ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
09/03/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12890 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (106-30) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 11 0
Medford Desperados (93-43) 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 1 X 11 17 0
Goetz goes 4-for-5, Desperados Move to 93-43
The Medford Desperados topped the Santa Ana Black Aces, 11-5, the lion's share of the credit going to right fielder Mark Goetz. On the day, Goetz was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Desperados. Antonio Rodriguez earned the win to go to 11-5. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with no walks and 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work. The first-place Desperados, at 93-43, lead the Sub League 1 East Division by 2½ games.

The Desperados ran into trouble in the top of the fifth. The score was 2-1, Medford, with no one out. Santa Ana, with a runner on 1st, had Joe Corcoran at the plate. With a base hit, he could have changed the complexion of the game. Instead, he flied out and the Desperados went on to win.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Heatley 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .282 1 18
R. Miklavcic LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 15 59
   a-R. Lopez PH, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .409 1 3
B. Bandy DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .365 46 140
K. Twigg CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363 28 118
   b-R. Ortiz PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
N. Berg RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363 12 83
   c-B. Gadsden PH, LF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .327 5 27
D. Raney 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 12 78
J. Corcoran 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .338 9 54
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .340 9 35
R. Cavazos SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235 8 34
   d-B. Byrne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340 7 66
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 5 12      
a - R. Lopez pinch hit for R. Miklavcic in the 8th
b - R. Ortiz pinch hit for K. Twigg in the 8th
c - B. Gadsden pinch hit for N. Berg in the 8th
d - B. Byrne pinch hit for R. Cavazos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Pizzuti (9, 3rd Inning off A. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy (51, 8th Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Gadsden (5, 8th Inning off A. Alvarez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Heatley , R. Lopez , B. Bandy 2 , N. Berg , B. Gadsden 4 , D. Raney 2 , J. Corcoran 2 , K. Pizzuti 3
2-out RBI: E. Heatley , B. Gadsden , K. Pizzuti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cavazos
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Berg (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson 3B 6 0 1 2 0 3 6 .341 2 7
G. Buckner CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .335 5 22
   a-J. Fogarty PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 0 8
J. Criscuolo 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .336 13 61
   b-J. Howard PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 0 2
J. Martin LF 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .324 8 54
   c-A. Hutchins PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 0 3
T. Gordon C 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .300 9 52
O. Castillo 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .345 15 48
C. Griffith DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .301 25 101
T. Sanchez SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .297 8 37
M. Goetz RF 5 1 4 4 0 1 1 .330 9 31
Totals 40 11 17 11 6 11 22      
a - J. Fogarty pinch hit for G. Buckner in the 7th
b - J. Howard pinch hit for J. Criscuolo in the 7th
c - A. Hutchins pinch hit for J. Martin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martin (22, 1st Inning off V. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Goetz (8, 7th Inning off R. Martin, 2 on, 1 out) , O. Castillo (15, 8th Inning off R. Martin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thompson , J. Howard , J. Martin 4 , T. Gordon 4 , O. Castillo 3 , C. Griffith , T. Sanchez , M. Goetz 5
2-out RBI: J. Martin , T. Gordon , M. Goetz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thompson , G. Buckner , A. Hutchins , O. Castillo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Criscuolo (5)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Mendoza L (4-2) 4.1 8 7 7 5 5 0 104 2.97   
A. Herrera 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 23 3.66   
R. Martin 1.0 6 3 3 0 3 0 26 3.56   
M. Hrdlicka 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Mendoza 19
Batters Faced: V. Mendoza 26, A. Herrera 8, R. Martin 9, M. Hrdlicka 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Mendoza 4-4, A. Herrera 0-3, R. Martin 0-0, M. Hrdlicka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Mendoza 104-64, A. Herrera 23-13, R. Martin 26-20, M. Hrdlicka 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Herrera 3-2 , R. Martin 1-1 , M. Hrdlicka 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rodriguez W (11-5) 6.2 7 2 2 0 4 0 81 3.26   
A. Alvarez 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 37 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rodriguez 56
Batters Faced: A. Rodriguez 26, A. Alvarez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rodriguez 6-9, A. Alvarez 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rodriguez 81-62, A. Alvarez 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Goetz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 16060
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