ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
08/25/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS AT JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS
GAME ID: 9391 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crystal Lake Killers (79-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Jacksonville Nationals (70-56) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Nationals Rally to Nose Past Crystal Lake
Jacksonville Nationals starter Hector Mendoza hurled his team past the Crystal Lake Killers, 2-1. The wins continue to add up for Jacksonville. The latest makes it 8 in a row.

Jacksonville got a game-changing hit from Mike Ayres. The third baseman blasted a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a winner.

"I thought Hector threw the ball well across the board," said Jacksonville manager Zack Glomski.
CRYSTAL LAKE BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Mejia RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .347 11 36
P. DiBiaso C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .357 7 20
M. Guerrero 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .318 23 80
R. Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .320 18 50
J. Putman LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .279 4 23
J. Blanco CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .312 25 97
J. Richardson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .356 17 52
M. Unruh SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .297 6 32
C. Arnold 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 7 22
   a-J. Hastings PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 4 10
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 6 17      
a - J. Hastings pinch ran for C. Arnold in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Blanco (25, 9th Inning off A. Arredondo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Mejia , M. Guerrero 2 , J. Blanco 5 , J. Richardson , M. Unruh , C. Arnold
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Putman 2
GIDP: M. Unruh
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unruh-Arnold-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Higgins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 1 2
C. Hillis CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .337 11 56
J. York SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 23 87
M. Ayres 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .379 39 131
D. Skiba 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 12 31
G. Ippolito DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 4 23
B. Amparan LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373 10 44
   a-C. Baker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 28 82
K. Marin RF, LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .378 7 30
O. Naranjo C 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 .337 7 22
Totals 28 2 6 2 2 4 9      
a - C. Baker substituted for B. Amparan in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Ayres (39, 9th Inning off B. Kyzar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hillis 2 , M. Ayres 4 , D. Skiba , K. Marin , O. Naranjo
2-out RBI: C. Hillis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Higgins
GIDP: M. Higgins
Sac Bunt: O. Naranjo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Hillis (10)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ayres (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Higgins-York-Skiba)
CRYSTAL LAKE PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Haskins 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 78 4.82   
D. Nelson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.63   
B. Kyzar L (3-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haskins 67
Batters Faced: M. Haskins 25, D. Nelson 4, B. Kyzar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haskins 8-7, D. Nelson 2-1, B. Kyzar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haskins 78-48, D. Nelson 11-6, B. Kyzar 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 5.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 75 0.00   
E. Ramirez H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 5.05   
C. Kelley H (5) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.68   
A. Arredondo W (5-5), BS (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 65
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 19, E. Ramirez 4, C. Kelley 9, A. Arredondo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 6-7, E. Ramirez 1-0, C. Kelley 4-0, A. Arredondo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 75-51, E. Ramirez 21-10, C. Kelley 28-14, A. Arredondo 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ramirez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hector Mendoza
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 5846
Special Notes: 3B Clint Arnold was injured while running the bases.
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