ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/29/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12865 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (53-79) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 12 0
Newport Unicorns (56-76) 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 8 10 0
Paz Stars as Unicorns Top Thunder Wolves, 8-6
The Newport Unicorns topped the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 8-6, with youngster Ramon Paz playing a key role. Paz belted 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Unicorns in the win. Mark Achord earned the save for Newport, his 13th. Tacoma has now lost 4 consecutive games.

Paz had a key at-bat for Newport in the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and gave Newport an early 4-0 lead.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Paz.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Molina CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .332 7 38
   f-J. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 6 39
J. Barnett RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289 7 34
J. Henson 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .286 14 42
R. Lenger LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .335 22 74
M. Northern DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294 9 52
A. Sanders 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .309 6 34
   a-D. Gonzalez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 5 33
   c-A. Johnson 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 3 15
C. Bagley SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 3 31
M. Parker 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 12 52
   b-H. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 2 14
   d-K. Harper 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306 1 8
V. Tijerina C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 10 48
   e-H. McConnon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 7 46
Totals 38 6 12 6 2 6 13      
a - D. Gonzalez pinch ran for A. Sanders in the 6th
b - H. Soto pinch hit for M. Parker in the 6th
c - A. Johnson substituted for D. Gonzalez in the 6th
d - K. Harper substituted for H. Soto in the 6th
e - H. McConnon pinch hit for V. Tijerina in the 9th
f - J. McDaniel pinch hit for D. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sanders (16, 6th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 1 out) , H. McConnon (28, 9th Inning off M. Achord, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lenger 2 (22, 3rd Inning off D. Guerrero, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Henson (14, 5th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Harper (1, 9th Inning off M. Achord, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Molina 2 , J. Barnett 2 , J. Henson 5 , R. Lenger 9 , A. Sanders 2 , K. Harper 4 , H. McConnon 2
2-out RBI: J. Henson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lenger , A. Sanders , H. Soto
GIDP: J. Barnett
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Barnett (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 2 2 5 0 2 1 .294 18 77
T. Cruthirds 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 9 38
B. Fox CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .394 6 39
N. Ladnier SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .314 12 82
J. Livesay C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316 10 54
G. Bonanni LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .262 6 21
C. Ramos DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .302 1 11
J. DeLozier 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .283 4 29
S. Ytuarte 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 5 27
Totals 33 8 10 8 3 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Livesay (25, 3rd Inning off R. Orozco, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Paz 2 (18, 2nd Inning off R. Orozco, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. DeLozier (4, 3rd Inning off R. Orozco, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz 8 , B. Fox 2 , N. Ladnier , J. Livesay 3 , G. Bonanni , J. DeLozier 5
2-out RBI: , R. Paz 2 , J. DeLozier
Hit by Pitch: S. Ytuarte
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Bonanni (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ytuarte-Ladnier-DeLozier)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Orozco L (6-11) 3.0 7 7 7 2 0 2 56 7.69   
K. Fujikawa 4.2 3 1 1 1 4 1 52 6.61   
G. Parra 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Orozco 13
Batters Faced: R. Orozco 18, K. Fujikawa 18, G. Parra 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Orozco 4-4, K. Fujikawa 6-4, G. Parra 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Orozco 56-29, K. Fujikawa 52-35, G. Parra 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Parra 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Orozco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Guerrero W (6-5) 5.1 7 4 4 1 2 2 86 6.07   
J. Garcia H (2) 2.2 2 1 1 1 4 1 42 6.75   
M. Achord SV (13) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 10 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Guerrero 39
Batters Faced: D. Guerrero 24, J. Garcia 10, M. Achord 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Guerrero 6-8, J. Garcia 2-1, M. Achord 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Guerrero 86-54, J. Garcia 42-24, M. Achord 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garcia 1-0
WP: J. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Paz
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 6263
Special Notes: 1B Aaron Sanders was injured while running the bases.
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