ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/02/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12562 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Providence Hex (44-37) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (64-17) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 0
Black Aces Take Tight Tangle
Providence got a decent performance from pitcher Ed Gonell, but it wasn't enough to beat the Santa Ana Black Aces. Santa Ana won the Santa Ana Stadium contest, 3-2. Gonell threw 7.1 innings of 6-hit ball for the losing team. The Black Aces now own a record of 64-17.

Santa Ana went up, 3-2, on Joe Corcoran's 4th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Corcoran hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Providence pitcher Ed Gonell stewing.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Providence manager Dave Hale said, following the tough loss.
PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kilcoyne 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305 10 37
P. DiBiaso C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .367 29 60
J. Rinehart RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 0 7
R. Howard DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280 11 52
R. Guevara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .343 18 74
B. Price LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 36
A. Hosking CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .317 2 11
D. Pollock 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 7 30
B. McLean SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 5 26
Totals 32 2 8 2 3 6 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Kilcoyne , P. DiBiaso 2 , J. Rinehart , R. Howard 2 , A. Hosking , D. Pollock
2-out RBI: A. Hosking , D. Pollock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kilcoyne , J. Rinehart , R. Guevara 2
GIDP: R. Howard , D. Pollock
Sac Bunt: B. Price
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kilcoyne (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McLean-Kilcoyne-Guevara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .376 28 91
R. Miklavcic LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .358 8 31
A. Nelson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .366 15 77
K. Twigg CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .360 16 71
N. Berg RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .388 7 53
D. Raney 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .332 6 45
B. Byrne C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 3 31
C. Mitchell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 2
   b-S. Shimizu SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
E. Heatley 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .216 1 7
   a-J. Corcoran PH, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 4 34
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 3 9      
a - J. Corcoran pinch hit for E. Heatley in the 8th
b - S. Shimizu substituted for C. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: N. Berg 2 (7, 2nd Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bandy (28, 1st Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Corcoran (4, 8th Inning off E. Gonell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 4 , R. Miklavcic 2 , A. Nelson , N. Berg 6 , E. Heatley , J. Corcoran 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nelson , K. Twigg
GIDP: B. Byrne
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Heatley (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Heatley-Mitchell-Nelson, Corcoran-Shimizu-Nelson)
PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonell L (6-8) 7.1 6 3 3 0 1 2 96 4.03   
W. Jacob 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonell 55
Batters Faced: E. Gonell 27, W. Jacob 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonell 12-8, W. Jacob 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonell 96-62, W. Jacob 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai 5.1 7 2 2 2 3 0 81 6.91   
R. Martin W (2-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 34 1.51   
R. Deyo SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 47
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 24, R. Martin 9, R. Deyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 6-6, R. Martin 3-2, R. Deyo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 81-51, R. Martin 34-24, R. Deyo 13-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Gonell
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 8118
Special Notes: Nate Berg ties the SL1 regular season game record for triples with 2.
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