ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT HAVILAND THRASHERS
05/18/2026
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS AT HAVILAND THRASHERS
GAME ID: 6146 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Nationals (20-19) 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0
Haviland Thrashers (22-17) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 9 1
Haviland Defeated by Jacksonville, 6-4
The inspired effort of Haviland first baseman Bryan Valenta was not enough to prevent a loss, 6-4, to the Jacksonville Nationals. Valenta went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Victor Joya earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. His record is now 2-0. Earning his 5th save of the year was Eric Grace.

Yoshitimo Hirata had a big 2-run triple for the Nationals in the top of the fourth inning. With Jacksonville leading 3-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from Bert Juarez and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 1st triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Nationals ahead, 5-1.

"We ground out the win," said Hirata. "That's all that matters."

Jacksonville is now 20-19, while Haviland is 22-17.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE HAVILAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Medina DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .292 0 0
Y. Hirata SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .297 12 38
M. Higgins 2B 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 .467 11 35
D. Skiba 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .373 18 46
O. Naranjo LF, C 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .345 6 22
W. Meza CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1 4
   b-C. Toledo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 9 29
G. Tutubalin RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
   c-E. Plata CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Carrera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
A. Jacinto C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .444 1 2
   a-J. Roberts RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 9 27
Totals 41 6 14 5 1 10 18      
a - J. Roberts substituted for A. Jacinto in the 9th
b - C. Toledo substituted for W. Meza in the 9th
c - E. Plata substituted for G. Tutubalin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Skiba (18, 2nd Inning off B. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Tutubalin (1, 4th Inning off B. Juarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: Y. Hirata (1, 4th Inning off B. Juarez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Medina 2 , Y. Hirata 3 , M. Higgins 3 , D. Skiba 2 , O. Naranjo , W. Meza , G. Tutubalin 3 , A. Carrera , A. Jacinto 2
2-out RBI: Y. Hirata , M. Higgins , A. Jacinto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Medina , D. Skiba , A. Jacinto 2
Sac Bunt: W. Meza
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carrera-Higgins-Skiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Graves RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .369 9 33
J. Remdios LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 3 14
   a-J. Vaughn PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .338 8 29
   b-J. Oliva LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 1 9
C. Still 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .263 2 20
B. Valenta 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .440 17 54
J. Rodriguez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .340 7 23
J. Taylor CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .400 3 32
A. Peterson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .321 9 25
J. Jimenez SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .326 1 15
M. Kym C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .330 6 26
Totals 33 4 9 4 5 7 21      
a - J. Vaughn pinch hit for J. Remdios in the 7th
b - J. Oliva substituted for J. Vaughn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Valenta (17, 1st Inning off A. Rondon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Valenta (17, 6th Inning off V. Joya, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Graves , J. Remdios , C. Still , B. Valenta 7 , J. Taylor , J. Jimenez , M. Kym
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Taylor , J. Jimenez
GIDP: C. Still
Sac Fly: J. Vaughn
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Graves (6)
CS: J. Jimenez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jimenez (7)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE HAVILAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rondon 4.1 4 1 1 1 5 0 76 8.67   
V. Joya W (2-0) 2.0 3 3 3 3 2 1 49 8.24   
E. Rogers H (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 2.57   
E. Grace SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rondon 55
Batters Faced: A. Rondon 17, V. Joya 12, E. Rogers 6, E. Grace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rondon 3-4, V. Joya 0-4, E. Rogers 2-2, E. Grace 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rondon 76-47, V. Joya 49-28, E. Rogers 22-14, E. Grace 19-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rogers 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Juarez L (3-2) 4.1 10 6 5 1 7 0 82 4.69   
D. Ronquillo 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 8.10   
D. Flores 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Juarez 27
Batters Faced: B. Juarez 25, D. Ronquillo 9, D. Flores 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Juarez 2-4, D. Ronquillo 4-2, D. Flores 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Juarez 82-51, D. Ronquillo 23-19, D. Flores 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ronquillo 2-0
WP: B. Juarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryan Valenta
Ballpark: Ballpark of Haviland
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 4485
Special Notes: C Man-u Kym was injured in a collision at a base.
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