ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
07/25/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12664 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (38-61) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 8 16 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (39-60) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0
Unicorns Win, MacKoul goes 4-for-5
Justin MacKoul helped his team muscle past the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 8-3. In the game, the Newport first baseman went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Alex Almanza, the winner, goes to 2-9. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Ivan Sanchez picked up the save, his 1st.

Newport used the hitting of Tim Cruthirds to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Unicorns on top, 3-0. For the game, Cruthirds had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Newport manager Victor Sepulveda commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."

Tacoma's current losing streak is now 4 games.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .318 12 52
A. Rycroft DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .326 3 15
B. Fox CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .411 4 23
N. Ladnier SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .306 11 65
J. MacKoul 1B 5 3 4 2 0 1 0 .335 7 28
T. Cruthirds 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .303 5 20
J. Livesay C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 8 40
G. Bonanni LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .154 2 6
S. Warwick 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .276 10 47
Totals 40 8 16 8 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. MacKoul (10, 8th Inning off R. Rush, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Paz (18, 8th Inning off O. Garza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Fox (4, 1st Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Cruthirds (5, 4th Inning off T. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. MacKoul (7, 5th Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Ladnier (11, 8th Inning off R. Rush, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz 4 , A. Rycroft , B. Fox 3 , N. Ladnier 6 , J. MacKoul 8 , T. Cruthirds 5 , G. Bonanni , S. Warwick
2-out RBI: R. Paz , J. MacKoul , S. Warwick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rycroft , B. Fox , N. Ladnier , T. Cruthirds
Hit by Pitch: G. Bonanni
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz (32) , N. Ladnier (15)
CS: R. Paz (15) , G. Bonanni (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ladnier-Warwick-MacKoul, Warwick-Ladnier-MacKoul)
OF assists: 1 (Fox(Parker at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Molina CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 6 27
D. Wunderlich LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 4 33
   a-H. Soto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 2 7
   b-J. McDaniel LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 6 35
R. Lenger RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .337 14 54
J. Henson 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .306 8 26
D. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .311 4 27
A. Sanders 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .342 2 14
C. Bagley SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .263 2 17
M. Parker 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .264 10 42
V. Tijerina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 9 33
Totals 32 3 9 3 4 6 15      
a - H. Soto pinch hit for D. Wunderlich in the 7th
b - J. McDaniel substituted for H. Soto in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bagley (2, 6th Inning off A. Almanza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Molina , H. Soto , R. Lenger , A. Sanders , C. Bagley 6 , M. Parker 2
2-out RBI: C. Bagley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gonzalez , M. Parker
GIDP: M. Parker , V. Tijerina
Sac Bunt: D. Wunderlich
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lenger(Paz at 3rd base))
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Almanza W (2-9) 6.2 8 3 3 3 5 1 99 8.38   
I. Sanchez SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Almanza 48
Batters Faced: A. Almanza 29, I. Sanchez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Almanza 10-3, I. Sanchez 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Almanza 99-64, I. Sanchez 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Sanchez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hernandez L (7-11) 7.0 9 4 4 1 5 2 86 5.52   
R. Rush 0.2 4 4 4 0 2 1 19 8.46   
O. Garza 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.08   
S. Cleary 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hernandez 47
Batters Faced: T. Hernandez 30, R. Rush 6, O. Garza 1, S. Cleary 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hernandez 6-8, R. Rush 0-0, O. Garza 0-0, S. Cleary 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hernandez 86-62, R. Rush 19-14, O. Garza 4-2, S. Cleary 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Garza 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin MacKoul
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 4663
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