ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
06/18/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12471 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (24-44) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Newport Unicorns (27-41) 3 5 1 3 1 0 4 0 X 17 18 1
Aiello Hits Two Dingers, Unicorns Win, 17-4
The Newport Unicorns downed the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 17-4, at Chanticleers Ballpark. The Unicorns were led by John Aiello. Aiello was 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. The current losing streak for Tacoma has reached 4 games.

Nate Ladnier, who is tied for 10th in the SL1 in doubles with 17, contributed to the Newport win with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI.

"Job one," said Ladnier, "is get the job done."
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Molina CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .293 4 15
   a-A. Jimenez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Maples CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
D. Wunderlich LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 2 25
J. Henson 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .200 1 3
   c-R. Lynch PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .412 2 20
M. Northern DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .313 3 23
A. Sanders 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .357 1 2
   d-B. Kelly PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 1
J. Barnett RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .280 5 19
C. Bagley SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .357 0 1
M. Parker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 9 32
   e-D. Gonzalez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 4 21
V. Tijerina C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 7 23
Totals 35 4 9 3 2 5 15      
a - A. Jimenez pinch hit for D. Molina in the 7th
b - J. Maples substituted for A. Jimenez in the 7th
c - R. Lynch pinch hit for J. Henson in the 8th
d - B. Kelly pinch hit for A. Sanders in the 8th
e - D. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Parker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Northern (9, 1st Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Henson (1, 1st Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Sanders (1, 4th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Henson (1, 5th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Molina , D. Wunderlich , J. Henson 6 , R. Lynch , M. Northern 3 , A. Sanders 3
2-out RBI: J. Henson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Northern , M. Parker
GIDP: J. Barnett
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Molina (2) , D. Wunderlich (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Barnett (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Henson-Bagley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 2 2 0 1 0 7 .316 10 38
J. Amster CF 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .438 0 5
   d-J. Trujillo PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 10 28
B. Fox LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .500 0 5
   a-A. Ficquelmont PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 1
   c-J. Tapia LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 4 26
N. Ladnier SS 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .336 8 42
J. Aiello C 5 3 3 5 0 1 1 .338 8 41
J. Livesay DH 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .324 7 27
   b-Y. Lee DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 3 26
B. Carey 3B 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .438 3 8
S. Warwick 2B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .277 8 38
S. Ytuarte 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .260 4 19
Totals 41 17 18 17 6 5 21      
a - A. Ficquelmont pinch hit for B. Fox in the 7th
b - Y. Lee inserted as DH in the 7th
c - J. Tapia substituted for A. Ficquelmont in the 8th
d - J. Trujillo pinch hit for J. Amster in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Livesay (10, 3rd Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Warwick (16, 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Aiello (10, 4th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Aiello 2 (8, 1st Inning off B. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Rush, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Ladnier (8, 2nd Inning off B. Davis, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Carey (3, 7th Inning off R. Rush, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz 2 , J. Amster 3 , B. Fox 2 , N. Ladnier 5 , J. Aiello 10 , J. Livesay 3 , B. Carey 6 , S. Warwick 2
2-out RBI: , J. Amster 2 , N. Ladnier , J. Aiello , B. Carey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , B. Fox , J. Aiello
Hit by Pitch: B. Carey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz (23) , J. Amster (3) , J. Livesay (5) , B. Carey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Warwick (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Amster-Aiello, Warwick-Ladnier-Ytuarte)
OF assists: 1 (Amster(Northern at home))
PB: J. Aiello
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis L (4-6) 2.0 6 9 9 2 2 2 50 7.84   
A. Martinez 2.0 5 3 3 2 0 0 41 7.29   
G. Parra 2.0 2 1 0 2 2 0 39 4.91   
R. Rush 2.0 5 4 4 0 1 2 28 7.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 4
Batters Faced: B. Davis 15, A. Martinez 12, G. Parra 10, R. Rush 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 2-2, A. Martinez 1-4, G. Parra 3-1, R. Rush 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 50-30, A. Martinez 41-23, G. Parra 39-22, R. Rush 28-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Martinez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Herrera 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 29 9.00   
D. Guerrero W (3-1) 5.0 5 2 1 1 3 1 69 6.82   
M. Pena 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 9.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Herrera 37
Batters Faced: J. Herrera 9, D. Guerrero 22, M. Pena 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Herrera 0-4, D. Guerrero 7-5, M. Pena 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Herrera 29-23, D. Guerrero 69-45, M. Pena 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pena 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Aiello
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 3643
Special Notes: SP Jose Herrera was injured while pitching.
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