ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
06/05/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12405 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Aurora Paints (18-38) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (44-12) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 15 0
Santa Ana Earns 5-4 Win
The Santa Ana Black Aces beat the Aurora Paints, 5-4, in 13 innings at Santa Ana Stadium. Santa Ana first baseman Aaron Nelson led the way. He was 5 for 7 with a home run and 4 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Peter Hoster, 2-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. Now 44-12, the Black Aces have won 11 in a row.

With the game tied in the bottom of the 13th, Nelson delivered for Santa Ana. That's when he hit a run-scoring single off Jim Unknown to win the game.

"What an ending!" said a jubilant Nelson.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez 2B 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 .331 2 13
T. Herrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 0 5
   c-A. Martinez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Short LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 .347 7 20
M. Jones CF 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 .311 6 24
A. Douglass 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .276 1 1
   b-Y. Okazaki 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-O. Ybarra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 2 8
   f-D. Jackson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
J. Morales DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 0 1
   a-T. Massey DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .354 3 13
M. Follmer RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .307 6 27
   e-W. Pak PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 0 5
   g-T. Kowalski RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
   j-J. Bolick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
   k-N. Perry RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 2 13
M. Cortez SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .160 2 5
S. Bark C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 0 1
   h-K. Sage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   i-Y. Sasaki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 4 10 4 2 18 23      
a - T. Massey inserted as DH in the 8th
b - Y. Okazaki substituted for A. Douglass in the 9th
c - A. Martinez substituted for T. Herrera in the 9th
d - O. Ybarra pinch hit for Y. Okazaki in the 10th
e - W. Pak pinch hit for M. Follmer in the 10th
f - D. Jackson substituted for O. Ybarra in the 10th
g - T. Kowalski substituted for W. Pak in the 10th
h - K. Sage pinch hit for S. Bark in the 11th
i - Y. Sasaki substituted for K. Sage in the 11th
j - J. Bolick pinch hit for T. Kowalski in the 13th
k - N. Perry substituted for J. Bolick in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Short 2 (5, 5th Inning off B. Bruce, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Jones (6, 8th Inning off C. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 2 , D. Short 5 , M. Jones 3 , A. Douglass , M. Follmer , M. Cortez
2-out RBI: D. Short
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Short , M. Jones , A. Douglass , M. Follmer , M. Cortez , S. Bark
Sac Bunt: T. Herrera 2
Hit by Pitch: F. Chavez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cortez-Chavez-Herrera, Chavez-Bark-Herrera, Chavez-Herrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 7 3 4 1 0 0 3 .358 18 62
A. Nelson 1B 7 1 5 2 0 0 1 .396 11 54
N. Berg RF, LF 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 .424 5 39
K. Twigg CF 5 0 2 0 1 0 5 .359 13 60
J. Corcoran 2B 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 .261 3 24
D. Raney 3B 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 .305 2 19
B. Byrne C 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .340 3 22
B. Banuelos LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .451 4 14
   b-I. Camarillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 0
   c-D. Johnson LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 5
   d-B. Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 0 2
   e-R. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
R. Cavazos SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 4 15
   a-J. Brooks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345 0 3
Totals 48 5 15 5 8 3 25      
a - J. Brooks substituted for R. Cavazos in the 5th
b - I. Camarillo pinch hit for B. Banuelos in the 10th
c - D. Johnson substituted for I. Camarillo in the 11th
d - B. Evans pinch hit for D. Johnson in the 12th
e - R. Lopez substituted for B. Evans in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bandy (23, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Berg (10, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Bandy (7, 13th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Nelson (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Bandy (18, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 10 , A. Nelson 8 , N. Berg 2 , K. Twigg 2 , J. Corcoran 2 , R. Cavazos
2-out RBI: B. Bandy , J. Corcoran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bandy , K. Twigg , J. Corcoran , J. Brooks
GIDP: K. Twigg , B. Byrne
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Twigg (2)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 6.1 8 3 3 5 2 1 107 4.26   
J. Unknown 4.2 5 1 1 3 1 1 64 1.93   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 42
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 30, J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-11, J. Unknown 4-7, J. Unknown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 107-61, J. Unknown 64-38, J. Unknown 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bruce 6.0 6 3 3 2 10 0 92 3.51   
C. Williams 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 2.76   
R. Martin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.39   
R. Deyo 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 4.22   
P. Hoster W (2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bruce 56
Batters Faced: B. Bruce 26, C. Williams 6, R. Martin 7, R. Deyo 8, P. Hoster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bruce 7-1, C. Williams 1-1, R. Martin 2-2, R. Deyo 0-3, P. Hoster 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bruce 92-60, C. Williams 17-13, R. Martin 22-13, R. Deyo 30-19, P. Hoster 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martin 1-0
WP: B. Bruce
Hit Batsmen: R. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nelson
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:33
Attendance: 11419
Special Notes: SS Ricardo Cavazos was injured while throwing the ball. Aaron Nelson sets the SABA regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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