ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
08/26/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12841 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (102-27) 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 6 0 13 16 1
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (53-76) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Black Aces Claim 13-5 Triumph
The Santa Ana Black Aces beat the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 13-5, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. Joe Corcoran, in particular, was impressive. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Santa Ana is 102-27 and Tacoma, with the loss, 53-76.

Aaron Nelson, who is tied for 3rd in the SL1 in hits with 165, contributed to the Santa Ana win with a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .353 18 95
   b-B. Cole PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 2
R. Miklavcic LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .318 14 55
   c-R. Lopez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 1 3
B. Bandy DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .364 45 135
K. Twigg CF, LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .362 28 116
N. Berg RF 5 3 3 1 0 1 3 .373 12 80
D. Raney 3B 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 .333 11 75
B. Byrne C 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .341 6 63
J. Corcoran 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .344 9 52
   a-E. Heatley PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287 1 17
R. Cavazos SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .238 8 33
Totals 43 13 16 13 4 4 16      
a - E. Heatley pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 8th
b - B. Cole pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 9th
c - R. Lopez pinch hit for R. Miklavcic in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bandy 2 (48, 1st Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Berg (34, 5th Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Byrne (31, 8th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Berg (12, 2nd Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Nelson (18, 4th Inning off A. Merrick, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Corcoran (9, 4th Inning off A. Merrick, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Twigg (28, 5th Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Nelson 5 , B. Bandy 5 , K. Twigg 4 , N. Berg 7 , B. Byrne 3 , J. Corcoran 6 , R. Cavazos 2
2-out RBI: A. Nelson , D. Raney , B. Byrne 2 , J. Corcoran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Twigg 2 , E. Heatley
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Corcoran (6)
PB: B. Byrne
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDaniel RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .315 6 39
   d-D. Lopez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 0 1
D. Wunderlich CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .300 4 43
J. Henson 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .280 13 37
   e-F. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
R. Lenger LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .339 20 71
   f-J. Gonzales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 1
A. Sanders 1B, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .312 6 34
H. McConnon SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .300 7 46
A. Jimenez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-H. Soto DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315 2 14
M. Parker 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 11 51
   b-M. Northern PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 9 52
   c-J. Maples PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
V. Tijerina C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .266 10 47
Totals 36 5 8 5 4 6 18      
a - H. Soto inserted as DH in the 6th
b - M. Northern pinch hit for M. Parker in the 6th
c - J. Maples pinch hit for M. Northern in the 8th
d - D. Lopez pinch hit for J. McDaniel in the 9th
e - F. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Henson in the 9th
f - J. Gonzales pinch hit for R. Lenger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sanders (15, 3rd Inning off T. Coleman, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Lenger (21, 3rd Inning off T. Coleman, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Parker (12, 4th Inning off T. Coleman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wunderlich 2 , R. Lenger 3 , A. Sanders 2 , M. Parker 3 , V. Tijerina
2-out RBI: D. Wunderlich , R. Lenger , A. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. McDaniel 2 , J. Henson , H. McConnon 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Wunderlich (4)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Coleman 4.2 7 5 2 0 3 0 80 3.31   
A. Hardnett W (13-0) 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 39 2.57   
R. Wall SV (4) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Coleman 39
Batters Faced: T. Coleman 22, A. Hardnett 10, R. Wall 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Coleman 8-3, A. Hardnett 2-3, R. Wall 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Coleman 80-53, A. Hardnett 39-20, R. Wall 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hardnett 1-0 , R. Wall 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Merrick L (3-6) 4.2 11 7 7 0 2 4 88 5.14   
K. Fujikawa 2.2 4 5 5 1 1 0 41 6.97   
G. Parra 1.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 39 8.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Merrick 16
Batters Faced: A. Merrick 25, K. Fujikawa 13, G. Parra 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Merrick 7-5, K. Fujikawa 2-5, G. Parra 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Merrick 88-55, K. Fujikawa 41-25, G. Parra 39-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujikawa 1-0 , G. Parra 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Corcoran
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 2319
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