ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT PROVIDENCE HEX
05/28/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT PROVIDENCE HEX
GAME ID: 12356 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (37-12) 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 17 2
Providence Hex (29-20) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 11 1
Black Aces Upend Hex, 7-4
The Santa Ana Black Aces defeated the Providence Hex, 7-4, at Ballpark of Providence. Leading the charge for Santa Ana was left fielder Bobby Banuelos. He hit 2 home runs. Alex Herrera claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. His record stands at 3-0. Santa Ana, now 37-12, holds down second place in the Sub League 1 Central Division.

In the top of the first, Banuelos pounced on a 1-2 splitter from Juan Contreras and hit a solo home run. It put Santa Ana on top, 1-0.

"We've got a great group of guys," Banuelos said, "and we're having fun right now."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Banuelos LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 .420 3 11
A. Nelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .369 9 47
B. Evans DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375 0 2
K. Twigg CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .362 12 50
J. Corcoran 2B 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 .248 3 23
D. Raney 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .326 2 17
D. Williams SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .337 0 10
K. Pizzuti C 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .367 4 13
D. Johnson RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .250 1 5
   a-B. Bandy PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .351 16 52
Totals 41 7 17 7 2 3 26      
a - B. Bandy pinch hit for D. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Evans (3, 4th Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Williams (2, 5th Inning off M. de Leon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Banuelos 2 (3, 1st Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Corcoran (3, 3rd Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Banuelos 9 , A. Nelson , B. Evans 3 , K. Twigg , J. Corcoran 4 , D. Raney 2 , D. Williams 5 , K. Pizzuti 2 , D. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: D. Williams , D. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Banuelos , A. Nelson , B. Evans , J. Corcoran , K. Pizzuti
GIDP: B. Evans , D. Williams
Sac Fly: J. Corcoran
Hit by Pitch: A. Nelson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Raney (4) , D. Williams (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flanagan CF 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .286 3 10
P. DiBiaso C 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .320 20 40
R. Howard DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .269 8 34
R. Guevara 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .355 11 46
H. Mejia LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .263 1 7
D. Pollock 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267 6 15
D. Boswell RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .291 6 26
J. Ayala 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .358 2 10
B. McLean SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 3 14
Totals 39 4 11 4 2 13 23      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Guevara (7, 9th Inning off R. Wall, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Flanagan (3, 5th Inning off X. Ta, 0 on, 1 out) , P. DiBiaso (20, 9th Inning off R. McEntyre, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Flanagan 6 , P. DiBiaso 4 , R. Howard , R. Guevara 3 , H. Mejia , D. Boswell , J. Ayala 2
2-out RBI: P. DiBiaso , H. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Guevara , H. Mejia , D. Pollock 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Howard
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pollock (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Ayala-McLean-Guevara, Ayala-McLean-Guevara)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Ta 4.2 6 1 1 2 6 1 69 5.82   
A. Herrera W (3-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 40 2.70   
R. McEntyre 1.2 2 3 3 0 2 1 30 4.50   
R. Wall 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Ta 52
Batters Faced: X. Ta 22, A. Herrera 9, R. McEntyre 8, R. Wall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Ta 2-5, A. Herrera 3-0, R. McEntyre 1-2, R. Wall 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: X. Ta 69-46, A. Herrera 40-24, R. McEntyre 30-18, R. Wall 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Herrera 2-0 , R. Wall 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. McEntyre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras L (6-2) 4.0 10 5 5 1 2 3 83 4.55   
M. de Leon 2.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 43 6.23   
P. Gannon 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 35 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 23
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 23, M. de Leon 11, P. Gannon 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 4-5, M. de Leon 4-2, P. Gannon 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 83-52, M. de Leon 43-25, P. Gannon 35-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Gannon 2-1
WP: M. de Leon
Hit Batsmen: J. Contreras
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Banuelos
Ballpark: Ballpark of Providence
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 6163
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