ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/03/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12727 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (70-38) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 2
Newport Unicorns (41-67) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 4 1
Unicorns Solve Desperados, 4-3
Newport starter Clay Kraus pitched effectively against the Medford Desperados at Chanticleers Ballpark. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Kraus picked up the win for Newport, going 6 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 4-2. Mark Achord, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 5th save.

Jimmy Amster came through for Newport when he hit a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded, he hit a two-strike splitter to center field, staking his team to a 1-0 lead.

"I'm happy we won," said Kraus. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."

Newport bumps their record to 41-67 with the win.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .297 17 64
M. Sikes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .331 4 25
C. Griffith DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 17 74
J. Martin LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .305 4 27
T. Gordon C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300 7 38
O. Castillo 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .322 8 25
A. Tinoco RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .322 6 33
G. Buckner CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .358 5 20
T. Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .303 5 24
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 6 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Gordon (7, 6th Inning off C. Kraus, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Castillo (8, 8th Inning off S. Tapia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges , J. Martin 2 , T. Gordon 4 , O. Castillo 4 , A. Tinoco , G. Buckner
2-out RBI: T. Gordon , O. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sikes 3
Hit by Pitch: G. Buckner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bridges 2 (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Sanchez-Castillo, Sikes-Sanchez-Castillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297 13 54
A. Rycroft C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .312 5 18
B. Fox DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .371 4 23
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 12 70
J. MacKoul 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .315 7 31
T. Cruthirds 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .344 7 24
G. Bonanni LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .214 3 10
J. Amster CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .305 2 21
   a-J. Tapia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 6 29
S. Warwick 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .276 12 53
Totals 28 4 4 4 3 5 10      
a - J. Tapia substituted for J. Amster in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Warwick (22, 5th Inning off J. Diaz, 3 on, 0 outs) , N. Ladnier (27, 8th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rycroft , N. Ladnier 2 , J. Amster , S. Warwick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , J. MacKoul , G. Bonanni
GIDP: B. Fox 2
Sac Bunt: T. Cruthirds
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cruthirds (4) , J. Amster (15)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Cruthirds (9)
Double Plays: 1 (MacKoul)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz L (6-5) 5.2 2 4 3 3 3 0 83 4.40   
A. Alvarez 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 51
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 24, A. Alvarez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 9-5, A. Alvarez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 83-48, A. Alvarez 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kraus W (4-2) 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 90 3.73   
S. Tapia H (1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 31 5.71   
M. Achord SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kraus 61
Batters Faced: C. Kraus 25, S. Tapia 9, M. Achord 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kraus 7-7, S. Tapia 2-2, M. Achord 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kraus 90-59, S. Tapia 31-15, M. Achord 12-9
WP: C. Kraus
Hit Batsmen: S. Tapia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clay Kraus
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 2459
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