ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/31/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12706 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (39-66) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 10 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (83-22) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 9 1
Newport Sent Home with 5-3 Loss
The Santa Ana Black Aces topped the Newport Unicorns, 5-3, in Sub League 1 action at Santa Ana Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Santa Ana pitcher and Catia La Mar, Venezuela, native Victor Mendoza. Picking up the save was Rick Deyo, his 27th. Santa Ana goes to 83-22. The win puts them 3 games up in their division.

In the bottom of the first inning, center fielder Kyle Twigg had a 3-run home run for Santa Ana. It was his 25th home run of the season and put the Black Aces on top, 3-0.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Twigg.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 13 54
   a-J. Tapia RF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 6 29
   b-O. Carrillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .146 1 7
   c-J. Trujillo LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 10 30
A. Rycroft C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 5 17
B. Fox DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .392 4 23
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 12 70
J. MacKoul 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .324 7 31
T. Cruthirds 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342 7 24
G. Bonanni LF, RF, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .233 3 10
J. Amster CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .300 2 19
S. Warwick 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273 11 49
Totals 34 3 10 2 3 3 11      
a - J. Tapia substituted for R. Paz in the 1st
b - O. Carrillo pinch hit for J. Tapia in the 7th
c - J. Trujillo substituted for O. Carrillo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fox 2 (13, 1st Inning off V. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. McEntyre, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cruthirds (11, 5th Inning off V. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Amster (7, 7th Inning off V. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , J. MacKoul (11, 8th Inning off R. McEntyre, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Fox 4 , N. Ladnier , J. MacKoul 2 , T. Cruthirds 3 , G. Bonanni 2 , J. Amster 3
2-out RBI: J. MacKoul
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tapia , O. Carrillo , N. Ladnier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Amster (11)
CS: N. Ladnier (10) , G. Bonanni (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Bonanni(Byrne at 3rd base), Amster(Bandy at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .361 37 110
R. Miklavcic LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .330 12 42
A. Nelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .351 16 88
K. Twigg CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .359 25 96
N. Berg RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .386 10 69
D. Raney 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .337 10 62
B. Byrne C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .332 5 46
J. Corcoran 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 4 34
R. Cavazos SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .266 7 28
Totals 29 5 9 5 3 2 5      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Byrne (26, 2nd Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Twigg (25, 1st Inning off D. Fleitas, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy (37, 3rd Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 5 , R. Miklavcic 2 , A. Nelson , K. Twigg 4 , B. Byrne 3 , J. Corcoran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cavazos
Hit by Pitch: D. Raney
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Cavazos (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Byrne (6)
OF assists: 1 (Miklavcic(MacKoul at home))
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fleitas L (8-9) 5.2 9 5 5 3 2 2 102 6.19   
S. Yamaguchi 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 9.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fleitas 30
Batters Faced: D. Fleitas 26, S. Yamaguchi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fleitas 4-7, S. Yamaguchi 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fleitas 102-60, S. Yamaguchi 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamaguchi 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Fleitas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Mendoza W (3-0) 6.2 6 2 1 3 1 0 72 0.97   
R. McEntyre H (6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 2.96   
M. Hrdlicka H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.70   
R. Deyo SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Mendoza 54
Batters Faced: V. Mendoza 27, R. McEntyre 5, M. Hrdlicka 1, R. Deyo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Mendoza 12-5, R. McEntyre 1-1, M. Hrdlicka 0-0, R. Deyo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Mendoza 72-43, R. McEntyre 17-11, M. Hrdlicka 3-3, R. Deyo 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 1-0 , M. Hrdlicka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Mendoza
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 13459
Special Notes: RF Ramon Paz was injured while throwing the ball.
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