ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/31/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12867 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (53-81) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 8 0
Newport Unicorns (58-76) 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 8 16 0
Thunder Wolves Lose Again, 8-5, to Unicorns
Glenn Bonanni led Newport to a win over Tacoma. The final score was 8-5. Bonanni scored 2 times, going 4 for 5. He also knocked in 1 run batted in. Seiichi Yamaguchi picked up the win in relief for Newport, while Andy Merrick took the loss. Earning his 14th save of the year was Mark Achord.

A key at-bat in the game came in the bottom of the sixth inning when the Unicorns sent teenager Tim Cruthirds to the plate against Thunder Wolves hurler Andy Merrick. With a runner on 2nd and a whole stadium watching, the kid controlled his nerves and delivered huge, hitting a double off a 2-2 slider to score 1.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Bonanni told a Newport Observer reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."

The Thunder Wolves, at 53-81, have lost 6 straight games.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Molina CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .331 7 38
J. Barnett RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .288 7 34
J. Henson 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .285 14 44
R. Lenger LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .330 22 75
D. Lopez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 0 1
B. Kelly 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .391 1 2
C. Bagley SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .278 3 31
M. Parker 3B 3 1 2 2 0 1 2 .264 13 54
   a-J. McDaniel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 6 39
   b-A. Johnson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 3 15
Z. Xing C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .137 0 1
Totals 33 5 8 5 6 4 17      
a - J. McDaniel pinch hit for M. Parker in the 8th
b - A. Johnson substituted for J. McDaniel in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Parker (13, 6th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Kelly (1, 6th Inning off A. Almanza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Molina , J. Barnett , B. Kelly 6 , C. Bagley , M. Parker 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lenger , Z. Xing
GIDP: J. Barnett , C. Bagley
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bagley-Henson-Kelly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .298 19 79
T. Cruthirds 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .308 9 39
G. Bonanni LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .284 7 24
N. Ladnier SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .316 12 86
J. MacKoul 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 4 .306 8 38
A. Rycroft C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .315 5 26
J. Amster CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .315 4 29
   a-B. Fox PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .389 6 41
   b-J. Tapia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 6 29
C. Ramos DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .280 1 11
S. Warwick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 14 63
Totals 39 8 16 8 3 5 19      
a - B. Fox pinch hit for J. Amster in the 8th
b - J. Tapia substituted for B. Fox in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Ladnier (36, 1st Inning off A. Merrick, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Amster (11, 1st Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Paz 2 (23, 2nd Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cruthirds (19, 6th Inning off A. Merrick, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Fox (20, 8th Inning off O. Garza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. MacKoul (8, 1st Inning off A. Merrick, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Paz 5 , T. Cruthirds 4 , G. Bonanni 4 , N. Ladnier 3 , J. MacKoul 5 , J. Amster 2 , B. Fox 2
2-out RBI: B. Fox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Bonanni , J. MacKoul , J. Amster , C. Ramos 2 , S. Warwick
GIDP: J. MacKoul
Hit by Pitch: J. MacKoul , A. Rycroft
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ladnier-Warwick-MacKoul, Ladnier-Warwick-MacKoul)
PB: A. Rycroft
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Merrick L (3-7) 6.0 12 6 6 3 4 1 112 5.36   
O. Garza 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 23 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Merrick 25
Batters Faced: A. Merrick 34, O. Garza 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Merrick 6-8, O. Garza 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Merrick 112-69, O. Garza 23-20
Hit Batsmen: A. Merrick , O. Garza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Almanza 5.0 5 3 3 4 3 1 94 9.41   
S. Yamaguchi W (2-4), BS (4) 2.0 2 2 2 2 0 1 25 8.18   
J. McAfee H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9.33   
M. Achord SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Almanza 44
Batters Faced: A. Almanza 24, S. Yamaguchi 9, J. McAfee 2, M. Achord 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Almanza 6-6, S. Yamaguchi 1-4, J. McAfee 2-0, M. Achord 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Almanza 94-51, S. Yamaguchi 25-9, J. McAfee 5-4, M. Achord 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McAfee 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glenn Bonanni
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 10094
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