ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
05/25/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12484 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (31-14) 3 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 12 13 0
Newport Unicorns (21-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Newport Upended by Santa Ana, 12-0
Justin Hesley brought his A-game to help Santa Ana defeat the Newport Unicorns, 12-0. Hesley, now 1-0, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 8, walking 0, and allowing no runs. The Black Aces lead the Sub League 1 Central Division by 14½ games.

Frank Babb had a big 2-run home run for the Black Aces in the top of the first inning. With Santa Ana leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a splitter from 20-year old left-handed pitcher Jesus Perez and punished it. The result was his 12th home run of the season, which put the Black Aces on top, 3-0.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bolden CF 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 .357 10 41
C. Longo 2B 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 .297 4 19
K. Ross DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .289 2 19
F. Babb 1B 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .311 12 46
A. Mathis SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .335 6 36
M. Mitchell RF 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 .311 9 23
B. Banuelos LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 3 .217 1 6
J. Anthon C 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .242 3 13
D. Rodriguez 3B 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 .275 4 22
Totals 37 12 13 12 9 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Mitchell (4, 1st Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Rodriguez (6, 7th Inning off J. Goetz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Mathis (1, 5th Inning off J. Goetz, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Longo (4, 1st Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Babb (12, 1st Inning off J. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Banuelos (1, 4th Inning off J. Perez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Longo 4 , K. Ross , F. Babb 4 , A. Mathis 5 , M. Mitchell 2 , B. Banuelos 5 , J. Anthon , D. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: , D. Rodriguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bolden , C. Longo , B. Banuelos
Hit by Pitch: K. Ross
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mathis-Longo-Babb)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .289 5 20
A. Ortiz 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .263 5 22
P. Quintero DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .213 1 10
M. Alvarez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .435 1 8
C. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .318 5 18
J. Lendon CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 6 19
J. Lang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .313 5 26
D. Blaydes RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283 4 20
   a-H. Campos PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 1 8
J. Corona 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 0 1
Totals 34 0 8 0 0 12 15      
a - H. Campos pinch hit for D. Blaydes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ortiz (4, 5th Inning off J. Hesley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lemos , A. Ortiz 3 , P. Quintero , M. Alvarez , C. Williams , J. Lendon , J. Lang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Quintero , C. Williams , J. Corona
GIDP: C. Williams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lemos-Corona)
OF assists: 1 (Lendon(Anthon at 3rd base))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hesley W (1-0) 7.0 7 0 0 0 8 0 100 0.00   
J. Pirillo 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hesley 71
Batters Faced: J. Hesley 27, J. Pirillo 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hesley 6-6, J. Pirillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hesley 100-66, J. Pirillo 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez L (0-3) 3.0 6 6 6 2 3 3 64 9.25   
J. Goetz 4.0 5 5 5 5 4 0 76 7.66   
J. Hessel 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 41 7.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 22
Batters Faced: J. Perez 16, J. Goetz 21, J. Hessel 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 0-5, J. Goetz 3-3, J. Hessel 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 64-36, J. Goetz 76-43, J. Hessel 41-21
Hit Batsmen: J. Goetz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Hesley
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 6103
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