ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
08/22/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12812 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (60-64) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 11 14 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (33-91) 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 10 0
5 Straight Wins for Paints
The Aurora Paints trumped the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 11-6, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. Aurora right fielder Joel Gary was terrific. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Aurora reliever Greg Goldberg snagged the win, upping his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown shouldered the loss. The 4th-place Paints lifted their record to 60-64.

Gary broke a deadlock in the top of the ninth inning, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run, putting Aurora up, 7-6.

"We're playing like we're capable of," said Aurora manager Orlando Salinas.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez CF 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .339 10 69
N. Archuleta 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .299 1 13
D. Short LF 6 0 2 1 0 3 4 .314 11 49
C. Lupu 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297 22 76
   c-D. Adriano PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 6 19
   e-N. Roper 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 3
B. Farhi 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .344 6 25
T. Massey DH 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .322 4 20
F. Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 2 16
   a-J. Pavelka PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 6 25
   b-D. Poole SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 4 37
   d-G. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 8 44
   f-M. Chavez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 1 16
J. Gary RF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .309 8 43
H. Hecht C 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .308 4 11
Totals 40 11 14 11 6 5 21      
a - J. Pavelka pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 8th
b - D. Poole substituted for J. Pavelka in the 8th
c - D. Adriano pinch ran for C. Lupu in the 9th
d - G. Thompson pinch hit for D. Poole in the 9th
e - N. Roper substituted for D. Adriano in the 9th
f - M. Chavez substituted for G. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Short (23, 1st Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Gary (24, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Chavez (27, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Massey (4, 8th Inning off A. Martinez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Gary (8, 8th Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 3 , N. Archuleta 2 , D. Short 3 , C. Lupu , B. Farhi , T. Massey 5 , J. Gary 7 , H. Hecht
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Archuleta , D. Short 2 , C. Lupu , T. Massey , H. Hecht
Sac Fly: N. Archuleta
Hit by Pitch: C. Lupu
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .316 15 48
R. Lenger RF, CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .283 4 16
G. Hearn SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .278 3 12
A. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .308 11 44
B. Barretta LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .347 10 39
J. Sitko CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .319 3 40
   a-J. McDaniel PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 4 18
C. Kelley DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 5 31
M. Parker 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .233 4 22
V. Tijerina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .189 1 6
Totals 34 6 10 6 3 7 8      
a - J. McDaniel pinch hit for J. Sitko in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Johnson (9, 3rd Inning off J. Pitts, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. McConnon (24, 5th Inning off J. Pitts, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lenger (4, 7th Inning off G. Goldberg, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Johnson (11, 8th Inning off G. Goldberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McConnon 4 , R. Lenger 6 , A. Johnson 6 , M. Parker , V. Tijerina
2-out RBI: R. Lenger , A. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hearn , B. Barretta
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: H. McConnon (10) , R. Lenger 2 (7)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pitts 6.0 8 4 4 3 6 0 102 5.89   
G. Goldberg W (1-0) 3.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 31 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pitts 43
Batters Faced: J. Pitts 26, G. Goldberg 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pitts 6-3, G. Goldberg 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pitts 102-64, G. Goldberg 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Goldberg 1-1
WP: G. Goldberg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez 7.1 10 6 6 2 3 2 110 8.55   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.0 4 5 5 4 1 0 42 45.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 35
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 35, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 11-8, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 110-67, J. Unknown 42-20, J. Unknown 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Martinez
Balk: A. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Gary
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 2705
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