ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
06/05/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 6237 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buckeye Local Panthers (25-30) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Chuluota Imperials (16-39) 1 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 X 11 15 1
Fujii Earns Praise as Imperials Topple Panthers, 11-4
The Chuluota Imperials bested the Buckeye Local Panthers, 11-4, at Imperials Ballpark. Takao Fujii was one of the standouts. He was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Edwin Rael recorded his 3rd save for Chuluota. The win gives the Imperials a record of 16-39.

With the game tied, 4-4, in the bottom of the fifth, Fujii had a key at-bat for Chuluota. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Fujii hit a run-scoring single off Xiao-mei Wu, making the score 5-4, Imperials.

"Solid performance from our side," said Imperials manager Larry Voltaire.
BUCKEYE LOCAL BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gratta 2B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .442 27 67
   a-J. Rivas PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 5 18
J. Allen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .406 12 38
C. Hubbard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .411 11 47
R. Borquez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 5 35
A. Wilson C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .353 8 32
A. Canales CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .335 8 42
   b-M. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 5
J. Garcia LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 4 14
L. Gutierrez SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 9 29
J. Unknown DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
Totals 32 4 6 4 0 10 6      
a - J. Rivas pinch hit for N. Gratta in the 8th
b - M. Perez pinch hit for A. Canales in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Gratta (27, 5th Inning off K. Young, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gratta 4 , R. Borquez , A. Wilson , A. Canales , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: N. Gratta , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: L. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Gratta (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gratta (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Gratta-Gutierrez-Hubbard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Morris 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 7 25
   a-V. Salinas PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 2 8
A. Velazquez LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .245 3 20
M. Lopez 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .378 13 45
T. Fujii SS 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 .342 15 30
H. Matsumoto RF 5 1 2 4 0 0 4 .322 8 37
I. Encinias CF 3 0 0 1 1 2 6 .211 8 33
J. Rosas 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .335 1 21
   b-D. Reyes PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 0 0
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 38 11 15 11 3 2 23      
a - V. Salinas pinch hit for V. Morris in the 7th
b - D. Reyes pinch hit for J. Rosas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Matsumoto (16, 1st Inning off X. Wu, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Rosas (1, 7th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Fujii (15, 4th Inning off X. Wu, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Matsumoto (8, 6th Inning off D. Lozado, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Morris , V. Salinas , A. Velazquez , M. Lopez 3 , T. Fujii 7 , H. Matsumoto 6 , J. Rosas 4 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: , H. Matsumoto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Encinias , D. Reyes , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Unknown
Sac Fly: I. Encinias
Hit by Pitch: V. Morris
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: V. Morris (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Rosas-Fujii-Lopez)
BUCKEYE LOCAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Wu L (0-1) 4.0 9 7 7 2 0 1 60 15.75   
D. Lozado 2.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 40 23.62   
J. Hernandez 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 36 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Wu 14
Batters Faced: X. Wu 22, D. Lozado 11, J. Hernandez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Wu 6-5, D. Lozado 1-4, J. Hernandez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: X. Wu 60-39, D. Lozado 40-25, J. Hernandez 36-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lozado 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Lozado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Young W (3-5) 5.1 6 4 4 0 4 1 77 4.70   
E. Rael SV (3) 3.2 0 0 0 0 6 0 41 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Young 44
Batters Faced: K. Young 22, E. Rael 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Young 8-2, E. Rael 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Young 77-53, E. Rael 41-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rael 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Young
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takao Fujii
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 1966
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