ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
05/04/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 10951 - SUNDAY, MAY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (15-11) 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 13 3
Medford Desperados (22-4) 2 0 3 2 0 4 3 4 X 18 20 0
Raphael Goes on Rampage Against Black Aces
Nate Raphael helped Medford beat the Santa Ana Black Aces, 18-8. He stroked 5 hits in 6 at-bats to spark his club in the win.

Nate Raphael singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run double in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, grounded out in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Peter Hoster in the 8th.

So far this year, Raphael is hitting .355 with 3 home runs.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Banuelos RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .400 1 3
B. Kibler CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .343 2 17
B. Evans 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .268 2 16
K. Pizzuti C 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 .361 1 4
L. Almodovar DH 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .389 2 5
C. Mitchell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349 3 12
K. Twigg LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .385 0 6
P. Gentry SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310 3 10
C. Carrasco 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .357 0 3
Totals 37 8 13 8 4 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Evans (5, 3rd Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Gentry (6, 4th Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Almodovar 2 (2, 2nd Inning off A. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Cantu, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Pizzuti (1, 3rd Inning off A. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kibler 3 , B. Evans 2 , K. Pizzuti 5 , L. Almodovar 8 , C. Mitchell , K. Twigg , P. Gentry 2 , C. Carrasco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Evans , L. Almodovar , C. Carrasco
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Banuelos (1) , C. Mitchell (5)
CS: B. Kibler (3) , C. Carrasco (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mitchell 2 (6) , P. Gentry (3)
PB: K. Pizzuti
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 .387 2 14
A. Helgason DH 5 5 3 0 1 0 0 .412 4 20
D. Friedrich 2B 5 3 2 3 1 1 4 .370 3 21
N. Raphael 1B 6 4 5 5 0 0 0 .355 3 21
C. Malone SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .275 2 16
J. Austin LF 5 2 4 6 1 0 1 .340 5 26
J. LaCasse CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .326 3 21
G. Buckner RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .320 5 25
K. Van de Kop C 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .352 1 5
Totals 47 18 20 18 4 2 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Austin 2 (8, 3rd Inning off E. Hirai, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Wall, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Raphael (10, 4th Inning off E. Hirai, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Helgason (6, 6th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Buckner (10, 6th Inning off R. Wall, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Friedrich (3, 7th Inning off R. Wall, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Bridges (2, 8th Inning off Z. Spitza, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Raphael (3, 8th Inning off P. Hoster, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Austin (5, 8th Inning off P. Hoster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 5 , A. Helgason 4 , D. Friedrich 5 , N. Raphael 9 , C. Malone 2 , J. Austin 9 , J. LaCasse , G. Buckner 2
2-out RBI: C. Malone , J. Austin 2 , G. Buckner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , J. LaCasse , G. Buckner , K. Van de Kop 3
Hit by Pitch: C. Malone
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. LaCasse (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bridges-Raphael)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai L (2-2) 3.1 7 7 4 2 1 0 77 6.58   
D. Garcia 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 31 4.09   
R. Wall 1.0 6 5 5 0 0 1 21 6.23   
Z. Spitza 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 41 10.38   
P. Hoster 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 17 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 21
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 22, D. Garcia 8, R. Wall 9, Z. Spitza 8, P. Hoster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 5-4, D. Garcia 2-3, R. Wall 1-2, Z. Spitza 2-0, P. Hoster 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 77-44, D. Garcia 31-21, R. Wall 21-13, Z. Spitza 41-28, P. Hoster 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 1-0 , R. Wall 2-2 , P. Hoster 1-1
WP: E. Hirai
Hit Batsmen: E. Hirai
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rodriguez W (2-0) 5.0 9 6 6 2 2 2 96 5.65   
J. Cantu SV (3) 4.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 51 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodriguez 25
Batters Faced: A. Rodriguez 26, J. Cantu 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodriguez 5-8, J. Cantu 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodriguez 96-63, J. Cantu 51-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Raphael
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 8873
Special Notes: Nate Raphael ties the MED regular season game record for hits with 5.
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