ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
06/24/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12510 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (58-16) 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 13 1
Newport Unicorns (28-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Lambert Now 8-4 After Beating Unicorns
The Santa Ana Black Aces extended their winning streak.

Behind an impressive start by Josh Lambert, Santa Ana beat Newport, 7-1. Santa Ana has now reeled off 6 straight wins.

Newport could barely put a dent in Lambert. The right-hander tossed 83 pitches over 6 innings for the Black Aces, allowing only 2 hits.

Lambert called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .363 25 85
N. Berg CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .412 7 52
A. Nelson 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .372 15 70
K. Twigg LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .361 14 65
E. Heatley 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .308 0 3
D. Raney 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .330 6 39
B. Byrne C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .314 3 30
D. Johnson RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .283 1 9
R. Cavazos SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 4 16
Totals 38 7 13 7 3 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Berg (16, 4th Inning off A. Almanza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Nelson (15, 3rd Inning off A. Almanza, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Berg (7, 7th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Berg 7 , A. Nelson 4 , K. Twigg 2 , E. Heatley 2 , D. Raney 2 , B. Byrne , D. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: N. Berg , D. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nelson , B. Byrne
Hit by Pitch: K. Twigg
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Twigg (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cavazos (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 10 38
A. Rycroft DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .356 2 6
B. Fox LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .500 1 8
N. Ladnier SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .320 8 44
T. Cruthirds 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   a-A. Ficquelmont PH, 3B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .444 1 2
J. Livesay C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .312 7 29
J. Amster CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242 0 6
S. Warwick 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 8 39
S. Ytuarte 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 4 21
Totals 33 1 5 1 1 12 13      
a - A. Ficquelmont pinch hit for T. Cruthirds in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rycroft (2, 8th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz , A. Rycroft 2 , B. Fox , A. Ficquelmont 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Fox 2 , T. Cruthirds , S. Warwick
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Amster(Nelson at home))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert W (8-4) 6.0 2 0 0 1 10 0 83 2.60   
M. Hrdlicka 2.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 1.93   
R. Martin 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 77
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 21, M. Hrdlicka 11, R. Martin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 3-5, M. Hrdlicka 3-4, R. Martin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 83-52, M. Hrdlicka 34-23, R. Martin 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martin 1-0
WP: J. Lambert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Almanza L (0-8) 6.0 8 3 3 3 2 1 99 9.60   
S. Yamaguchi 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 17 8.10   
D. Guerrero 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 6.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Almanza 43
Batters Faced: A. Almanza 28, S. Yamaguchi 7, D. Guerrero 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Almanza 11-3, S. Yamaguchi 2-0, D. Guerrero 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Almanza 99-52, S. Yamaguchi 17-11, D. Guerrero 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Guerrero 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Almanza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lambert
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 2460
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