ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JUNEAU SLED DOGS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
05/08/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JUNEAU SLED DOGS AT BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS
GAME ID: 6095 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Juneau Sled Dogs (22-8) 2 0 5 2 0 3 2 2 0 16 20 1
Buckeye Local Panthers (8-22) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 12 1
Towne 3-for-5 in Juneau Win
A 4-RBI performance from the 20-year old catcher Ben Towne helped the Juneau Sled Dogs beat the Buckeye Local Panthers, 16-5. The winning pitcher was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Chris Byrd. He tossed 110 pitches over 8.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits. Juneau currently is in first place in the Southern Conference West Division at 22-8.

Chris Norwood cracked a home run off Jim Unknown in the top of the first. His 2-run blast put the Sled Dogs on top, 2-0. In all, Norwood had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Towne.
JUNEAU BATTING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Cruz SS 5 0 1 1 1 1 4 .354 7 20
J. Breshears LF 5 2 4 2 1 1 1 .419 12 35
R. Hardeman RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .327 4 24
   a-T. Hashimoto PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Norwood CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .422 9 27
   b-H. Burgos PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Hirabayashi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Bogden RF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 0 1
G. Fleming 2B 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .398 5 19
   c-J. Penaloza PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .209 0 3
B. Towne C 5 3 3 4 0 1 2 .402 7 38
   e-J. Garner PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
K. Hovinen 1B, RF 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 .333 3 16
G. Jimenez DH 4 1 2 2 2 0 2 .318 5 14
A. Morales 3B 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .227 1 9
Totals 46 16 20 16 7 6 22      
a - T. Hashimoto pinch hit for R. Hardeman in the 7th
b - H. Burgos pinch hit for C. Norwood in the 7th
c - J. Penaloza pinch hit for G. Fleming in the 7th
d - N. Hirabayashi pinch hit for H. Burgos in the 9th
e - J. Garner pinch hit for B. Towne in the 9th
f - J. Bogden substituted for N. Hirabayashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Towne (13, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , V. Cruz (10, 6th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Jimenez (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Morales (1, 8th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Norwood (9, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Morales (1, 6th Inning off R. Ahumada, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Towne (7, 7th Inning off R. Ahumada, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Breshears (12, 8th Inning off R. Ahumada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Cruz 2 , J. Breshears 7 , R. Hardeman 2 , C. Norwood 5 , G. Fleming 3 , B. Towne 7 , K. Hovinen , G. Jimenez 4 , A. Morales 7
2-out RBI: , J. Breshears 2 , C. Norwood , B. Towne , G. Jimenez , A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Breshears , R. Hardeman , G. Jimenez , A. Morales
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Cruz (2) , J. Breshears (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hardeman (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Fleming-Cruz-Hovinen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Garcia RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 1 11
   a-J. Unknown PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   f-J. Unknown 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Rivas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .364 3 15
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   g-J. Unknown RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
P. Barnett LF 3 1 1 3 0 1 3 .355 5 17
   e-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   j-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
O. Ramirez CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .327 6 18
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   h-J. Unknown DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Unknown 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4 1 8 23      
a - J. Unknown pinch ran for F. Garcia in the 5th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Rivas in the 7th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for P. Barnett in the 7th
f - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
g - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
h - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 9th
i - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
j - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Ramirez (5, 2nd Inning off C. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 7th Inning off C. Byrd, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Barnett (5, 3rd Inning off C. Byrd, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Garcia 2 , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , P. Barnett 4 , O. Ramirez 3 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: P. Barnett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Barnett , J. Unknown , O. Ramirez , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GIDP: P. Barnett
Hit by Pitch: F. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
JUNEAU PITCHING LINESCORE BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Byrd W (1-2) 8.1 8 4 3 1 7 1 110 4.50   
C. Oyola 0.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 26 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Byrd 59
Batters Faced: C. Byrd 34, C. Oyola 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Byrd 9-8, C. Oyola 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Byrd 110-72, C. Oyola 26-16
Hit Batsmen: C. Byrd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 10 7 7 1 1 1 55 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 4 3 2 3 2 0 62 6.75   
R. Ahumada 2.2 5 6 4 2 3 3 46 11.57   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 5
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 16, R. Ahumada 15, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 0-6, R. Ahumada 4-1, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-33, J. Unknown 62-35, R. Ahumada 46-29, J. Unknown 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , R. Ahumada 1-1
WP: R. Ahumada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Towne
Ballpark: Cincinnati Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 1961
Special Notes: CF Felix Garcia was injured being hit by a pitch.
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