ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
08/20/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12811 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (98-25) 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 17 0
Greensboro Naturals (47-76) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
Byrne Helps Santa Ana Cruise to 10-2 Win
The Santa Ana Black Aces defeated the Greensboro Naturals, 10-2. Doing his part was catcher Bill Byrne, who was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. Byron Bruce, the 19th overall pick in the 2024 draft, was the winner. He's now 9-1. The loser was Kevin Augustine. The winning streak has now reached 8 games for Santa Ana.

David Raney helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a 2-run single to give Santa Ana a 2-0 lead.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .354 17 93
R. Miklavcic LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .329 14 53
B. Bandy DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .367 45 133
K. Twigg CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .367 27 114
N. Berg RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .368 11 77
D. Raney 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .335 11 72
B. Byrne C 5 3 3 4 0 0 1 .337 6 58
J. Corcoran 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .344 7 48
R. Cavazos SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 8 32
Totals 41 10 17 10 2 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Nelson (34, 1st Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Corcoran 2 (24, 1st Inning off K. Augustine, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Serrato, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrne (29, 1st Inning off K. Augustine, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Raney (24, 5th Inning off J. Serrato, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Twigg (36, 6th Inning off I. Wada, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bandy (45, 4th Inning off J. Serrato, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Byrne (6, 5th Inning off J. Serrato, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nelson 2 , R. Miklavcic 2 , B. Bandy 6 , K. Twigg 3 , D. Raney 4 , B. Byrne 7 , J. Corcoran 5
2-out RBI: D. Raney , B. Byrne , J. Corcoran 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Berg , D. Raney , R. Cavazos 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Miklavcic
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bandy (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raney-Corcoran-Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Poff CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .299 31 86
   a-B. Meyer PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
A. Morrison SS 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .352 8 33
J. Husnick RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .332 24 90
   b-J. Wakefield PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 2
C. Miller 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .290 9 49
   c-G. Arnaud PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-M. Johnson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5 18
T. Jenkins 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .315 7 36
C. Elmore LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .316 9 43
C. Hiner 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .311 10 53
J. Lozada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .243 7 32
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2 2 7 25      
a - B. Meyer pinch hit for L. Poff in the 7th
b - J. Wakefield pinch hit for J. Husnick in the 7th
c - G. Arnaud pinch hit for C. Miller in the 7th
d - M. Johnson substituted for G. Arnaud in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morrison (16, 3rd Inning off B. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Elmore (17, 8th Inning off A. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Poff (31, 5th Inning off B. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Poff 4 , A. Morrison 4 , C. Miller , T. Jenkins , C. Elmore 4 , C. Hiner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Poff , T. Jenkins , J. Lozada , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Husnick
Sac Fly: C. Hiner
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jenkins-Morrison, Morrison-Wakefield)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bruce W (9-1) 5.2 9 2 2 1 4 1 79 4.81   
A. Herrera SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 35 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bruce 46
Batters Faced: B. Bruce 26, A. Herrera 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bruce 4-8, A. Herrera 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bruce 79-56, A. Herrera 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Herrera 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Augustine L (1-18) 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 0 55 8.26   
J. Serrato 1.1 6 5 5 0 0 2 32 6.16   
I. Wada 4.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 50 5.19   
D. Paladino 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Augustine 22
Batters Faced: K. Augustine 15, J. Serrato 10, I. Wada 16, D. Paladino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Augustine 1-3, J. Serrato 1-3, I. Wada 3-5, D. Paladino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Augustine 55-31, J. Serrato 32-17, I. Wada 50-32, D. Paladino 5-3
WP: J. Serrato
Hit Batsmen: K. Augustine
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Byrne
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 2027
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