ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/08/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12720 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (36-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1
Santa Ana Black Aces (59-27) 2 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 X 11 17 0
Black Aces Cuff Naturals, 11-2
The first-place Santa Ana Black Aces took on the Greensboro Naturals in front of a spirited crowd.

The Santa Ana Black Aces handed the Greensboro Naturals a sound defeat, 11-2, at Santa Ana Stadium. Charlie Longo was a main contributor to the win. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 5 for Santa Ana. Omar Valentin was the winner. He's now 10-3. The loser was 18-year old right-handed pitcher Rafael Estrada.

A key moment came with one out in the bottom of the first. That's when Longo hit a fastball from Rafael Estrada for a run-scoring single, putting Santa Ana up, 1-0.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Longo.

The Black Aces, at 59-27, have a comfortable 24-game lead in their division.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Decker CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 13 39
   b-J. Miller PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 1 2
M. Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275 5 19
R. Cano SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .334 14 71
   c-E. Dove PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 4 18
J. Freas 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 8 37
L. Poff RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 0 1
   d-K. Ranke PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
D. Pinzon 1B, 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .387 0 5
A. Lindsey 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 9 44
   a-J. Johnson PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000 0 1
Totals 33 2 6 1 1 5 14      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for A. Lindsey in the 7th
b - J. Miller pinch hit for M. Decker in the 7th
c - E. Dove pinch hit for R. Cano in the 8th
d - K. Ranke pinch hit for L. Poff in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Cano 2 , J. Freas , A. Lindsey , J. Johnson , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Johnson , L. Poff , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: D. Pinzon
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cano (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Freas-Cano-Pinzon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .371 7 27
F. Babb DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .318 22 74
M. Baumgardner 1B 4 3 2 0 1 1 4 .377 18 70
C. Wahl C 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .285 5 46
C. Longo SS 4 3 3 5 1 1 0 .289 13 48
P. Gentry 2B 5 1 3 5 0 0 0 .308 2 18
D. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .261 10 42
J. Foote LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .172 1 3
R. Lopez CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .283 1 7
Totals 41 11 17 11 5 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lopez (3, 8th Inning off S. Elliott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Longo (1, 4th Inning off J. Chavez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lopez (1, 2nd Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Gentry (2, 3rd Inning off R. Estrada, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Longo (13, 5th Inning off J. Chavez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy , F. Babb 2 , M. Baumgardner 2 , C. Longo 8 , P. Gentry 6 , D. Rodriguez 2 , R. Lopez 8
2-out RBI: C. Longo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bandy , F. Babb , M. Baumgardner , R. Lopez
GIDP: D. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 11
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Estrada L (0-2) 2.0 6 6 6 4 0 2 56 30.60   
J. Chavez 2.2 7 5 5 1 2 1 50 9.94   
D. Garriga 2.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 40 5.64   
S. Elliott 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 11.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Estrada 12
Batters Faced: R. Estrada 16, J. Chavez 16, D. Garriga 11, S. Elliott 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Estrada 2-3, J. Chavez 2-4, D. Garriga 2-1, S. Elliott 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Estrada 56-29, J. Chavez 50-33, D. Garriga 40-29, S. Elliott 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chavez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Valentin W (10-3) 6.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 99 4.11   
K. Shimada 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Valentin 56
Batters Faced: O. Valentin 27, K. Shimada 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Valentin 5-10, K. Shimada 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: O. Valentin 99-61, K. Shimada 24-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Shimada 1-0
WP: O. Valentin 2
Hit Batsmen: O. Valentin
Balk: O. Valentin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Longo
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 8388
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