ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
08/02/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12708 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (40-67) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 6 10 2
Santa Ana Black Aces (84-23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 11 1
Win Goes to Unicorns in Tight Contest
The Newport Unicorns had to overcome a big game from Santa Ana designated hitter Bill Bandy to leave Santa Ana Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 6-4. Bandy went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk. At 40-67, the Unicorns claim last place in the Sub League 1 East Division.

Newport needed the clutch hitting of Santiago Ytuarte to notch the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Unicorns on top, 6-4. For the game, Ytuarte had 1 home run and 2 singles in 3 at-bats.

"Enjoyed this one," Ytuarte told the Newport Observer. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .300 13 54
A. Rycroft C 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313 5 17
B. Fox DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .379 4 23
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 12 70
G. Bonanni LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .221 3 10
T. Cruthirds 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .349 7 24
J. Amster CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .302 2 20
   a-J. MacKoul PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 7 31
   b-J. Tapia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 6 29
S. Warwick 2B 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 .276 12 51
S. Ytuarte 1B 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .284 5 25
Totals 35 6 10 5 2 5 14      
a - J. MacKoul pinch hit for J. Amster in the 9th
b - J. Tapia substituted for J. MacKoul in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rycroft (6, 8th Inning off R. McEntyre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Warwick (12, 5th Inning off A. Hardnett, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Ytuarte (5, 9th Inning off R. Deyo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rycroft 2 , B. Fox , G. Bonanni , T. Cruthirds , J. Amster , S. Warwick 5 , S. Ytuarte 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , G. Bonanni 2
GIDP: R. Paz
Hit by Pitch: S. Ytuarte
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Bonanni (1) , J. Amster 2 (14)
CS: S. Ytuarte (5)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Ladnier (14) , S. Ytuarte (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Warwick-Ladnier-Ytuarte, Ladnier-Warwick-Ytuarte)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .361 39 112
R. Miklavcic LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .324 12 42
A. Nelson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .352 16 89
J. Corcoran 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .302 4 34
N. Berg CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .386 10 70
D. Raney 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 10 62
   c-B. Evans PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382 0 4
B. Byrne C 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .326 5 46
R. Cavazos SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 7 28
   a-K. Twigg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 25 96
   b-J. Brooks SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 0 6
D. Johnson RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .314 4 17
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 2 25      
a - K. Twigg pinch hit for R. Cavazos in the 8th
b - J. Brooks substituted for K. Twigg in the 9th
c - B. Evans pinch hit for D. Raney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bandy (40, 4th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bandy 2 (39, 1st Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off I. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Johnson (4, 2nd Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 10 , A. Nelson , J. Corcoran 2 , N. Berg , B. Evans , K. Twigg , D. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: B. Bandy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miklavcic , A. Nelson , J. Corcoran 2 , B. Byrne 3
GIDP: B. Bandy , D. Johnson
Sac Fly: N. Berg
Hit by Pitch: A. Nelson 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bandy (25)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Byrne (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Raney-Corcoran-Nelson)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerrero 6.0 6 3 3 3 1 2 90 6.09   
I. Sanchez W (4-3), BS (1) 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 1 46 5.17   
M. Achord SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerrero 46
Batters Faced: D. Guerrero 29, I. Sanchez 11, M. Achord 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerrero 5-11, I. Sanchez 1-3, M. Achord 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerrero 90-54, I. Sanchez 46-28, M. Achord 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Sanchez 1-1
WP: D. Guerrero , I. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: D. Guerrero , I. Sanchez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hardnett 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 78 2.58   
R. McEntyre 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.91   
C. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.34   
R. Deyo L (0-3), BS (4) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 17 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hardnett 50
Batters Faced: A. Hardnett 23, R. McEntyre 6, C. Williams 3, R. Deyo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hardnett 6-7, R. McEntyre 1-0, C. Williams 2-1, R. Deyo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hardnett 78-48, R. McEntyre 21-16, C. Williams 8-6, R. Deyo 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 1-1 , C. Williams 1-0
WP: R. Deyo
Hit Batsmen: R. McEntyre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Bandy
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 12647
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