ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT AURORA PAINTS
07/12/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12598 - SUNDAY, JULY 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (68-19) 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0
Aurora Paints (34-53) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 7 19 0
Paints Earn 7-6 Win Versus Black Aces
Nate Berg had a good game, but he could not keep the Santa Ana Black Aces from falling, 7-6, to the Aurora Paints at Paints Park. The Santa Ana right fielder went 3-4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 in the loss. Jim Unknown earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.2 innings. His record is now 1-0. The Paints raised their record to 34-53.

The Paints got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Miguel Cerpa. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Paints.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Cerpa. "You've got to get results."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .375 32 100
R. Miklavcic LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .337 8 31
A. Nelson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .368 16 82
   f-D. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 1 15
   g-I. Camarillo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
K. Twigg CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 .358 18 77
N. Berg RF 4 3 3 2 2 0 0 .390 8 55
D. Raney 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .335 9 52
   b-B. Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 0 4
   c-S. Shimizu 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
B. Byrne C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .313 4 37
C. Mitchell SS, 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .361 0 4
E. Heatley 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .275 1 10
   a-J. Corcoran PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 4 34
   d-K. Pizzuti PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .374 7 24
   e-R. Cavazos 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 4 21
Totals 45 6 14 6 5 6 26      
a - J. Corcoran pinch hit for E. Heatley in the 8th
b - B. Evans pinch hit for D. Raney in the 9th
c - S. Shimizu substituted for B. Evans in the 9th
d - K. Pizzuti pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 10th
e - R. Cavazos substituted for K. Pizzuti in the 10th
f - D. Williams pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 11th
g - I. Camarillo substituted for D. Williams in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Berg 2 (19, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Mitchell (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Nelson (28, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Raney (9, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Berg (8, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy , R. Miklavcic , A. Nelson 2 , N. Berg 8 , D. Raney 5 , B. Byrne , C. Mitchell 4 , E. Heatley , K. Pizzuti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nelson , K. Twigg , C. Mitchell , E. Heatley
GIDP: R. Miklavcic 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bandy (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raney-Heatley-Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McGee RF 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 .500 0 1
T. Massey DH 6 2 3 3 0 2 3 .330 4 25
S. Thomas 1B 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .344 3 12
D. Short LF 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 .319 10 28
C. Lupu 3B 6 0 1 1 0 2 3 .341 7 21
F. Chavez CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .319 3 16
   e-F. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 7
   f-A. Long CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 1 5
   g-B. Valdez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
D. Poole 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .367 5 24
   a-M. Segar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 2 7
   b-W. Pak 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 9
   h-M. Cerpa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325 4 17
R. Argueta SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .366 4 15
R. Valle C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .457 1 10
   c-M. Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 7 29
   d-Y. Sasaki C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 1 2
Totals 50 7 19 7 2 13 22      
a - M. Segar pinch hit for D. Poole in the 7th
b - W. Pak substituted for M. Segar in the 8th
c - M. Jones pinch hit for R. Valle in the 8th
d - Y. Sasaki substituted for M. Jones in the 9th
e - F. White pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 10th
f - A. Long substituted for F. White in the 11th
g - B. Valdez pinch hit for A. Long in the 11th
h - M. Cerpa pinch hit for W. Pak in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Poole (8, 5th Inning off T. Coleman, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. McGee (1, 5th Inning off T. Coleman, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Chavez (9, 6th Inning off T. Coleman, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Argueta (7, 7th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Short (10, 7th Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Massey (4, 7th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. McGee 4 , T. Massey 6 , D. Short 3 , C. Lupu , F. Chavez 4 , B. Valdez , D. Poole 2 , W. Pak , M. Cerpa , R. Argueta 2 , R. Valle , M. Jones
2-out RBI: D. McGee , T. Massey , C. Lupu , M. Cerpa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McGee , F. Chavez , D. Poole , M. Segar
GIDP: S. Thomas
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lupu-Poole-Thomas, Argueta-Pak-Thomas)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Coleman 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 0 88 3.95   
M. Hrdlicka 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 10 3.86   
C. Williams BS (1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 31 2.41   
R. Wall 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.95   
R. Deyo 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.09   
R. McEntyre L (2-2) 0.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 23 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Coleman 52
Batters Faced: T. Coleman 24, M. Hrdlicka 5, C. Williams 10, R. Wall 2, R. Deyo 5, R. McEntyre 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Coleman 4-6, M. Hrdlicka 2-0, C. Williams 2-1, R. Wall 1-0, R. Deyo 1-1, R. McEntyre 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Coleman 88-59, M. Hrdlicka 10-7, C. Williams 31-22, R. Wall 10-7, R. Deyo 26-14, R. McEntyre 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hrdlicka 1-0
WP: R. Deyo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 4.1 8 6 6 3 1 2 67 12.46   
J. Unknown 4.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 70 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 21
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 23, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-4, J. Unknown 5-4, J. Unknown 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 67-41, J. Unknown 70-45, J. Unknown 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Berg
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 4207
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