ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
07/04/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12558 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (19-64) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 8 10 1
Newport Unicorns (30-53) 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 6 14 0
Mighty Mites Topple Unicorns with Late Rally
The Newport Unicorns got a superb performance from second baseman Nate Ladnier, but the St. Joseph Mighty Mites still won the game, 8-6. Ladnier was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Timothy Lipinski, now 2-2, was credited with the win in 2.2 innings of relief. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 1. The setback makes Newport 30-53.

Scott Gabel aided the St. Joseph cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the ninth. For the game, the left fielder was 1-3 with 2 walks.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Gabel.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Jimenez RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .306 5 8
J. Lee CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 .210 7 24
M. Jung 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .302 4 28
C. Nelson 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .306 2 19
S. Gabel LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .273 1 20
C. Dikeman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .303 2 14
G. Flores C 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .024 0 1
H. Ventura DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 3 .194 1 4
J. Unknown SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8 6 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Ventura (2, 6th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Lee (2, 7th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Jimenez , J. Lee 3 , M. Jung 3 , C. Nelson , S. Gabel , C. Dikeman , H. Ventura 3
2-out RBI: C. Nelson , S. Gabel , C. Dikeman , G. Flores , H. Ventura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Jimenez , C. Dikeman , J. Unknown 2
Sac Bunt: G. Flores , J. Unknown 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Dikeman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Jimenez (1)
CS: M. Jung 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Dikeman (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Dikeman-Nelson-Jung)
OF assists: 1 (Lee(Amster at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .304 10 42
A. Rycroft C 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 2 6
G. Bonanni LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
N. Ladnier SS, 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .303 9 51
J. MacKoul 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 6 21
T. Cruthirds 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .261 1 5
J. Amster CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .270 1 9
S. Warwick 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 9 40
   a-J. Trujillo PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 10 29
   b-T. Jones 2B, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 1 7
   c-O. Carrillo PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .132 1 7
   d-V. Munoz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 0 10
S. Ytuarte DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .284 4 22
Totals 38 6 14 6 2 4 16      
a - J. Trujillo pinch hit for S. Warwick in the 2nd
b - T. Jones substituted for J. Trujillo in the 3rd
c - O. Carrillo pinch hit for T. Jones in the 7th
d - V. Munoz substituted for O. Carrillo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Cruthirds (1, 4th Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Ladnier (9, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rycroft , G. Bonanni , N. Ladnier 6 , J. MacKoul , T. Cruthirds 5 , J. Amster 3 , J. Trujillo , T. Jones , S. Ytuarte
2-out RBI: T. Cruthirds , S. Ytuarte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , S. Ytuarte
GIDP: J. MacKoul
Sac Fly: O. Carrillo
Hit by Pitch: G. Bonanni
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Paz (12)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 4.1 6 2 2 1 1 1 60 5.36   
J. Unknown 2.0 5 3 2 0 2 1 44 9.00   
T. Lipinski W (2-2), BS (4) 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 33 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 43
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 19, J. Unknown 12, T. Lipinski 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 5-6, J. Unknown 2-1, T. Lipinski 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 60-41, J. Unknown 44-28, T. Lipinski 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kraus 5.2 4 3 3 3 8 0 91 6.11   
S. Yamaguchi BS (3) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 25 10.26   
S. Tapia L (2-3) 2.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 31 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kraus 54
Batters Faced: C. Kraus 23, S. Yamaguchi 7, S. Tapia 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kraus 6-2, S. Yamaguchi 0-2, S. Tapia 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kraus 91-60, S. Yamaguchi 25-13, S. Tapia 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamaguchi 3-3 , S. Tapia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Yamaguchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Ladnier
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3072
Special Notes: 2B Shaun Warwick was injured while throwing the ball.
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