ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
06/27/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12517 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (50-25) 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 7 1
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (21-54) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 9 0
Black Aces Collect 9-5 Win Versus St. Joseph
The Santa Ana Black Aces beat the St. Joseph Mighty Mites by a score of 9-5. Santa Ana first baseman Mike Mitchell deserved the lion's share of the credit. Mitchell was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Black Aces. Engo Hirai was the winner. He's now 4-6. The loser was 23-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown. Santa Ana now has a record of 50-25 with the win.

Helping the Santa Ana cause was Patrick Gentry. In the top of the sixth, the 22-year old second baseman had a run-scoring walk to make the score 3-1, Black Aces.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager Chris Houston.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry SS 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 .308 10 34
   b-L. Almodovar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 4 9
   d-J. Behre 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 2 9
B. Gadsden 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 11
C. Ulery RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .385 4 10
F. Babb LF 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 .293 13 46
B. Kibler CF 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 .335 9 52
M. Mitchell 1B 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 .277 9 32
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .316 9 36
K. Twigg DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .369 6 31
D. Williams 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .278 4 14
   a-R. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   c-C. Mitchell SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 6 39
Totals 33 9 7 9 13 5 23      
a - R. Lopez pinch hit for D. Williams in the 7th
b - L. Almodovar pinch hit for P. Gentry in the 7th
c - C. Mitchell substituted for R. Lopez in the 7th
d - J. Behre substituted for L. Almodovar in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ulery (2, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gadsden 2 , C. Ulery 3 , M. Mitchell 2 , K. Pizzuti
2-out RBI: B. Kibler , M. Mitchell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Babb , K. Pizzuti 2 , K. Twigg
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Williams (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gadsden (3)
PB: K. Pizzuti
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Paulson SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .338 1 7
D. Budzisz CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 8 35
D. Haessly LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 8 43
   e-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
A. Jordan 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .431 4 15
D. Carlsen DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .293 5 30
R. Salcido RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 14 46
   a-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-A. Garza 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 8
K. Scherbel 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .353 5 45
   b-J. Unknown PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Poore 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 8
   c-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   f-E. Harris PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314 8 23
W. Hernandez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 9 23
Totals 37 5 9 5 0 3 10      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for R. Salcido in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for K. Scherbel in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. Poore in the 7th
d - A. Garza substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Haessly in the 8th
f - E. Harris pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Salcido (4, 2nd Inning off E. Hirai, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Carlsen (9, 4th Inning off E. Hirai, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Jordan (4, 8th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Harris (8, 9th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Paulson (1, 9th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Paulson 4 , J. Unknown 4 , A. Jordan 4 , D. Carlsen 4 , R. Salcido 2 , E. Harris 4 , W. Hernandez
2-out RBI: J. Paulson , J. Unknown , A. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Salcido , M. Poore , J. Unknown , W. Hernandez
Sac Fly: K. Scherbel
Team LOB: 6
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai W (4-6) 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 79 5.13   
M. Hrdlicka 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 2 44 4.42   
J. Lambert 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 15 10.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 55
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 19, M. Hrdlicka 12, J. Lambert 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 8-7, M. Hrdlicka 2-4, J. Lambert 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 79-48, M. Hrdlicka 44-32, J. Lambert 15-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.1 2 6 6 11 2 0 112 10.12   
J. Unknown 3.2 5 3 3 2 3 0 54 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 31
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-7, J. Unknown 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 112-57, J. Unknown 54-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mitchell
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 3801
Special Notes: Jim Unknown ties the St. Joseph Mighty Mites regular season game record for walks with 10. Jim Unknown sets the St. Joseph Mighty Mites regular season game record for walks with 11.
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