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 .255 1 6
   a-J. Burgos PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
J. Reyes DH 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .300 0 6
Totals 44 14 18 12 5 10 13      
a - J. Burgos pinch hit for J. Feliciano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reyes (3, 2nd Inning off K. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Higgins (12, 2nd Inning off K. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Bates (12, 2nd Inning off K. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Burgos (1, 7th Inning off L. Krijgsman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Bates (1, 6th Inning off J. Sheppard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Bates (11, 5th Inning off M. Torres, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Toledo (8, 6th Inning off J. Sheppard, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Feliciano (1, 6th Inning off J. Sheppard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 3 , K. Bates 10 , J. Roberts , O. Naranjo 2 , C. Toledo 6 , J. Feliciano 5 , J. Burgos 2 , J. Reyes 4
2-out RBI: M. Higgins , K. Bates 2 , J. Burgos , J. Reyes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Roberts 3 , Y. Hirata , J. Unknown , J. Reyes
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown
Sac Fly: J. Feliciano
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Toledo (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Medina CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .333 5 15
J. Gallardo SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .476 7 24
   a-S. Godoy PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
S. Conaway 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .344 6 19
   b-D. Reyes PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0
N. Blanks RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .362 3 23
   c-A. Ritodiaz PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
S. Galbraith LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .396 8 29
   d-H. Matsumoto PH, RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .571 1 3
G. Arnaud 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .419 0 2
J. Medrano 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .286 0 0
S. Holt C 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .358 2 10
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
   e-B. Meyer DH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .312 2 5
Totals 39 8 13 8 2 11 17      
a - S. Godoy pinch hit for J. Gallardo in the 7th
b - D. Reyes pinch hit for S. Conaway in the 7th
c - A. Ritodiaz pinch hit for N. Blanks in the 7th
d - H. Matsumoto pinch hit for S. Galbraith in the 7th
e - B. Meyer inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Conaway (7, 1st Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Holt 3 (9, 4th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Matsumoto (1, 7th Inning off B. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gallardo (7, 1st Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Conaway (6, 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Galbraith (8, 5th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Meyer (2, 8th Inning off B. Acosta, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Medina , J. Gallardo 4 , S. Conaway 6 , A. Ritodiaz , S. Galbraith 4 , H. Matsumoto 2 , G. Arnaud , J. Medrano , S. Holt 6 , B. Meyer 4
2-out RBI: S. Galbraith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Medina 2 , S. Conaway , S. Galbraith , G. Arnaud
Sac Fly: J. Gallardo
Hit by Pitch: S. Holt
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Medina (3) , S. Holt (3)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez 4.2 8 5 5 0 3 3 72 7.16   
B. Acosta W (2-0) 2.1 5 3 3 1 3 1 44 6.44   
E. Lozano 1.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 25 3.12   
E. Rogers 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 31
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 23, B. Acosta 13, E. Lozano 5, E. Rogers 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 5-6, B. Acosta 2-2, E. Lozano 0-0, E. Rogers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 72-51, B. Acosta 44-30, E. Lozano 25-15, E. Rogers 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rogers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Mendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Young 2.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 39 3.57   
B. Rodriguez L (0-1) 1.2 3 3 3 3 1 0 49 6.10   
M. Torres 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 14 7.62   
J. Sheppard 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 2 32 4.66   
L. Krijgsman 3.1 2 2 2 1 6 0 37 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Young 29
Batters Faced: K. Young 12, B. Rodriguez 12, M. Torres 5, J. Sheppard 9, L. Krijgsman 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Young 3-2, B. Rodriguez 2-3, M. Torres 0-1, J. Sheppard 1-2, L. Krijgsman 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Young 39-28, B. Rodriguez 49-23, M. Torres 14-11, J. Sheppard 32-17, L. Krijgsman 37-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Torres 1-0 , L. Krijgsman 1-0
WP: B. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenneth Bates
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 6131
Special Notes: Steve Holt ties the CHU regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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