ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
09/05/2025
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS AT CHULUOTA IMPERIALS
GAME ID: 9438 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Picture Rocks Raptors (62-75) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Chuluota Imperials (41-96) 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 8 14 1
Blanks Leads Imperials to 8-3 Win Over Raptors
The home crowd had a good time watching the Picture Rocks Raptors and Chuluota Imperials get after it.

Imperials right fielder Nick Blanks left his imprint on his team's 8-3 win over the Picture Rocks Raptors. Blanks went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for Chuluota in the contest. Kyle Young earned the win for Chuluota. He lasted 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 7-9. Marco Torres closed it out for Chuluota, earning his 3rd save.

With Chuluota leading 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Blanks hit a slider from Jim Unknown for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Imperials ahead, 5-0.

Blanks called the win "a lesson in teamwork."

The win gives the Imperials a record of 41-96.
PICTURE ROCKS BATTING LINESCORE CHULUOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rogers DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .354 18 69
A. Hall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .365 15 51
J. Durant SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .362 26 88
J. Lopez CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .292 15 67
S. Mullaly RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .309 7 43
C. Tosh 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .397 7 32
M. Tunstall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .303 6 47
J. Robledo LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .270 5 35
J. Unknown C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Durant (40, 4th Inning off K. Young, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lopez (22, 8th Inning off M. Torres, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Lopez (9, 5th Inning off K. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hall , J. Durant 2 , J. Lopez 6 , C. Tosh , J. Robledo , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: C. Tosh , J. Robledo , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rogers , S. Mullaly , C. Tosh , M. Tunstall
GIDP: A. Hall
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Medina CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .312 15 45
N. Blanks RF 5 2 3 4 0 1 3 .301 7 34
M. Lopez 1B 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .415 35 119
V. Morris 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .290 24 84
S. Conaway SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .338 2 22
Z. Hess LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .288 14 51
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Rosas 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .322 3 37
S. Holt C 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 .263 4 16
Totals 36 8 14 7 5 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Lopez 3 (34, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Walrod, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Blanks (7, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Medina 2 , N. Blanks 6 , M. Lopez 7 , V. Morris , S. Conaway , Z. Hess 2 , S. Holt
2-out RBI: A. Medina , N. Blanks 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Morris 2 , S. Conaway 2 , Z. Hess , S. Holt
Sac Fly: V. Morris
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Medina (13)
CS: Z. Hess (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Conaway (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Morris-Rosas-Lopez)
PICTURE ROCKS PITCHING LINESCORE CHULUOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 5 5 5 2 2 1 54 22.50   
J. Unknown 3.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 56 5.40   
M. Walrod 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 27 0.00   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 22
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 14, M. Walrod 8, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-3, J. Unknown 1-5, M. Walrod 2-0, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 54-30, J. Unknown 56-33, M. Walrod 27-19, J. Unknown 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walrod 1-1
WP: M. Walrod
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Young W (7-9) 5.0 7 3 1 0 4 0 72 6.20   
M. Torres SV (3) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 40 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Young 49
Batters Faced: K. Young 23, M. Torres 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Young 5-6, M. Torres 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Young 72-52, M. Torres 40-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Blanks
Ballpark: Imperials Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 7269
Special Notes: Mario Lopez ties the CHU regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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