ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/26/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12805 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (39-60) 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 8 13 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (70-29) 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 9 11 1
Black Aces Earn Win with Late Rally
In a high-scoring game between Santa Ana and St. Joseph, second baseman Pete Horne was a difference-maker. The 23-year-old helped Santa Ana grab the 9-8 win. He hit 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times. The Black Aces saw their record improve to 70-29.

In the bottom of the ninth, with one out and the game tied, 8-8, 22-year old right fielder Mike Mitchell won it for Santa Ana. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Mitchell hit a 2-1 circle change from Jim Unknown for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 9-8 win.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Mitchell.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hofland CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .416 6 27
S. Nalbach LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .415 10 27
D. Pierce 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .381 20 90
D. Stewart SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .389 36 119
A. Benitez DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .347 13 37
J. Avenell C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .341 4 17
F. Mora RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .294 24 87
   a-F. Alvarez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 9 24
B. Lewis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .232 6 21
W. Myers 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .264 7 26
Totals 38 8 13 7 2 6 17      
a - F. Alvarez substituted for F. Mora in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Pierce (20, 1st Inning off K. Shimada, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Myers (7, 4th Inning off K. Shimada, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Benitez (13, 7th Inning off R. McEntyre, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hofland 3 , S. Nalbach 2 , D. Pierce 4 , D. Stewart 2 , A. Benitez 6 , F. Mora , W. Myers 4
2-out RBI: J. Hofland , D. Pierce , D. Stewart , A. Benitez , W. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stewart , J. Avenell
GIDP: D. Pierce , A. Benitez
Hit by Pitch: D. Stewart , J. Avenell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Nalbach (13)
CS: J. Hofland (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pierce-Stewart)
OF assists: 1 (Mora(Mathis at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mathis SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .350 18 70
B. Kibler CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .250 6 22
P. Horne 2B 5 3 3 5 0 1 1 .365 12 37
M. Baumgardner 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .370 23 83
F. Babb DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .319 26 83
M. Mitchell RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .336 16 44
B. Bandy LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .359 10 37
D. Rodriguez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .265 12 53
C. Wahl C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .313 11 57
Totals 34 9 11 9 8 5 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Horne 3 (12, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Mitchell (16, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Wahl (11, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kibler (6, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kibler 5 , P. Horne 12 , M. Baumgardner , F. Babb , M. Mitchell 5 , B. Bandy , C. Wahl 4
2-out RBI: P. Horne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bandy
GIDP: P. Horne
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Horne (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Horne-Mathis-Baumgardner, Mathis-Horne-Baumgardner)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 6.0 6 4 4 6 4 2 107 6.00   
J. Unknown H (1) 2.1 3 3 3 0 1 3 29 11.57   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 2 2 2 2 0 1 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 42
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-5, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 107-56, J. Unknown 29-21, J. Unknown 18-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Shimada 5.0 6 4 3 2 3 2 95 4.02   
R. McEntyre 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 1 26 2.65   
M. Hrdlicka 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.35   
C. Williams 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 35 2.21   
P. Hoster W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Shimada 42
Batters Faced: K. Shimada 24, R. McEntyre 8, M. Hrdlicka 1, C. Williams 8, P. Hoster 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Shimada 5-5, R. McEntyre 1-1, M. Hrdlicka 0-1, C. Williams 1-3, P. Hoster 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Shimada 95-61, R. McEntyre 26-17, M. Hrdlicka 4-3, C. Williams 35-23, P. Hoster 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 1-0 , P. Hoster 1-0
WP: K. Shimada , C. Williams
Hit Batsmen: K. Shimada 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Horne
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 10592
Special Notes: Pete Horne ties the SL1 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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