ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT WACO WARLOCKS
07/27/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT WACO WARLOCKS
GAME ID: 12660 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (80-21) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Waco Warlocks (45-56) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
Black Aces Reel Off Another Win, 5-2
Santa Ana center fielder Kyle Twigg made his presence felt in the 5-2 Black Aces triumph over the Waco Warlocks. Twigg was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Rick Deyo was called on to finish, recording his 26th save. At 80-21, the Black Aces have a slim two-game lead in the Sub League 1 Central Division.

Early in the game, Twigg had a 2-run home run for Santa Ana. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Black Aces on top, 4-2.

Twigg said his team "played with focus."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE WACO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .360 35 107
R. Miklavcic LF 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 .333 11 39
A. Nelson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .356 16 88
K. Twigg CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .363 24 92
N. Berg RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .394 10 65
C. Mitchell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .364 3 12
B. Byrne C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .325 5 44
E. Heatley 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 1 17
   a-B. Gadsden 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .313 3 20
R. Cavazos SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .270 6 26
Totals 39 5 11 4 7 5 33      
a - B. Gadsden substituted for E. Heatley in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: R. Miklavcic 2 (12, 1st Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Childress, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Bandy (39, 4th Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Twigg (24, 3rd Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 3 , R. Miklavcic 4 , A. Nelson , K. Twigg 5 , N. Berg , B. Byrne , R. Cavazos 2
2-out RBI: B. Bandy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Miklavcic 2 , C. Mitchell 2 , B. Gadsden , R. Cavazos
GIDP: B. Bandy
Hit by Pitch: A. Nelson
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bandy (23) , K. Twigg (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gadsden-Cavazos-Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Torres LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .306 14 54
B. Ryan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 6 33
D. Phillips DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .323 14 44
C. Shelton 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .278 4 18
C. Gutierre 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .269 13 30
O. Roman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .327 4 21
P. Ernalia SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 1 15
R. Reneau CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 2 6
J. Rybak RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 2 8
Totals 32 2 9 2 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Torres (20, 3rd Inning off A. Hardnett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gutierre (13, 2nd Inning off A. Hardnett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Torres 3 , B. Ryan , D. Phillips , C. Gutierre 5 , P. Ernalia , R. Reneau , J. Rybak
GIDP: J. Rybak
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Torres (12) , D. Phillips (13)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ryan (7) , C. Gutierre (6) , O. Roman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shelton-Ernalia-Childress)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE WACO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hardnett W (10-0) 6.1 8 2 2 1 1 1 80 2.45   
R. McEntyre H (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 19 2.96   
R. Deyo SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hardnett 49
Batters Faced: A. Hardnett 24, R. McEntyre 6, R. Deyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hardnett 5-9, R. McEntyre 1-0, R. Deyo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hardnett 80-51, R. McEntyre 19-14, R. Deyo 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Childress L (6-4) 3.2 6 5 3 1 2 1 59 6.02   
D. Winslow 2.1 2 0 0 3 1 0 37 6.75   
P. Bowden 3.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 58 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Childress 32
Batters Faced: C. Childress 19, D. Winslow 12, P. Bowden 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Childress 5-3, D. Winslow 4-2, P. Bowden 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Childress 59-33, D. Winslow 37-20, P. Bowden 58-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Winslow 1-0 , P. Bowden 1-0
WP: P. Bowden
Hit Batsmen: P. Bowden
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Twigg
Ballpark: Warlocks Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 3618
Special Notes: 2B Eric Heatley was injured on a defensive play.
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