ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT OTTAWA LYNX
07/15/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT OTTAWA LYNX
GAME ID: 12603 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (57-32) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Ottawa Lynx (58-31) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1
Ottawa Beats Santa Ana, 2-1
Ottawa Lynx starter Joaquin Santiago hurled his team past the Santa Ana Black Aces, 2-1. In 5 innings, Santiago surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run. Picking up the save was Randy Nitchals, his 5th.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Lynx had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the fourth, when left fielder Mark Thompson hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Engo Hirai and made the score 2-1, Lynx. Thompson was 1 for 3.

"We did just enough to win," Santiago said.

The second-place Black Aces dropped to 57-32.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .308 10 38
C. Carrasco 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .358 1 8
   a-M. Mitchell PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 9 32
C. Ulery LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .329 8 29
M. Grissom RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .308 10 27
B. Kibler CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346 10 59
J. Corcoran 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 5 25
K. Twigg DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .350 7 46
D. Williams 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304 4 16
   b-B. Byrne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 0 0
A. Villarreal C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 0 1
   c-M. Segar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 0 4
Totals 31 1 4 0 5 6 13      
a - M. Mitchell pinch hit for C. Carrasco in the 8th
b - B. Byrne pinch hit for D. Williams in the 9th
c - M. Segar pinch hit for A. Villarreal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kibler (24, 2nd Inning off J. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Williams (8, 3rd Inning off J. Santiago, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gentry , B. Kibler 2 , K. Twigg , D. Williams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grissom , B. Kibler , K. Twigg , M. Segar
GIDP: C. Carrasco
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Grissom(McHugh at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McHugh RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .354 1 9
J. Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294 9 30
T. Moctezuma CF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .323 16 48
M. Thompson LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .334 17 66
   b-S. Tanno CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1 12
R. Gotsch 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 9 33
D. Wolf 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .386 10 49
T. Chambers C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 4 30
A. McCoy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 0 4
J. Hurst DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 2 12
   a-M. Escobar DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 7 16
Totals 28 2 6 2 1 8 5      
a - M. Escobar inserted as DH in the 8th
b - S. Tanno substituted for M. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. McHugh (4, 3rd Inning off E. Hirai, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Moctezuma (18, 4th Inning off E. Hirai, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. McHugh 4 , T. Moctezuma 2 , M. Thompson , T. Chambers
2-out RBI: T. McHugh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wolf
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. McCoy (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-McCoy-Gotsch)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai L (5-7) 4.2 4 2 2 1 3 0 74 4.72   
R. Wall 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 4.86   
W. Gardner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 50
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 18, R. Wall 10, W. Gardner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 5-5, R. Wall 4-0, W. Gardner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 74-43, R. Wall 35-23, W. Gardner 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wall 1-0 , W. Gardner 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santiago W (3-4) 5.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 85 6.69   
J. Polanco H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 40 0.00   
R. Flores H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.11   
R. Nitchals SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santiago 57
Batters Faced: J. Santiago 20, J. Polanco 10, R. Flores 2, R. Nitchals 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santiago 7-4, J. Polanco 2-5, R. Flores 0-0, R. Nitchals 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santiago 85-48, J. Polanco 40-21, R. Flores 12-7, R. Nitchals 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Flores 1-0
WP: J. Santiago
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joaquin Santiago
Ballpark: Rivermen Ballpark
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 7411
Special Notes: RP Jose Polanco was injured while pitching.
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