ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
09/03/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12886 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (70-65) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Santa Ana Black Aces (93-42) 4 0 0 3 0 3 3 1 X 14 16 0
Black Aces Batter Warlocks, 14-3
The Santa Ana Black Aces scored a convincing win at Santa Ana Stadium, defeating the Waco Warlocks, 14-3. One of the hitting stars was Matt Grissom, who is tied for 10th in the SL1 in home runs with 23, who hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Picking up the win was Roberto Alcaide. He went 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. The left--hander struck out 5 and walked 0. Santa Ana has now won 5 games in a row.

The Black Aces got a big hit from pinch hitter Frank Babb. Facing Waco pitcher Mario Acosta in the bottom of the seventh, Babb pounded a 3-run home run to left-center. His 15th home run of the season put the Black Aces ahead, 13-3.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada.
WACO BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .297 16 74
   b-W. Wilson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 0 3
N. Arthur 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .377 10 51
   c-R. Syfrett PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 5 16
D. Phillips CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .356 13 48
F. Reina RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .345 10 58
   d-P. Hurley PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 1 13
L. Flynn DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 14 62
B. Ryan 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .304 7 46
J. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 1 4
P. Ernalia SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .340 2 11
C. Crespo 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 5 20
   a-C. Gallagher PH, 1B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .379 3 23
Totals 34 3 6 3 1 12 12      
a - C. Gallagher pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 7th
b - W. Wilson pinch hit for J. Brown in the 7th
c - R. Syfrett pinch hit for N. Arthur in the 7th
d - P. Hurley pinch hit for F. Reina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ryan (13, 2nd Inning off R. Alcaide, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Arthur (3, 1st Inning off R. Alcaide, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Brown (16, 5th Inning off R. Alcaide, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown 4 , N. Arthur 4 , B. Ryan 2 , J. Johnson , P. Ernalia
2-out RBI: J. Brown , P. Ernalia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Syfrett
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arthur (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell SS 5 2 1 1 1 2 0 .318 7 65
M. Grissom 1B 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .346 23 76
   a-B. Evans PH, 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310 13 63
C. Ulery LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .358 19 69
   b-F. Babb PH, LF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .290 15 50
K. Twigg DH 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .328 13 74
B. Byrne C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .307 0 15
N. Berg RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 .377 1 10
B. Gadsden 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 .409 2 17
C. Carrasco 3B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .329 9 31
L. Almodovar CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .356 6 22
Totals 40 14 16 14 4 5 15      
a - B. Evans pinch hit for M. Grissom in the 7th
b - F. Babb pinch hit for C. Ulery in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (16, 2nd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Berg (6, 3rd Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Twigg (21, 4th Inning off J. Uehara, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Twigg (13, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Grissom 2 (23, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Uehara, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Ulery (19, 6th Inning off J. Uehara, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Babb (15, 7th Inning off M. Acosta, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Gadsden (2, 8th Inning off M. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mitchell , M. Grissom 10 , C. Ulery 5 , F. Babb 4 , K. Twigg 7 , B. Byrne , N. Berg 4 , B. Gadsden 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Twigg , B. Gadsden , C. Carrasco 2 , L. Almodovar
Sac Fly: B. Gadsden
Hit by Pitch: B. Byrne
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Almodovar (7)

FIELDING
PB: B. Byrne
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales L (2-6) 3.0 8 6 5 0 2 2 53 7.91   
J. Uehara 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 2 40 4.82   
M. Acosta 3.0 5 5 5 2 2 2 52 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 21
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 19, J. Uehara 11, M. Acosta 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 5-2, J. Uehara 4-1, M. Acosta 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 53-40, J. Uehara 40-22, M. Acosta 52-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Uehara 1-1
WP: J. Uehara
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alcaide W (10-6) 5.0 5 3 3 0 5 1 74 4.24   
P. Hoster 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 39 2.94   
M. Hrdlicka 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 23 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alcaide 50
Batters Faced: R. Alcaide 20, P. Hoster 10, M. Hrdlicka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alcaide 6-4, P. Hoster 2-3, M. Hrdlicka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alcaide 74-51, P. Hoster 39-23, M. Hrdlicka 23-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Grissom
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 14506
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