ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
08/31/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12863 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (91-42) 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 14 13 2
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (33-100) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Mitchell Helps Santa Ana Bombard Tacoma
The Santa Ana Black Aces had no problem beating the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 14-3, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. Chris Mitchell, who is tied for 8th in the SL1 in stolen bases with 16, led the onslaught. He was 3-4 with 3 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 4 times for Santa Ana. Chris Williams earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. His record is now 9-1. Tacoma is in the throes of a long losing streak, which is now 12 games.

Santa Ana needed the clutch hitting of Leo Almodovar to seal the deal. The center fielder swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Black Aces on top, 5-3. For the game, Almodovar had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"Things will change for us," said Tacoma manager Alfonso Estrada. "When things change, we'll get clicking."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell SS 4 4 3 1 2 0 0 .320 7 64
M. Grissom 1B 5 2 2 3 1 2 3 .336 21 71
B. Byrne C 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .300 0 15
K. Twigg LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .320 10 64
N. Berg RF 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 .354 1 10
D. Williams 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .345 5 27
K. Pizzuti DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .285 13 51
C. Carrasco 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .329 8 27
L. Almodovar CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .357 6 22
Totals 37 14 13 14 8 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (14, 5th Inning off B. Davis, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Byrne (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (21, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Almodovar (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Berg (1, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mitchell 3 , M. Grissom 6 , B. Byrne 3 , K. Twigg , N. Berg 4 , C. Carrasco , L. Almodovar 6
2-out RBI: C. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grissom , K. Twigg , C. Carrasco
GIDP: C. Carrasco
Sac Fly: K. Twigg , K. Pizzuti
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Mitchell 2 (16)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mitchell 2 (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Carrasco-Grissom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDaniel DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .370 4 21
H. McConnon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .311 15 50
   b-D. Lopez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 3 7
   c-D. Cheesman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 2 8
G. Hearn SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .279 3 16
B. Barretta RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 11 41
D. Owens LF 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .275 20 66
A. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .300 11 46
J. Sitko CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .311 4 44
M. Parker 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 4 24
   a-H. Soto PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 0 9
V. Tijerina C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .177 2 7
Totals 35 3 7 3 4 9 18      
a - H. Soto pinch hit for M. Parker in the 6th
b - D. Lopez pinch hit for H. McConnon in the 6th
c - D. Cheesman substituted for D. Lopez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Owens (21, 1st Inning off W. Gardner, 3 on, 1 out) , J. McDaniel (22, 2nd Inning off W. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McDaniel 2 , B. Barretta , D. Owens 2 , J. Sitko 2 , V. Tijerina 2
2-out RBI: J. Sitko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McConnon , G. Hearn 2 , M. Parker
GIDP: A. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: D. Owens
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McDaniel 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Parker (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Hearn-Soto-Johnson)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gardner 5.0 6 3 3 3 4 0 91 4.31   
C. Williams W (9-1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 34 3.10   
R. McEntyre 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gardner 44
Batters Faced: W. Gardner 25, C. Williams 10, R. McEntyre 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gardner 7-3, C. Williams 3-0, R. McEntyre 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gardner 91-51, C. Williams 34-23, R. McEntyre 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williams 1-0
WP: W. Gardner
Hit Batsmen: W. Gardner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis L (0-4) 6.0 6 4 3 2 6 0 93 8.39   
J. Unknown 1.0 5 7 7 4 0 2 49 63.00   
J. Unknown 2.0 2 3 3 2 1 1 35 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 50
Batters Faced: B. Davis 26, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 5-6, J. Unknown 1-2, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 93-58, J. Unknown 49-22, J. Unknown 35-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Mitchell
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 8935
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