ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
05/07/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12368 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (10-18) 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 9 10 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (16-12) 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 15 1
Thunder Wolves Deal Black Aces 9-6 Defeat
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Tacoma Thunder Wolves and Santa Ana Black Aces.

The Tacoma Thunder Wolves weathered a fine game by Santa Ana designated hitter Frank Babb to upend the Black Aces, 9-6, at Santa Ana Stadium. Babb was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Tacoma is still hoping to get on a roll. The win is just their 10th in 28 games.

Justin Solid contributed to the Tacoma win with a 3-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

When asked about his performance after the game, Solid said: "Like everyone else, I'm just doing my job."
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ficca 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .354 8 28
M. Fath RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .273 2 14
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .320 5 26
D. Marrin LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .386 4 24
D. Chambers DH 5 1 0 1 0 2 4 .182 1 6
J. Solid C 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .214 1 5
M. Kopp 1B 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .158 3 6
J. Yarbrough SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .294 2 18
D. Grimm CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .308 1 4
   a-Z. Fitzgerald CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 37 9 10 9 4 10 12      
a - Z. Fitzgerald substituted for D. Grimm in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ficca (5, 1st Inning off A. Hardnett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Solid (1, 1st Inning off A. Hardnett, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Ficca (8, 6th Inning off A. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kopp (3, 7th Inning off J. Pirillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 6 , M. Fath , J. Morgan , D. Marrin 3 , J. Solid 5 , M. Kopp 4
2-out RBI: M. Kopp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Yarbrough 2
GIDP: D. Marrin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Grimm (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Yarbrough)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mathis SS 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 .269 4 10
M. Bolden LF 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .306 8 24
P. Horne 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .355 8 19
M. Baumgardner 1B 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .357 5 20
F. Babb DH 4 1 3 3 0 1 3 .311 6 20
J. Garza RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .239 2 13
K. Ross CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .250 0 8
D. Rodriguez 3B 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .236 3 11
C. Wahl C 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .324 1 17
Totals 38 6 15 6 8 3 25      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wahl (6, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Horne (8, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Babb (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Rodriguez (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Horne 6 , M. Baumgardner 4 , F. Babb 6 , J. Garza 2 , D. Rodriguez 5 , C. Wahl 2
2-out RBI: F. Babb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bolden , P. Horne , J. Garza 2 , C. Wahl
Sac Fly: F. Babb
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mathis (5) , P. Horne (7)
CS: M. Baumgardner (1) , J. Garza (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rodriguez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Horne-Baumgardner)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 6.1 13 5 5 5 3 2 109 7.11   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 1 1 3 0 1 35 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 25
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 34, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 1-12, J. Unknown 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 109-64, J. Unknown 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hardnett L (2-1) 3.0 7 6 6 2 5 1 68 3.31   
A. Herrera 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 40 11.74   
J. Pirillo 1.2 1 2 0 0 3 1 22 1.54   
M. Hrdlicka 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hardnett 22
Batters Faced: A. Hardnett 18, A. Herrera 10, J. Pirillo 7, M. Hrdlicka 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hardnett 2-2, A. Herrera 3-3, J. Pirillo 0-2, M. Hrdlicka 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hardnett 68-41, A. Herrera 40-23, J. Pirillo 22-15, M. Hrdlicka 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Herrera 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Babb
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 6476
Friday, October 3rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77