ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
08/15/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12905 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (83-35) 0 0 5 2 5 0 1 3 0 16 19 0
Greensboro Naturals (49-69) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Kibler Helps Santa Ana Bombard Greensboro
The Santa Ana Black Aces handed the Greensboro Naturals a loss at Naturals Grounds. The final score was 16-4. Bill Kibler was one of the major contributors for Santa Ana. In addition to his 2 singles and 2 home runs, he scored 4 runs and drove in 4. Peter Hoster finished to wrap up his 5th save. The first-place Black Aces have won 4 in a row.

With Santa Ana leading 13-4 in the top of the eighth, Kibler batted against Greensboro pitcher Jim Unknown. Kibler hit a changeup to left for a 3-run home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Black Aces on top, 16-4.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Kibler.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy LF 6 5 3 2 1 1 4 .325 13 44
B. Kibler CF 6 4 4 4 0 1 0 .261 15 46
F. Babb DH 6 2 3 3 0 1 0 .318 31 96
M. Mitchell RF 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 .336 22 60
C. Wahl C 6 1 3 1 0 2 2 .313 15 66
P. Gentry 2B 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 .264 5 31
C. Longo SS 6 0 1 2 0 2 7 .293 13 52
J. Behre 1B 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 .311 2 9
D. Rodriguez 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 7 .271 13 64
Totals 46 16 19 16 8 11 27      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bandy (13, 3rd Inning off O. Vega, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Longo (8, 3rd Inning off D. Garriga, 3 on, 1 out) , F. Babb (19, 5th Inning off B. Eilers, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Kibler 2 (15, 4th Inning off D. Garriga, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy 2 (13, 4th Inning off D. Garriga, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Eilers, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Mitchell (22, 5th Inning off B. Eilers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 10 , B. Kibler 10 , F. Babb 4 , M. Mitchell 4 , C. Wahl 3 , P. Gentry 2 , C. Longo 2 , D. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: F. Babb , M. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bandy , P. Gentry , C. Longo , D. Rodriguez 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Mitchell
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dove 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .354 7 23
L. Poff LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293 14 29
   a-O. Hermosillo PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 4
R. Cano SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .350 21 92
   b-R. Tully PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 6 28
J. Husnick RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .307 10 19
J. Freas 2B, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .286 15 59
D. Pinzon CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .336 5 26
   c-J. Miller PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 1 2
A. Lindsey 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .330 15 58
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 7 15      
a - O. Hermosillo pinch hit for L. Poff in the 7th
b - R. Tully pinch hit for R. Cano in the 7th
c - J. Miller pinch hit for D. Pinzon in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Freas (15, 4th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Lindsey (15, 4th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Pinzon (5, 6th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Dove 2 , L. Poff , J. Husnick , J. Freas 4 , D. Pinzon 4 , A. Lindsey 5
2-out RBI: J. Husnick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Husnick , J. Freas , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Poff 2 (12)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lewandowski W (3-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 5 3 94 3.86   
P. Hoster SV (5) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 36 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lewandowski 44
Batters Faced: S. Lewandowski 27, P. Hoster 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lewandowski 8-5, P. Hoster 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lewandowski 94-62, P. Hoster 36-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Vega L (1-9) 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 43 6.59   
D. Garriga 1.0 5 5 5 0 0 2 41 6.75   
S. Elliott 1.2 2 2 2 1 4 0 32 11.22   
B. Eilers 2.0 5 4 4 2 4 2 52 4.88   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 3 3 2 2 1 54 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Vega 38
Batters Faced: O. Vega 11, D. Garriga 9, S. Elliott 8, B. Eilers 13, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Vega 4-1, D. Garriga 2-1, S. Elliott 1-0, B. Eilers 2-0, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Vega 43-26, D. Garriga 41-25, S. Elliott 32-17, B. Eilers 52-32, J. Unknown 54-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garriga 2-2 , B. Eilers 2-2 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: S. Elliott
Hit Batsmen: D. Garriga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Kibler
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 2648
Special Notes: Bill Bandy ties the SABA regular season game record for runs with 4. Bill Bandy sets the SABA regular season game record for runs with 5.
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