ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/28/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12807 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (39-62) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (72-29) 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 X 6 4 1
6 Straight Wins for Black Aces
The Santa Ana Black Aces picked up a win at Santa Ana Stadium, dropping the St. Joseph Mighty Mites, 6-2. Omar Valentin, who is tied for 6th in the SL1 in strikeouts with 88, was the difference-maker. Valentin, who is tied for 6th in the SL1 with a 4.12 ERA, went the distance for Santa Ana. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits. The Black Aces, at 72-29, have a comfortable 31-game lead in their division.

Santa Ana took a 6-2 lead on Bill Kibler's 7th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which Kibler hit in the bottom of the seventh, left St. Joseph pitcher Jim Unknown visibly frustrated.

"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Elias Quesada.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hofland CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .403 6 28
S. Nalbach LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .396 10 27
D. Pierce 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .381 22 94
D. Stewart SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .380 36 119
A. Benitez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .355 15 39
J. Avenell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 4 17
F. Mora RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .297 24 87
B. Lewis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 6 21
W. Myers 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .262 7 27
   a-E. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 3 5
   b-I. Lopez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 15
Totals 32 2 8 2 0 5 12      
a - E. Harris pinch hit for W. Myers in the 8th
b - I. Lopez substituted for E. Harris in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Hofland (1, 6th Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hofland 3 , D. Pierce , A. Benitez 2 , F. Mora 2 , B. Lewis , W. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nalbach
GIDP: D. Stewart , J. Avenell 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Myers-Pierce)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kibler CF 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 .242 7 26
P. Horne 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 12 37
K. Ross DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 3 24
M. Baumgardner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .368 23 83
A. Mathis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .349 18 70
F. Babb LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .322 28 85
   a-L. Almodovar PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-J. Foote LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 7
B. Bandy RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .358 11 41
P. Gentry 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .284 4 26
I. Camarillo C 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .308 3 6
Totals 26 6 4 6 5 2 11      
a - L. Almodovar pinch ran for F. Babb in the 7th
b - J. Foote substituted for L. Almodovar in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Babb (28, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kibler (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kibler 4 , M. Baumgardner , A. Mathis , F. Babb 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Gentry
GIDP: M. Baumgardner
Hit by Pitch: K. Ross , F. Babb , I. Camarillo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Kibler (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bandy (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Mathis-Horne-Baumgardner, Mathis-Horne-Baumgardner, Gentry-Horne-Baumgardner)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 6.1 3 5 5 5 1 1 108 7.11   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 29 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 43
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 27, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-11, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 108-54, J. Unknown 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Valentin W (13-3) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5 0 96 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Valentin 68
Batters Faced: O. Valentin 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Valentin 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: O. Valentin 96-67
WP: O. Valentin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Valentin
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 11831
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