ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
08/04/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12715 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (35-73) 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 13 3
Santa Ana Black Aces (74-34) 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 X 9 15 0
Santa Ana Beats St. Joseph, 9-5
Santa Ana designated hitter Matt Grissom had a 5-RBI performance, which helped his team down the St. Joseph Mighty Mites, 9-5. Picking up the win was Engo Hirai. He went 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. The right--hander struck out 4 and walked 1. Chris Williams nailed down his 15th save.

In the bottom of the third, Grissom had a grand slam home run for Santa Ana. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Black Aces on top, 4-0.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Grissom said.

Santa Ana has now won 4 straight.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Lopez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 5 38
   b-E. Harris PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 9 25
   d-J. Unknown 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Gobel CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .313 1 14
D. Haessly LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .310 13 66
A. Jordan 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .438 9 49
D. Carlsen DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .319 8 49
R. Salcido RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 23 74
K. Scherbel SS, 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .330 8 64
A. Garza 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .318 4 14
   a-B. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 6 32
   c-M. Poore 2B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 3 31
W. Hernandez C 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .288 13 36
Totals 39 5 13 5 1 7 15      
a - B. Martin pinch hit for A. Garza in the 6th
b - E. Harris pinch hit for I. Lopez in the 6th
c - M. Poore substituted for B. Martin in the 6th
d - J. Unknown substituted for E. Harris in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Haessly (34, 5th Inning off E. Hirai, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Hernandez (6, 8th Inning off R. McEntyre, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Hernandez (13, 5th Inning off E. Hirai, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Harris , B. Gobel , D. Haessly 2 , D. Carlsen , R. Salcido , K. Scherbel 3 , A. Garza , M. Poore , W. Hernandez 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , B. Gobel , D. Haessly , A. Jordan 2
GIDP: A. Jordan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , B. Gobel (5) , K. Scherbel (14)
OF assists: 1 (Gobel(Grissom at 2nd base))
PB: W. Hernandez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Williams SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .336 5 23
B. Kibler CF 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .354 15 85
B. Evans 1B 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .306 13 60
C. Ulery RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 .393 11 52
M. Grissom DH 5 1 2 5 0 1 3 .337 14 51
C. Mitchell 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .318 6 54
B. Byrne C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 11
J. Corcoran 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .320 6 39
K. Twigg LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .321 7 49
Totals 39 9 15 9 4 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Kibler 2 (32, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (14, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kibler 6 , B. Evans 2 , C. Ulery 2 , M. Grissom 5 , C. Mitchell , B. Byrne 2 , J. Corcoran 2
2-out RBI: C. Mitchell , J. Corcoran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Williams 2 , C. Ulery , M. Grissom , C. Mitchell , K. Twigg
Hit by Pitch: B. Byrne
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kibler (11)
CS: D. Williams (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corcoran-Williams-Evans)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.0 8 6 6 3 2 1 65 18.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 3 0 1 4 0 47 0.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 45 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 16
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-2, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 65-40, J. Unknown 47-31, J. Unknown 45-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai W (7-7) 5.0 6 3 3 1 4 1 71 4.96   
W. Gardner H (4) 2.2 5 2 2 0 2 0 38 5.28   
R. McEntyre 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.62   
C. Williams SV (15) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 46
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 22, W. Gardner 13, R. McEntyre 1, C. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 10-1, W. Gardner 4-2, R. McEntyre 0-0, C. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 71-46, W. Gardner 38-27, R. McEntyre 3-2, C. Williams 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 1-0 , C. Williams 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Grissom
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 7903
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