ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT AURORA PAINTS
07/24/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12657 - THURSDAY, JULY 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (47-51) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Aurora Paints (44-54) 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 X 9 15 0
Paints Flatten Unicorns, 9-1
Aurora Paints pitcher Eric Tate was in top form, leading his team past the Newport Unicorns, 9-1. The Paints now have a record of 44-54 with the win over Newport.

Constantin Lupu chipped in a 2-run home run for Aurora in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"I was trying to do what I do, go out there and compete," said Tate.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Alarcon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .353 8 33
J. Lendon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .318 9 52
A. Ortiz 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .315 8 44
R. Paz RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .391 2 5
I. Ramos C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 2 11
S. Fleury 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 3 32
M. Alvarez LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .397 2 22
E. Nance DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328 3 11
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Ortiz (17, 6th Inning off E. Tate, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Ladnier (1, 8th Inning off E. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ladnier 2 , J. Lendon , A. Ortiz 2 , R. Paz , I. Ramos , M. Alvarez 2
2-out RBI: A. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alarcon , A. Ortiz , I. Ramos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Ladnier (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Ladnier (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Alarcon-Ladnier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 2 12
   b-T. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   d-B. Farhi SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .413 4 14
F. Chavez CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .344 7 47
   c-K. Chiasson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
C. Lupu 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .306 16 58
D. Short LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .319 9 39
T. Massey 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .326 1 6
G. Thompson RF, CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .306 7 35
D. Poole SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .300 4 37
   a-W. Pak PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Rotolo C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .286 8 46
M. Cerpa DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .247 0 7
Totals 37 9 15 9 1 4 11      
a - W. Pak pinch hit for D. Poole in the 8th
b - T. Gonzalez pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 8th
c - K. Chiasson pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 8th
d - B. Farhi substituted for T. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Short (15, 6th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Cerpa 2 (7, 7th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off N. Combs, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Chavez (24, 7th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Rotolo (8, 3rd Inning off M. Bowden, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lupu (16, 4th Inning off M. Bowden, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Massey (1, 4th Inning off M. Bowden, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Thompson (7, 8th Inning off N. Combs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chavez , F. Chavez 4 , C. Lupu 5 , D. Short 2 , T. Massey 4 , G. Thompson 5 , W. Pak , D. Rotolo 5 , M. Cerpa 4
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , M. Cerpa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gonzalez , K. Chiasson , D. Short
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Chavez (7) , D. Poole (5)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bowden L (0-3) 5.0 6 4 4 0 2 3 64 7.04   
J. Garcia 1.2 6 3 3 1 0 0 37 6.00   
N. Combs 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 20 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bowden 41
Batters Faced: M. Bowden 20, J. Garcia 10, N. Combs 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bowden 5-7, J. Garcia 2-1, N. Combs 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bowden 64-41, J. Garcia 37-23, N. Combs 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Combs 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Tate W (5-3) 7.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 106 3.96   
E. White 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Tate 66
Batters Faced: E. Tate 27, E. White 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Tate 11-5, E. White 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Tate 106-68, E. White 23-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Tate
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 2869
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