ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
08/03/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12715 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (47-61) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 11 3
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (29-79) 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 11 0
Warlocks Handled by St. Joseph, 6-5
Though he had a stellar game, Francisco Reina could not prevent his team, the Waco Warlocks, from losing, 6-5, to the St. Joseph Mighty Mites. Reina went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Jim Unknown picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Pete Bowden suffered the loss. The Mighty Mites now have a record of 29-79.

In the bottom of the third, Gabriel Flores delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 1st and 2nd, the St. Joseph catcher hit a 2-run double, putting the Mighty Mites in front, 6-5.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Flores said.
WACO BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Nebeker RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 6 21
C. Crespo 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .305 3 18
   a-L. Flynn PH, 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .343 11 43
   d-C. Gutierre PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 14 31
D. Phillips CF 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .328 15 48
F. Reina LF 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 .286 8 41
J. Sears SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .318 5 26
C. Shelton DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .277 5 22
B. Ryan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 7 37
   b-C. Gallagher PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 2 17
   c-P. Ernalia 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281 1 17
J. Rivera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286 11 31
M. Ekstedt C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .267 5 18
Totals 37 5 11 4 6 8 26      
a - L. Flynn pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 7th
b - C. Gallagher pinch hit for B. Ryan in the 8th
c - P. Ernalia substituted for C. Gallagher in the 8th
d - C. Gutierre pinch ran for L. Flynn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ekstedt (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Shelton (8, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Reina (8, 1st Inning off B. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Nebeker , C. Crespo 2 , L. Flynn 2 , F. Reina 6 , C. Shelton 2 , J. Rivera , M. Ekstedt 2
2-out RBI: L. Flynn , F. Reina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nebeker , F. Reina , J. Sears 2 , P. Ernalia
GIDP: C. Shelton
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crespo (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Nebeker (3) , C. Crespo (3) , D. Phillips (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Jimenez RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .306 9 24
C. Alexandre DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 5 14
S. Gabel LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .320 7 41
A. Ramirez 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .469 5 19
M. Jung 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .290 4 34
J. Lee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .219 7 35
G. Flores C 4 0 2 4 0 0 1 .186 2 13
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 1 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Jimenez (12, 2nd Inning off P. Bowden, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Flores (2, 3rd Inning off P. Bowden, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Jimenez 3 , C. Alexandre , A. Ramirez 3 , M. Jung 2 , G. Flores 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: Z. Jimenez , G. Flores 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Alexandre , J. Lee , J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: S. Gabel
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Ramirez-Jung)
PB: G. Flores
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Acosta 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 5.49   
P. Bowden L (2-2) 5.2 9 5 5 1 3 0 86 3.91   
M. Galinski 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Acosta 40
Batters Faced: M. Acosta 6, P. Bowden 28, M. Galinski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Acosta 1-1, P. Bowden 5-9, M. Galinski 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Acosta 22-15, P. Bowden 86-59, M. Galinski 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Galinski 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Bowden
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 4.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 61 5.92   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 3.0 5 3 2 3 1 0 64 6.00   
T. Lipinski H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 4.02   
H. Castillo SV (11) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 7.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 49
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 17, J. Unknown 16, T. Lipinski 4, H. Castillo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 5-3, J. Unknown 3-4, T. Lipinski 1-0, H. Castillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 61-38, J. Unknown 64-40, T. Lipinski 18-10, H. Castillo 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lipinski 1-1
WP: T. Lipinski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Reina
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 2344
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