ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
04/18/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 10718 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (9-3) 4 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 1
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (1-11) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 10 1
Nelson Socks 2 Home Runs in 15-4 Santa Ana Win
The Santa Ana Black Aces captured an easy win, 15-4, over the St. Joseph Mighty Mites at Mighty Mites Park. Aaron Nelson led the offensive barrage, going 4-for-4 for Santa Ana. Will Gardner was the winner. He's now 3-0. The loser was Jim Unknown. Now 1-11, the 2026 Mighty Mites have been wretched so far.

In the first inning, Nelson had a 3-run home run for Santa Ana. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Black Aces on top, 3-0.

"Bad day," St. Joseph manager Chris Houston said. "New day tomorrow."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 5 1 2 0 1 2 4 .415 4 18
R. Miklavcic LF 4 3 1 0 1 0 5 .277 0 3
   e-I. Camarillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   g-J. Brooks SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
A. Nelson 1B 4 3 4 8 1 0 0 .320 2 14
   h-C. Ulery PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 12
K. Twigg CF 6 2 1 0 0 0 6 .250 0 5
J. Corcoran 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .214 0 4
   a-R. Cavazos PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
N. Berg RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .500 1 4
   b-B. Banuelos PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
B. Byrne C 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .286 0 3
D. Williams SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .351 0 4
   c-A. Barnes PH, LF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Gadsden 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .289 0 3
   d-R. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   f-C. Mitchell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 44 15 17 13 7 5 28      
a - R. Cavazos pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 7th
b - B. Banuelos pinch hit for N. Berg in the 7th
c - A. Barnes pinch hit for D. Williams in the 8th
d - R. Lopez pinch hit for B. Gadsden in the 8th
e - I. Camarillo pinch hit for R. Miklavcic in the 8th
f - C. Mitchell substituted for R. Lopez in the 8th
g - J. Brooks substituted for I. Camarillo in the 8th
h - C. Ulery pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bandy (6, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Nelson (4, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Gadsden (1, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ulery (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Nelson 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 3 , R. Miklavcic , A. Nelson 11 , C. Ulery 2 , K. Twigg , N. Berg 2 , B. Byrne 2 , D. Williams , B. Gadsden 4
2-out RBI: A. Nelson , B. Gadsden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bandy , J. Corcoran , B. Banuelos , D. Williams , B. Gadsden
GIDP: B. Byrne
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Byrne (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Barnes-Brooks-Barnes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Uribe 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152 0 2
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-X. Kuai PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
H. Molina LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .293 0 5
   g-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Z. Weakley 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .327 0 6
M. Jung DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .216 0 1
F. Ramos C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .343 1 2
J. Unknown SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .333 0 0
J. Estrella 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238 0 4
   a-J. Unknown PH, 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Lee CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .211 3 8
N. Torres RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4 5 8 18      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Estrella in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for N. Torres in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Uribe in the 7th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 8th
f - X. Kuai pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
g - J. Unknown pinch hit for H. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: X. Kuai (1, 9th Inning off J. Moncion, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , X. Kuai 4 , H. Molina 2 , Z. Weakley 2 , M. Jung , F. Ramos , J. Unknown , J. Estrella
2-out RBI: H. Molina , J. Estrella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jung , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GIDP: F. Ramos
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Molina (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Uribe (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Uribe-Weakley)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gardner W (3-0) 6.2 7 3 3 3 6 0 97 4.82   
J. Moncion 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 1 32 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gardner 51
Batters Faced: W. Gardner 30, J. Moncion 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gardner 6-7, J. Moncion 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gardner 97-62, J. Moncion 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Moncion 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 5 6 6 5 0 1 70 23.14   
J. Unknown 0.2 5 7 4 2 0 0 39 54.00   
J. Unknown 4.0 5 2 0 0 4 1 75 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 14
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 4-4, J. Unknown 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 70-40, J. Unknown 39-21, J. Unknown 75-50, J. Unknown 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nelson
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 4571
Special Notes: Aaron Nelson ties the SABA regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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