ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT AURORA PAINTS
08/08/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12742 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (77-34) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
Aurora Paints (50-61) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Black Aces Deal Paints 5-2 Loss
Santa Ana turned a fine outing from starter Josh Lambert into a victory over the Aurora Paints at Paints Park. The final score was 5-2. The save went to Ryan McEntyre, his 2nd this season. Santa Ana has now won 7 straight.

The Black Aces got a big at-bat from first baseman Matt Grissom. For the game, Grissom was 1-5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 15th home run of the season gave Santa Ana a 2-0 lead.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Lambert.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .315 6 54
B. Kibler CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .347 15 86
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .307 12 49
M. Grissom 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .336 15 54
   b-J. Corcoran 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 6 39
C. Ulery LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .380 11 52
K. Twigg DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .332 8 51
P. Gentry 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .320 14 57
C. Carrasco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .347 6 20
M. Mitchell RF 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 .274 14 41
   a-R. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 1 3
Totals 30 5 5 5 8 5 25      
a - R. Lopez substituted for M. Mitchell in the 8th
b - J. Corcoran substituted for M. Grissom in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Grissom (15, 1st Inning off K. Carlyle, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Pizzuti (12, 5th Inning off K. Carlyle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pizzuti 4 , M. Grissom 4 , K. Twigg 2 , P. Gentry
2-out RBI: K. Pizzuti , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kibler , M. Grissom , C. Carrasco , M. Mitchell
GIDP: P. Gentry , C. Carrasco
Sac Fly: M. Mitchell
Hit by Pitch: C. Mitchell
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grissom (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .339 8 57
N. Archuleta 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 0 2
D. Short LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .305 9 42
C. Lupu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .303 20 68
B. Farhi 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .367 5 22
T. Massey DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .292 1 6
F. Chavez SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .259 2 13
G. Thompson RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .315 8 36
H. Hecht C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .312 1 3
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Short (21, 3rd Inning off J. Lambert, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 2 , N. Archuleta , D. Short 3 , B. Farhi 2 , T. Massey , H. Hecht
2-out RBI: D. Short
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Lupu 3 , G. Thompson 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Chavez 2 (8) , N. Archuleta (1) , B. Farhi 2 (3) , G. Thompson (6)
CS: N. Archuleta (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Farhi (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Archuleta-Chavez-Lupu, Archuleta-Chavez-Lupu)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert W (5-2) 5.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 71 6.31   
M. Hrdlicka H (1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 36 4.31   
R. McEntyre SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 50
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 24, M. Hrdlicka 10, R. McEntyre 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 5-5, M. Hrdlicka 2-2, R. McEntyre 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 71-47, M. Hrdlicka 36-22, R. McEntyre 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hrdlicka 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carlyle L (4-12) 6.0 5 5 5 4 2 2 84 5.87   
G. Goldberg 2.0 0 0 0 4 2 0 35 3.15   
T. Reynolds 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carlyle 40
Batters Faced: K. Carlyle 26, G. Goldberg 10, T. Reynolds 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carlyle 8-6, G. Goldberg 1-3, T. Reynolds 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carlyle 84-46, G. Goldberg 35-15, T. Reynolds 13-8
WP: G. Goldberg
Hit Batsmen: K. Carlyle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lambert
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 6663
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