ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/23/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12657 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (39-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 10 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (77-21) 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 X 11 13 0
Santa Ana 77-21 After 11-4 Victory
The Santa Ana Black Aces stopped the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 11-4, behind an impressive performance from Ricardo Cavazos. The 21-year old shortstop made life miserable for Tacoma pitching. He was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Engo Hirai picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-0. He struck out 4 in 5 innings. Santa Ana, at 77-21, is cruising.

David Williams had a big 2-run home run for the Black Aces in the bottom of the first inning. With Santa Ana leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he got a cutter from Tuomas Taipale and swatted a home run to right-center. It was his 2nd home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Black Aces ahead, 3-0.

"The vibe's good," said Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada. "We've got to keep it going."
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 7 34
   a-J. Maples PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 0 0
D. Wunderlich LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .295 4 33
J. Henson 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .311 8 26
M. Northern DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .325 7 39
A. Sanders 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 2 14
   b-K. Harper PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 6
   h-D. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 1
D. Molina RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292 6 27
   c-J. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321 6 35
   f-A. Johnson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 8
   i-H. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 2 7
C. Bagley SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 1 14
   d-R. Lenger PH, RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .338 14 54
M. Parker 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 10 42
   e-D. Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .317 4 27
   g-J. Barnett 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 7 26
V. Tijerina C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 9 33
Totals 37 4 10 4 5 8 27      
a - J. Maples pinch hit for H. McConnon in the 7th
b - K. Harper pinch hit for A. Sanders in the 8th
c - J. McDaniel pinch hit for D. Molina in the 8th
d - R. Lenger pinch hit for C. Bagley in the 8th
e - D. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Parker in the 8th
f - A. Johnson substituted for J. McDaniel in the 8th
g - J. Barnett substituted for D. Gonzalez in the 8th
h - D. Lopez pinch hit for K. Harper in the 9th
i - H. Soto pinch hit for A. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Lenger (6, 8th Inning off C. Williams, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Maples , D. Wunderlich 3 , J. Henson 2 , A. Sanders , R. Lenger 3 , D. Gonzalez , V. Tijerina
2-out RBI: R. Lenger , D. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Henson , M. Northern , H. Soto , M. Parker
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bagley-Henson-Sanders)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 34 104
C. Mitchell 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .373 1 7
   b-B. Gadsden PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 3 20
A. Nelson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .355 16 87
   c-B. Cole PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
K. Twigg CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .365 23 88
D. Williams LF 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .317 2 17
   a-R. Ortiz PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Heatley 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .299 1 16
D. Johnson RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .305 3 16
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .369 8 27
R. Cavazos SS 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .271 6 26
Totals 36 11 13 11 3 3 13      
a - R. Ortiz pinch hit for D. Williams in the 7th
b - B. Gadsden pinch hit for C. Mitchell in the 8th
c - B. Cole pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Mitchell (1, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Williams (2, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Johnson (3, 4th Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cavazos (6, 5th Inning off G. Parra, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mitchell 6 , B. Gadsden , D. Williams 4 , E. Heatley 2 , D. Johnson 5 , K. Pizzuti 2 , R. Cavazos 5
2-out RBI: D. Williams , D. Johnson , K. Pizzuti , R. Cavazos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cole
GIDP: K. Twigg
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Mitchell (4) , A. Nelson (1)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taipale L (7-8) 4.0 8 6 6 1 2 3 65 4.70   
G. Parra 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 23 8.72   
R. Rush 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 39 7.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taipale 23
Batters Faced: T. Taipale 20, G. Parra 7, R. Rush 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taipale 2-7, G. Parra 0-2, R. Rush 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taipale 65-42, G. Parra 23-12, R. Rush 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Parra 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai W (2-0) 5.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 73 5.62   
J. Moncion 2.2 2 3 3 1 2 0 32 3.91   
C. Williams 1.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 30 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 60
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 22, J. Moncion 11, C. Williams 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 7-4, J. Moncion 3-3, C. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 73-40, J. Moncion 32-20, C. Williams 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williams 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricardo Cavazos
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 9208
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