ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
07/30/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12680 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Newport Unicorns (50-53) 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 16 1
Greensboro Naturals (37-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Greensboro Absorbs 7-0 Loss to Newport
Newport and Greensboro got after it at Naturals Grounds.

Matt Bowden pitched a gem to lead Newport to victory over the Greensboro Naturals, 7-0. The 4th-place Unicorns bumped their record to 50-53.

Newport used the hitting of Kikuji Tanaka to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Unicorns on top, 4-0. For the game, Tanaka had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I'm happy we won," said Bowden. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ladnier SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .320 0 1
M. Alarcon 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .333 8 33
J. Lendon CF 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .322 9 57
R. Paz RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .318 4 9
   a-T. Jones PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 0 0
   b-S. Ytuarte RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 28
I. Ramos DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .304 3 14
C. Stovall C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .292 3 19
   c-M. Alvarez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .399 2 23
   d-C. Garibaldi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
S. Fleury 3B 5 1 3 0 0 2 3 .255 3 32
B. Werkman 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .354 1 16
K. Tanaka LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .261 11 41
Totals 40 7 16 7 5 6 24      
a - T. Jones pinch hit for R. Paz in the 8th
b - S. Ytuarte substituted for T. Jones in the 8th
c - M. Alvarez pinch hit for C. Stovall in the 9th
d - C. Garibaldi substituted for M. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lendon (19, 1st Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Stovall (6, 2nd Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Alarcon (10, 4th Inning off G. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tanaka (11, 2nd Inning off K. Augustine, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Paz (4, 5th Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Ladnier , M. Alarcon 2 , J. Lendon 3 , R. Paz 4 , I. Ramos , C. Stovall 2 , M. Alvarez , S. Fleury 3 , B. Werkman 3 , K. Tanaka 5
2-out RBI: J. Lendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lendon , R. Paz , I. Ramos , S. Fleury
GIDP: B. Werkman
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Ladnier (1) , B. Werkman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Ladnier (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Werkman-Ladnier-Werkman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Poff CF, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .327 21 54
   f-T. Fujii PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Lindsey 3B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 13 49
J. Smith 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 1 6
J. Husnick RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .322 27 85
   a-K. Ranke PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 8
D. Pinzon SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .316 13 67
   b-C. Hiner PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
C. Elmore LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .328 11 55
   c-S. Hicks PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375 0 5
O. Hermosillo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .312 8 41
J. Lozada C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 6 30
   d-N. Wetzel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 3
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. Johnson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 3 18
Totals 36 0 9 0 2 4 23      
a - K. Ranke pinch hit for J. Husnick in the 8th
b - C. Hiner pinch hit for D. Pinzon in the 8th
c - S. Hicks pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 8th
d - N. Wetzel pinch hit for J. Lozada in the 9th
e - M. Johnson inserted as DH in the 9th
f - T. Fujii pinch hit for L. Poff in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Elmore (14, 2nd Inning off M. Bowden, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Husnick (24, 6th Inning off M. Bowden, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Poff (20, 7th Inning off D. Pavia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Poff 3 , J. Smith , J. Husnick 3 , K. Ranke , D. Pinzon , C. Elmore 2 , M. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lindsey , J. Smith , O. Hermosillo 2 , J. Lozada
GIDP: O. Hermosillo
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: L. Poff (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Hermosillo)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bowden W (1-3) 5.1 6 0 0 0 2 0 72 5.72   
D. Pavia SV (1) 3.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 57 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bowden 58
Batters Faced: M. Bowden 22, D. Pavia 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bowden 10-4, D. Pavia 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bowden 72-47, D. Pavia 57-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pavia 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Augustine L (1-4) 2.0 5 4 4 2 2 1 42 8.25   
G. Mendoza 3.0 6 1 1 1 2 1 54 4.74   
E. Cuevas 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 10.80   
D. Garriga 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 31 8.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Augustine 26
Batters Faced: K. Augustine 12, G. Mendoza 14, E. Cuevas 7, D. Garriga 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Augustine 0-3, G. Mendoza 4-1, E. Cuevas 2-3, D. Garriga 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Augustine 42-23, G. Mendoza 54-34, E. Cuevas 23-15, D. Garriga 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mendoza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Bowden
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 2356
Special Notes: SP Edgar Cuevas was injured while pitching.
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