ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT AURORA PAINTS
05/31/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12379 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (25-26) 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 11 17 2
Aurora Paints (17-34) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 4 2
Nebeker Slugs 2 Home Runs, Warlocks Beat Paints, 11-4
Steve Nebeker impressed in the 11-4 Waco win over Aurora. Nebeker, the 7th overall pick in the 2024 draft, was 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 6. The Warlocks now have a record of 25-26 with the win over Aurora.

With Waco leading 5-1 in the top of the sixth, Nebeker hit a grand slam home run off Aurora hurler Jim Unknown. It was the 6th home run of the season for Nebeker and put his team ahead, 9-1.

"We take it day by day here," said Nebeker, "and today was a good one for us."
WACO BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 4 3 4 6 0 0 0 .367 6 18
   b-M. Rea PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 1 2
D. Torres LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 9 26
   c-A. Hill PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Phillips CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .316 8 23
L. Flynn DH 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .316 5 22
J. Sears SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .304 4 19
J. Johnson C 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .425 10 28
P. Ernalia 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .289 0 9
J. Rivera 2B 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 .256 8 23
   a-L. Delgado PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
C. Crespo 1B 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .333 2 16
Totals 40 11 17 11 4 3 23      
a - L. Delgado pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 7th
b - M. Rea pinch hit for S. Nebeker in the 8th
c - A. Hill pinch hit for D. Torres in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (12, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Crespo (8, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Nebeker 2 (6, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker 10 , D. Torres , D. Phillips , L. Flynn 2 , J. Sears , J. Johnson 4 , P. Ernalia 2 , C. Crespo 4
2-out RBI: S. Nebeker , L. Flynn , C. Crespo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rea , A. Hill , L. Flynn , J. Sears
GIDP: J. Sears 2
Sac Bunt: D. Torres
Sac Fly: J. Rivera , L. Delgado
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Ernalia (1) , C. Crespo (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sears (3) , J. Rivera (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 2 11
   b-Y. Okazaki PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Follmer RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .316 5 24
D. Short LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .377 6 18
   c-M. Wisniewski PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 2
E. Roebling 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 1 14
   d-J. Martinez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
   f-N. Perry CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .369 2 13
O. Ybarra C 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .280 1 5
J. Morales DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .077 0 0
A. Flores CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 0 3
   e-D. Jackson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
S. Mikami SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 3 22
   a-C. Laurentino SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Saenz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .389 4 9
Totals 32 4 4 3 6 8 18      
a - C. Laurentino substituted for S. Mikami in the 2nd
b - Y. Okazaki pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 7th
c - M. Wisniewski pinch hit for D. Short in the 7th
d - J. Martinez pinch hit for E. Roebling in the 8th
e - D. Jackson pinch hit for A. Flores in the 8th
f - N. Perry substituted for J. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Ybarra (4, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Short (2, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Ybarra (1, 8th Inning off S. Betourne, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martinez (1, 8th Inning off S. Betourne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Short 3 , J. Martinez 4 , O. Ybarra 6
2-out RBI: D. Short
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morales , C. Laurentino 2 , J. Saenz
Hit by Pitch: M. Follmer , C. Laurentino
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Chavez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Okazaki (1) , D. Short (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Laurentino-Chavez-Roebling, Roebling-Ybarra-Roebling)
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales W (1-3) 6.1 2 2 1 5 3 0 87 5.63   
S. Betourne 2.2 2 2 2 1 5 2 36 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 61
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 28, S. Betourne 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 5-10, S. Betourne 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 87-51, S. Betourne 36-23
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzales , S. Betourne
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.2 7 5 5 2 2 1 71 9.64   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 22 54.00   
J. Unknown 3.0 6 2 2 1 1 0 50 6.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 30
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 22, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-4, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 6-1, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 71-45, J. Unknown 22-12, J. Unknown 50-33, J. Unknown 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Nebeker
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 4159
Special Notes: SS Shunsen Mikami was injured while throwing the ball.
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