ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
08/29/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12852 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (33-98) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 0
Greensboro Naturals (51-80) 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 X 7 15 0
Free Falling Thunder Wolves Lose Again
The Greensboro Naturals beat the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 7-3, at Naturals Grounds. Greensboro second baseman Matt Mills led the way. He was 2-2 with a home run and 3 walks. Greensboro reliever David Sanko got the win, raising his record to 6-5. Tuomas Taipale was tagged with the loss. Greensboro has now won 4 games in a row.

David Pinzon, who is tied for 9th in the SL1 in hits with 154, chipped in a 2-run home run for Greensboro in the bottom of the third. For the game, the shortstop had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said Tacoma manager Alfonso Estrada.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon 3B 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 .316 15 49
R. Lynch 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .369 4 34
D. Owens LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .279 20 64
G. Hearn SS 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .290 3 16
B. Barretta RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .339 11 41
C. Kelley DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .305 5 33
J. Sitko CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 4 43
   a-J. McDaniel PH, CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 4 20
B. Kelly 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 0 2
   b-D. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 0 5
   c-J. Wilson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 6
V. Tijerina C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .155 2 7
Totals 34 3 9 3 5 10 21      
a - J. McDaniel pinch hit for J. Sitko in the 8th
b - D. Gonzalez pinch hit for B. Kelly in the 8th
c - J. Wilson substituted for D. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Owens (20, 3rd Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Hearn (2, 6th Inning off D. Sanko, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lynch , D. Owens 2 , G. Hearn 5 , B. Barretta , C. Kelley , J. McDaniel , B. Kelly
2-out RBI: , G. Hearn 2 , J. McDaniel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hearn , B. Barretta , C. Kelley , D. Gonzalez , V. Tijerina
Sac Bunt: R. Lynch , J. Sitko
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Hearn-Lynch-Kelly, Hearn-Lynch-Kelly, Lynch-Hearn, McConnon-Lynch-Wilson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .300 16 50
L. Poff CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .323 28 73
J. Husnick RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .314 31 98
D. Pinzon SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .326 16 83
C. Miller LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 4 15
A. Lindsey 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .283 17 66
B. Porretta 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .318 5 24
J. Unknown DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
J. Lozada C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 7 38
Totals 35 7 15 7 5 2 23      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Lindsey 2 (15, 2nd Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Husnick (28, 3rd Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Miller (3, 5th Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Poff (28, 3rd Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Pinzon (16, 3rd Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Mills (16, 3rd Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Mills 5 , L. Poff 5 , J. Husnick 2 , D. Pinzon 6 , C. Miller 4 , A. Lindsey 4 , B. Porretta , J. Unknown , J. Lozada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Poff , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Husnick , D. Pinzon , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 9
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taipale L (0-3) 4.0 11 7 7 4 1 3 81 8.22   
J. Unknown 4.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 64 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taipale 9
Batters Faced: T. Taipale 25, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taipale 3-6, J. Unknown 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taipale 81-47, J. Unknown 64-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Mendoza 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 36 5.36   
D. Sanko W (6-5) 4.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 49 6.20   
R. Estrada 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 36 9.23   
D. Lee 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mendoza 49
Batters Faced: G. Mendoza 13, D. Sanko 15, R. Estrada 9, D. Lee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mendoza 6-0, D. Sanko 4-3, R. Estrada 3-0, D. Lee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mendoza 36-24, D. Sanko 49-32, R. Estrada 36-21, D. Lee 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Mills
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6451
Special Notes: SP Gerardo Mendoza was injured while pitching.
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