ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
05/20/2025
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ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 6144 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (17-23) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 13 2
Jacksonville Nationals (34-6) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 8 13 0
Bates Leads Nationals to 8-4 Win Over Panthers
The Jacksonville Nationals topped the Buckeye Local Panthers by a score of 8-4. Leading the way was right fielder Kenneth Bates. Bates went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Nationals. The Nationals boast a remarkable 34-6 record.

In the first inning, Bates had a 2-run double for Jacksonville. It was his 19th double of the season and put the Nationals on top, 3-0.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Bates.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .447 18 42
C. Hubbard 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .403 10 42
R. Borquez RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .369 4 28
A. Wilson C 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .358 6 22
A. Canales CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .319 6 33
J. Rivas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 2 7
   c-B. Schultz PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 4 10
F. Ledezma LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .336 5 26
L. Gutierrez SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .276 8 24
J. Unknown DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   a-J. Unknown DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Garcia DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 3 8
Totals 40 4 13 3 2 7 27      
a - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Garcia inserted as DH in the 8th
c - B. Schultz pinch hit for J. Rivas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 3rd Inning off A. Riojas, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Gratta (18, 5th Inning off B. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Gratta (18, 3rd Inning off A. Riojas, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Gutierrez (8, 7th Inning off B. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 8 , C. Hubbard , R. Borquez , A. Wilson , A. Canales , J. Rivas , L. Gutierrez 5 , J. Unknown 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wilson , A. Canales , F. Ledezma , L. Gutierrez 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Schultz
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gratta (4) , A. Canales (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Gratta-Gutierrez-Hubbard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Skiba 1B 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .418 15 58
E. Delgadillo DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .360 1 7
G. Ippolito CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .408 14 51
A. Motschenbacher LF 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 .615 0 6
M. Higgins 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .425 6 35
K. Bates RF 4 1 3 4 1 0 3 .435 12 46
   a-O. Perez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
O. Naranjo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .309 5 26
J. Unknown SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
V. Castaneda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8 5 4 26      
a - O. Perez substituted for K. Bates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Bates (19, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Skiba 2 (21, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Bates (12, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Skiba 6 , E. Delgadillo , A. Motschenbacher 2 , M. Higgins 3 , K. Bates 7
2-out RBI: A. Motschenbacher , M. Higgins , K. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins , K. Bates , O. Naranjo , J. Unknown , V. Castaneda 2
GIDP: A. Motschenbacher
Sac Bunt: O. Naranjo
Hit by Pitch: G. Ippolito
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.1 8 4 4 4 4 0 98 6.75   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 4 3 1 0 1 54 13.50   
J. Unknown 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 36
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 29, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-8, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 98-56, J. Unknown 54-36, J. Unknown 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Riojas 4.1 5 2 2 0 3 1 76 2.45   
B. Acosta W (6-0) 2.2 5 1 1 1 2 1 53 6.48   
D. Espinoza H (1) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 30 2.08   
C. Kelley SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Riojas 48
Batters Faced: A. Riojas 18, B. Acosta 14, D. Espinoza 8, C. Kelley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Riojas 4-6, B. Acosta 3-3, D. Espinoza 2-2, C. Kelley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Riojas 76-46, B. Acosta 53-32, D. Espinoza 30-17, C. Kelley 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kelley 2-0
WP: D. Espinoza
Hit Batsmen: C. Kelley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenneth Bates
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Rain (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 5231
Special Notes: 1B Kenneth Bates was injured in a collision at a base.
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