ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
06/23/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12496 - MONDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (33-39) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (49-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 10 0
Behre Delivers Walk-Off Win for Black Aces
The Santa Ana Black Aces picked up a win at Santa Ana Stadium, topping the Newport Unicorns, 3-2. On the mound for Santa Ana was left-hander Roberto Alcaide. He played a principal role in the triumph. Will Gardner was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Chad Elder. Santa Ana is in second place in the Sub League 1 Central Division with a record of 49-23.

The climactic moment came in the bottom of the ninth for Santa Ana. That's when 22-year old first baseman Jonathan Behre hit a run-scoring double off Chad Elder to win the game. The home crowd erupted in celebration.

"This was a total team effort," said Alcaide.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Werkman 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .325 1 14
S. Fleury 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 1 16
J. Lendon CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .335 8 42
J. May LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .335 7 51
J. Corona SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .359 11 56
A. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .348 6 36
H. Campos RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 1 8
S. Warwick 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Stovall C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .130 1 5
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fleury (8, 6th Inning off R. Alcaide, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Fleury 3 , J. May 2 , A. Ortiz , C. Stovall
2-out RBI: J. May
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Corona
GIDP: J. Lendon , J. Corona
Sac Fly: J. Lendon
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Corona-Warwick-Werkman, Corona-Warwick-Werkman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 .310 10 33
M. Grissom RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .312 8 18
C. Ulery DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .438 4 9
F. Babb LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .298 13 45
K. Twigg CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .376 6 30
C. Mitchell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .327 6 38
   a-B. Byrne PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .583 0 0
D. Williams SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 3 12
   b-M. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 9 29
   c-B. Gadsden SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 1 9
K. Pizzuti C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .318 9 36
J. Behre 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .227 2 9
Totals 31 3 10 3 4 7 20      
a - B. Byrne pinch hit for C. Mitchell in the 8th
b - M. Mitchell pinch hit for D. Williams in the 8th
c - B. Gadsden substituted for M. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (6, 1st Inning off N. Kreps, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Pizzuti (8, 9th Inning off C. Elder, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Behre (3, 9th Inning off C. Elder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Gentry (10, 7th Inning off C. Elder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gentry 4 , M. Grissom 2 , C. Ulery , K. Twigg , C. Mitchell , D. Williams , K. Pizzuti 3 , J. Behre 3
2-out RBI: K. Pizzuti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ulery , C. Mitchell , J. Behre
GIDP: F. Babb , D. Williams
Hit by Pitch: K. Pizzuti
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Ulery (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pizzuti-Williams-Behre, Williams-Gentry-Behre)
PB: K. Pizzuti
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kreps 5.2 5 1 1 3 5 0 98 9.37   
C. Elder L (4-2), BS (1) 2.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 41 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kreps 57
Batters Faced: N. Kreps 24, C. Elder 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kreps 6-4, C. Elder 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kreps 98-64, C. Elder 41-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Elder 1-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Kreps
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alcaide 6.0 4 2 2 2 6 0 80 5.31   
W. Gardner W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 36 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alcaide 60
Batters Faced: R. Alcaide 23, W. Gardner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alcaide 4-7, W. Gardner 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alcaide 80-50, W. Gardner 36-25
WP: W. Gardner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Alcaide
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 6222
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