ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/17/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12793 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (61-59) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 11 0
Newport Unicorns (57-63) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 1
Late Rally by Warlocks Secures 6-4 Win
Led by 23-year-old Jay Brown, the Waco Warlocks downed the Newport Unicorns, 6-4. Brown went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for Waco. Brian Rosen snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 2 innings. He's now 1-0 on the season. With the victory, the Warlocks upped their record to 61-59.

Brown had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a first pitch cutter from Nick Combs, he banged a 2-run home run to center, giving the Warlocks a 6-4 lead. It was the 14th home run of the year for Brown.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Waco manager Mike Schwartz.
WACO BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown LF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .297 14 67
N. Arthur 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .391 9 42
C. Gallagher RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .377 3 22
A. Farias 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268 16 53
W. Wilson CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .267 0 3
B. Ryan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 6 39
B. Maughan DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .326 5 21
   a-F. Reina DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 10 49
J. Johnson C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .227 1 3
C. Crespo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272 5 17
   b-J. Sears PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .381 4 12
Totals 33 6 11 6 5 8 17      
a - F. Reina inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Sears pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Wilson (1, 9th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (1, 5th Inning off A. Almanza, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Gallagher (3, 7th Inning off N. Combs, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Brown (14, 8th Inning off N. Combs, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown 5 , N. Arthur , C. Gallagher 5 , W. Wilson 3 , B. Ryan , B. Maughan , J. Johnson 4 , J. Sears
2-out RBI: J. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gallagher , W. Wilson , B. Ryan , C. Crespo
GIDP: A. Farias
Sac Bunt: N. Arthur 3 , B. Ryan
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Alarcon 1B, SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .298 10 39
N. Ladnier SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .305 1 8
A. Ortiz DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308 13 68
S. Fleury 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 40
   a-T. Jones PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-T. Norwood PH, LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 3 11
R. Paz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 7 20
S. Warwick 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .286 2 3
I. Ramos C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .287 4 19
S. Ytuarte LF, CF, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294 6 30
   d-H. Campos PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 3 14
K. Tanaka CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 11 49
   b-E. Nance PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .303 4 15
Totals 32 4 8 4 4 6 15      
a - T. Jones pinch ran for S. Fleury in the 4th
b - E. Nance pinch hit for K. Tanaka in the 7th
c - T. Norwood pinch hit for T. Jones in the 7th
d - H. Campos pinch hit for S. Ytuarte in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Alarcon 2 , N. Ladnier , A. Ortiz , S. Warwick , I. Ramos , S. Ytuarte , E. Nance
2-out RBI: I. Ramos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ytuarte
Sac Bunt: N. Ladnier
Sac Fly: T. Norwood
Hit by Pitch: S. Fleury
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ytuarte (5)
CS: M. Alarcon (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ytuarte (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Ladnier-Warwick-Alarcon, Warwick-Ladnier)
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Zamora 6.0 5 2 2 3 5 0 91 4.48   
B. Rosen W (1-0), BS (2) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 38 6.35   
B. Whitman SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zamora 56
Batters Faced: C. Zamora 26, B. Rosen 10, B. Whitman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zamora 5-7, B. Rosen 2-3, B. Whitman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zamora 91-54, B. Rosen 38-23, B. Whitman 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Rosen 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Zamora
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Almanza 6.1 6 3 3 5 5 1 93 4.62   
N. Combs L (4-3) 1.1 4 3 3 0 2 2 22 7.40   
J. Rodriguez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 6.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Almanza 49
Batters Faced: A. Almanza 29, N. Combs 8, J. Rodriguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Almanza 9-4, N. Combs 1-1, J. Rodriguez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Almanza 93-55, N. Combs 22-16, J. Rodriguez 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Combs 1-1
WP: A. Almanza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Brown
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 4484
Special Notes: 3B Sébastien Fleury was injured being hit by a pitch.
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