ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
09/04/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12891 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (107-30) 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 15 1
Medford Desperados (93-44) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 11 1
Black Aces Spill Desperados, 8-5
Santa Ana and Medford duked it out and the Black Aces came out victorious.

No one was more impactful than Chris Mitchell in the 8-5 Santa Ana win over Medford. Mitchell was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. Santa Ana is in first place in the Sub League 1 Central Division with a record of 107-30.

Making an impact for Santa Ana was left fielder Rich Miklavcic. Hypnotist drilled a 2-run triple off Darryl Snipes in the top of the third. For the game, Miklavcic went 1-5 with a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Miklavcic.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .353 4 13
R. Miklavcic LF 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 .316 15 61
B. Bandy DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .367 47 142
K. Twigg CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .364 28 118
N. Berg RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .360 12 83
D. Raney 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .324 12 78
B. Byrne C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .341 7 66
J. Brooks 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .371 0 6
E. Heatley 2B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .297 1 20
Totals 40 8 15 7 1 2 12      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Heatley 2 (9, 3rd Inning off D. Snipes, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Garcia, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Brooks (3, 8th Inning off D. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Miklavcic (2, 3rd Inning off D. Snipes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Mitchell (4, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy (47, 7th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mitchell 6 , R. Miklavcic 3 , B. Bandy 6 , K. Twigg 2 , B. Byrne 2 , J. Brooks 2 , E. Heatley 5
2-out RBI: B. Bandy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mitchell , B. Bandy , D. Raney
GIDP: K. Twigg
Hit by Pitch: K. Twigg
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bandy (18)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Heatley (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Heatley-Brooks)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 2 7
   b-M. Sikes PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320 5 29
G. Buckner CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .337 6 23
J. Criscuolo 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .337 13 62
J. Martin LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .320 8 54
C. Griffith DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .300 25 101
T. Sanchez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296 8 37
J. McClendon C 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .276 1 25
M. Goetz RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .330 9 31
   a-L. Bridges PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 22 79
J. Fogarty 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 0 8
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 12 15      
a - L. Bridges pinch hit for M. Goetz in the 9th
b - M. Sikes pinch hit for J. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bridges (26, 9th Inning off R. Deyo, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Criscuolo (3, 8th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Buckner (6, 3rd Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sikes , G. Buckner 5 , J. Criscuolo 4 , C. Griffith , T. Sanchez , J. McClendon , M. Goetz , L. Bridges 2 , J. Fogarty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Criscuolo , T. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Fogarty
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thompson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Criscuolo-Sanchez-Fogarty)
OF assists: 1 (Buckner(Twigg at 2nd base))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert W (15-5) 5.0 7 3 3 1 7 1 82 2.89   
M. Hrdlicka H (4) 2.2 1 1 0 0 3 0 30 2.84   
R. Wall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.74   
R. Deyo 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 18 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 47
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 22, M. Hrdlicka 10, R. Wall 1, R. Deyo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 4-3, M. Hrdlicka 2-3, R. Wall 0-1, R. Deyo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 82-56, M. Hrdlicka 30-19, R. Wall 3-2, R. Deyo 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wall 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Snipes L (14-5) 6.0 10 4 3 0 0 0 84 3.67   
D. Garcia 1.0 5 4 4 1 1 2 30 7.24   
M. Howe 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Snipes 38
Batters Faced: D. Snipes 26, D. Garcia 10, M. Howe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Snipes 7-8, D. Garcia 0-2, M. Howe 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Snipes 84-52, D. Garcia 30-19, M. Howe 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Howe 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Garcia
Balk: D. Snipes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Mitchell
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 18197
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