ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/07/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12581 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (31-54) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Santa Ana Black Aces (56-29) 1 4 0 3 1 0 3 0 X 12 14 1
Santa Ana Coasts to 12-1 Win
Engo Hirai, who is tied for 7th in the SL1 with a 1.41 WHIP, had a strong outing for the Santa Ana Black Aces against the Greensboro Naturals at Santa Ana Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 12-1 win. Hirai, the winner, moves to 5-6. He threw 6 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 2 and giving up 1 walk. Josh Lambert recorded his 2nd save for Santa Ana.

Matt Grissom came through for Santa Ana with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the second. The right fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 3 RBI.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Hirai.

Santa Ana is second in the Sub League 1 Central Division with a record of 56-29.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 10 36
L. Poff CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 17 47
   c-K. Ranke PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 2 8
J. Husnick RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .312 24 69
   d-S. Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 5
D. Pinzon SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .334 12 61
   e-L. Garza PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .533 0 1
C. Elmore LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339 9 47
   a-M. Johnson PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 3 17
A. Lindsey 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 10 39
   b-D. Orosco PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 0 1
O. Hermosillo 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 3 22
J. Unknown DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Lozada C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 4 23
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 7 11      
a - M. Johnson pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 7th
b - D. Orosco pinch hit for A. Lindsey in the 7th
c - K. Ranke pinch hit for L. Poff in the 8th
d - S. Hicks pinch hit for J. Husnick in the 9th
e - L. Garza pinch hit for D. Pinzon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Garza , C. Elmore , A. Lindsey , J. Unknown 2 , J. Lozada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ranke
GIDP: A. Lindsey , J. Unknown , J. Lozada
Hit by Pitch: J. Husnick , O. Hermosillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pinzon (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Mills-Pinzon-Hermosillo, Mills-Pinzon-Hermosillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .310 10 38
   c-D. Williams PH, SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 4 16
C. Ulery LF 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .382 6 24
M. Grissom RF 4 1 2 3 1 1 5 .306 10 26
B. Kibler CF 5 0 2 3 0 0 3 .348 10 59
M. Mitchell 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .261 9 32
K. Twigg DH 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .354 6 42
K. Pizzuti C 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 .308 10 40
C. Mitchell 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .322 6 44
   a-R. Lopez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .571 1 2
   d-J. Behre 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 2 10
C. Carrasco 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .366 0 6
   b-L. Almodovar PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .392 4 12
   e-B. Gadsden 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .416 1 13
Totals 36 12 14 12 8 3 23      
a - R. Lopez pinch hit for C. Mitchell in the 7th
b - L. Almodovar pinch hit for C. Carrasco in the 7th
c - D. Williams pinch hit for P. Gentry in the 7th
d - J. Behre substituted for R. Lopez in the 8th
e - B. Gadsden substituted for L. Almodovar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (7, 1st Inning off K. Augustine, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lopez (2, 7th Inning off R. Estrada, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Mitchell (3, 5th Inning off D. Garriga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (10, 2nd Inning off K. Augustine, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gentry , D. Williams , C. Ulery 2 , M. Grissom 6 , B. Kibler 2 , K. Twigg , C. Mitchell 3 , R. Lopez 2 , C. Carrasco 2 , L. Almodovar
2-out RBI: C. Ulery , M. Grissom , B. Kibler , K. Twigg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kibler , K. Twigg , K. Pizzuti
GIDP: M. Mitchell , J. Behre
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mitchell (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Carrasco-Gentry-Mitchell, Carrasco-Gentry-Mitchell, Gentry-Carrasco-Mitchell)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Augustine L (0-3) 3.1 7 7 7 3 1 1 71 13.50   
D. Garriga 2.2 4 4 3 3 2 0 62 7.99   
R. Estrada 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 41 9.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Augustine 14
Batters Faced: K. Augustine 19, D. Garriga 15, R. Estrada 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Augustine 5-3, D. Garriga 3-2, R. Estrada 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Augustine 71-40, D. Garriga 62-33, R. Estrada 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garriga 2-2 , R. Estrada 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai W (5-6) 6.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 73 4.76   
J. Lambert SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 41 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 63
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 22, J. Lambert 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 8-5, J. Lambert 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 73-45, J. Lambert 41-25
Hit Batsmen: E. Hirai 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Engo Hirai
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 6031
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