ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
05/09/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6087 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Picture Rocks Raptors (8-23) 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 16 1
Jacksonville Nationals (16-15) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 13 1
Raptors Turn Back Jacksonville, 5-3
Jacksonville got a terrific game from third baseman Matt Higgins. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Picture Rocks, 5-3. Higgins was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs. Alex Torres picked up the win with 5.2 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 9. On the season, he is now 1-0. Carlos Hernandez, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save.

It could have been a different outcome for Picture Rocks, had it not been for Mike Walker, the 19-year old first baseman . Walker contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning to put Picture Rocks up, 2-1.

"We scored more than enough runs this time," said Picture Rocks manager Justin Shelhart. "Now watch. The next game we'll probably struggle to get a base hit."

The win puts Picture Rocks at 8-23.
PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rogers 2B 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .449 3 16
C. Tosh 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 .361 2 20
M. Walker DH 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .558 19 58
J. Durant SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 6 .339 4 18
M. Tunstall 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .306 2 12
J. Robledo LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .314 1 13
J. Gomez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .269 3 13
P. Baiano RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .273 1 7
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
Totals 43 5 16 5 3 8 27      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Tosh 2 (11, 1st Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Rogers (3, 4th Inning off A. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rogers 5 , C. Tosh 5 , M. Walker 2 , J. Durant 2 , M. Tunstall 2 , J. Robledo 3 , J. Gomez , P. Baiano
2-out RBI: , M. Walker 2 , J. Durant 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Durant 2 , M. Tunstall , J. Robledo , J. Gomez , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Tosh (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Durant (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .458 10 28
J. Roberts CF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .308 8 22
K. Bates RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .388 11 42
   a-R. Gonzalez PR, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 3 9
D. Skiba 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .352 12 33
O. Naranjo C 5 0 3 0 0 1 4 .339 6 21
C. Toledo LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .333 9 28
Y. Hirata SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .323 9 29
J. Feliciano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .250 2 7
J. Reyes DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 2 13
Totals 40 3 13 3 1 12 27      
a - R. Gonzalez pinch ran for K. Bates in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: K. Bates (17, 1st Inning off A. Torres, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Higgins (14, 5th Inning off A. Torres, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Roberts (12, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Skiba (13, 9th Inning off C. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Skiba (12, 6th Inning off A. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Higgins (10, 9th Inning off C. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Higgins 8 , J. Roberts 2 , K. Bates 2 , D. Skiba 6 , O. Naranjo 3 , C. Toledo , Y. Hirata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gonzalez , D. Skiba , O. Naranjo , C. Toledo 2 , J. Reyes
Hit by Pitch: R. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Higgins 2 (6)
CS: M. Higgins (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Lozano (1)
PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Torres W (1-0) 5.2 8 2 1 0 9 1 98 1.59   
J. Unknown H (1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
C. Hernandez SV (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 28 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Torres 56
Batters Faced: A. Torres 26, J. Unknown 10, C. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Torres 2-6, J. Unknown 1-4, C. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Torres 98-70, J. Unknown 22-14, C. Hernandez 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendez L (1-1) 4.0 14 5 5 1 4 1 90 7.67   
O. Guerra 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 10.33   
E. Lozano 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 3.10   
B. Acosta 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 6.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendez 17
Batters Faced: A. Mendez 27, O. Guerra 8, E. Lozano 5, B. Acosta 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendez 2-6, O. Guerra 3-1, E. Lozano 2-0, B. Acosta 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendez 90-55, O. Guerra 26-18, E. Lozano 26-18, B. Acosta 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Guerra 3-1
WP: A. Mendez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Higgins
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 5837
Special Notes: 1B Kenneth Bates was injured while running the bases.
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