ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
06/18/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12605 - TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (46-21) 0 4 3 3 5 1 5 0 0 21 21 2
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (24-43) 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 8 13 2
Bandy 3-for-3 to Power Black Aces Offense
Behind the hitting of Bill Bandy, the Santa Ana Black Aces stopped the St. Joseph Mighty Mites, 21-8. Bandy went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 3 walks. He scored 4 runs and drove in 3 for the Black Aces. The win was credited to Dan Avis in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Jim Unknown took the loss. The Black Aces, at 46-21, have a comfortable 20½-game lead in their division.

Chris Carrasco took St. Joseph hurler Jim Unknown deep in the top of the second. His grand slam home run put the Black Aces on top, 4-0. In all, Carrasco had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 5.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Elias Quesada.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mathis SS 6 1 3 3 0 0 1 .331 8 48
B. Kibler CF 6 1 0 0 0 1 6 .130 0 2
F. Babb DH 6 2 3 3 0 0 0 .316 18 62
M. Mitchell RF 4 4 2 1 2 1 0 .331 12 34
B. Bandy LF 3 4 3 3 3 0 0 .408 4 18
C. Wahl C 4 2 2 3 2 0 3 .324 5 42
J. Behre 1B 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 .500 0 3
D. Rodriguez 3B 6 2 3 1 0 1 6 .268 7 35
C. Carrasco 2B 5 3 3 5 1 0 1 .417 2 7
Totals 44 21 21 21 10 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wahl (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Behre (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Carrasco (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Bandy (4, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Babb (18, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mathis 3 , F. Babb 6 , M. Mitchell 2 , B. Bandy 6 , C. Wahl 3 , J. Behre 3 , D. Rodriguez 3 , C. Carrasco 6
2-out RBI: A. Mathis , F. Babb , M. Mitchell , C. Wahl 2 , C. Carrasco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kibler , J. Behre
GIDP: B. Kibler , D. Rodriguez 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: O. Valentin (1) , M. Mitchell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Behre-Mathis-Avis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nalbach LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .333 0 1
B. Dent CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .417 10 45
D. Pierce 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .382 13 68
D. Stewart SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .402 27 85
F. Mora RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326 19 67
   a-J. Unknown PR, RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
   b-E. Harris PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
A. Benitez DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .303 3 7
J. Avenell C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .357 1 4
B. Lewis 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .312 0 3
W. Myers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254 3 15
Totals 39 8 13 7 2 8 14      
a - J. Unknown pinch ran for F. Mora in the 4th
b - E. Harris pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Mora (11, 2nd Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Nalbach (1, 3rd Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 6th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Avenell (2, 6th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Dent (14, 6th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Stewart (27, 4th Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Benitez (3, 6th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Nalbach 3 , B. Dent 2 , D. Stewart 4 , F. Mora 2 , J. Unknown 2 , E. Harris , A. Benitez 5 , J. Avenell 2 , B. Lewis 3
2-out RBI: S. Nalbach , B. Dent , B. Lewis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , W. Myers
GIDP: J. Avenell
Hit by Pitch: F. Mora
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Nalbach (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nalbach (1) , D. Stewart (13)
Double Plays: 3 (Pierce-Stewart, Lewis-Myers-Pierce, Myers-Stewart-Pierce)
OF assists: 2 (Nalbach(Babb at 2nd base), Dent(Wahl at 3rd base))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Valentin 3.0 4 3 2 0 1 1 40 4.54   
D. Avis W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 7.11   
M. Hrdlicka 0.1 6 5 5 0 0 1 18 5.52   
J. Pirillo 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 44 2.13   
R. Martin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Valentin 40
Batters Faced: O. Valentin 14, D. Avis 8, M. Hrdlicka 7, J. Pirillo 12, R. Martin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Valentin 3-4, D. Avis 2-1, M. Hrdlicka 0-1, J. Pirillo 1-4, R. Martin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Valentin 40-23, D. Avis 42-27, M. Hrdlicka 18-12, J. Pirillo 44-24, R. Martin 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Avis 1-1 , J. Pirillo 2-1 , R. Martin 1-0
WP: J. Pirillo
Hit Batsmen: O. Valentin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.1 4 7 7 3 3 2 58 27.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 8 7 7 4 1 1 58 27.00   
J. Unknown 1.2 6 7 4 3 0 0 66 21.60   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 17
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 58-31, J. Unknown 58-30, J. Unknown 66-37, J. Unknown 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Bandy
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 3056
Special Notes: Felix Mora and Omar Valentin were ejected in the 4th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.Mike Mitchell ties the SABA regular season game record for runs with 4. Bill Bandy ties the SABA regular season game record for runs with 4.
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