ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
08/16/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 12796 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (79-41) 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 9 13 1
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (31-89) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 1
Desperados Topple Mighty Mites, 9-4, as Criscuolo Shines
Medford second baseman Jake Criscuolo made his presence felt in the 9-4 Desperados triumph over the St. Joseph Mighty Mites. Criscuolo was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs. Medford pitcher Jose Diaz earned the win, hiking his record to 7-6. Jim Unknown suffered the loss. Medford now sits at 79-41, while St. Joseph falls to 31-89.

Medford used the hitting of Omar Castillo to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Desperados on top, 4-2. For the game, Castillo had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I like our moxie," said Desperados manager Noah Alexander.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sikes 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .321 5 27
J. Knisley CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .388 5 46
J. Criscuolo 2B 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 .332 9 50
J. Martin LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .305 6 41
T. Gordon C 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .295 8 43
O. Castillo 1B 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .337 13 37
C. Griffith DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .303 22 93
T. Sanchez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .312 7 32
M. Goetz RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 7 22
Totals 36 9 13 9 3 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martin 2 (16, 1st Inning off B. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Criscuolo (9, 3rd Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Castillo (13, 7th Inning off T. Lipinski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sikes , J. Criscuolo 6 , J. Martin 5 , O. Castillo 5 , C. Griffith , T. Sanchez 2 , M. Goetz
2-out RBI: J. Criscuolo , O. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gordon
GIDP: O. Castillo , T. Sanchez , M. Goetz
Sac Fly: T. Gordon
Hit by Pitch: J. Knisley
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sikes (7)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sanchez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Sanchez-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Jimenez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 11 28
   b-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
C. Alexandre DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 7 20
   c-J. Unknown DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 1
A. Ramirez SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .425 7 27
S. Gabel LF, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .350 10 52
M. Jung 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .289 5 37
C. Dikeman 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .299 4 39
J. Lee CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 10 40
   a-J. Unknown PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
M. Rena C 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 5 17
J. Unknown 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 5 18      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Lee in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for Z. Jimenez in the 7th
c - J. Unknown inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jung (19, 4th Inning off J. Diaz, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Dikeman (8, 8th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 9th Inning off D. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Jimenez , J. Unknown 2 , C. Alexandre , A. Ramirez 2 , S. Gabel , M. Jung 2 , C. Dikeman 3 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: A. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , S. Gabel , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Lee
Sac Fly: J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jung (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Nicholson-Ramirez-Jung, Rena-Ramirez-Jung, Dikeman-Ramirez-Jung)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz W (7-6) 6.1 7 3 2 1 2 0 79 4.63   
D. Garcia 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 40 6.84   
K. Price 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 50
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 27, D. Garcia 12, K. Price 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 8-8, D. Garcia 1-4, K. Price 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 79-50, D. Garcia 40-23, K. Price 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 2-1 , K. Price 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 4.1 5 1 1 0 4 1 61 6.07   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 24 27.00   
T. Lipinski 1.1 5 5 5 1 1 1 29 5.19   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
H. Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 6.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 53
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 17, J. Unknown 7, T. Lipinski 9, J. Unknown 4, H. Castillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 3-4, J. Unknown 1-1, T. Lipinski 1-1, J. Unknown 2-0, H. Castillo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 61-43, J. Unknown 24-15, T. Lipinski 29-19, J. Unknown 20-11, H. Castillo 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lipinski 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Criscuolo
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 2548
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