ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
09/07/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12906 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (107-33) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 8 13 0
Newport Unicorns (61-79) 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 X 10 14 1
Amster Socks 2 Homers in 10-8 Win
The Newport Unicorns beat the Santa Ana Black Aces, 10-8, at Chanticleers Ballpark. The Unicorns got a fine performance from center fielder Jimmy Amster, who belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. Newport has now won 3 straight, while the Black Aces have lost 3 in a row.

Amster contributed in the bottom of the third. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Newport get the win.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Amster.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .339 4 13
R. Miklavcic LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .320 16 65
B. Bandy DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .365 48 143
K. Twigg CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .363 28 119
N. Berg RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .362 13 84
D. Raney 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .329 14 81
B. Byrne C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .332 7 66
B. Evans 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .366 2 11
E. Heatley 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .279 1 20
Totals 40 8 13 8 1 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Evans (5, 7th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Miklavcic (17, 9th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Raney 2 (14, 2nd Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Berg (13, 2nd Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy (48, 4th Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Miklavcic (16, 6th Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mitchell , R. Miklavcic 7 , B. Bandy 4 , K. Twigg 2 , N. Berg 6 , D. Raney 8 , B. Evans 2
2-out RBI: K. Twigg , D. Raney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mitchell , N. Berg , D. Raney
GIDP: N. Berg
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Heatley-Mitchell-Evans, Mitchell-Heatley-Evans, Raney-Heatley-Evans)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Amster CF 5 3 2 4 0 1 1 .314 6 33
T. Cruthirds 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .320 11 44
B. Fox LF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .385 8 50
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .309 12 87
A. Rycroft C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .316 5 26
C. Ramos DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .323 1 12
B. Carey RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .326 3 14
S. Warwick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 16 67
J. DeLozier 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .300 5 35
Totals 34 10 14 10 2 3 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ramos (5, 4th Inning off R. Alcaide, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Carey (6, 6th Inning off A. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Amster 2 (6, 3rd Inning off R. Alcaide, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off R. Alcaide, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Amster 8 , T. Cruthirds 2 , B. Fox 2 , A. Rycroft 2 , C. Ramos 3 , B. Carey 3 , J. DeLozier 2
2-out RBI: J. Amster , B. Fox , J. DeLozier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Ladnier
GIDP: N. Ladnier , C. Ramos , B. Carey
Hit by Pitch: J. DeLozier
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cruthirds (7)
CS: A. Rycroft (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Cruthirds (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Warwick-Ladnier-DeLozier)
PB: A. Rycroft
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alcaide L (3-3) 4.2 8 7 7 2 1 2 64 5.60   
A. Herrera 1.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 15 4.01   
M. Hrdlicka 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alcaide 19
Batters Faced: R. Alcaide 23, A. Herrera 7, M. Hrdlicka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alcaide 4-7, A. Herrera 1-1, M. Hrdlicka 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alcaide 64-42, A. Herrera 15-10, M. Hrdlicka 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Herrera 1-0 , M. Hrdlicka 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Alcaide
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fleitas W (13-11) 5.0 6 5 5 0 3 5 55 5.72   
J. Garcia H (3) 3.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 41 6.11   
S. Yamaguchi 0.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 8.14   
J. McAfee SV (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 8.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fleitas 38
Batters Faced: D. Fleitas 20, J. Garcia 14, S. Yamaguchi 4, J. McAfee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fleitas 4-7, J. Garcia 6-3, S. Yamaguchi 0-1, J. McAfee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fleitas 55-39, J. Garcia 41-28, S. Yamaguchi 12-8, J. McAfee 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yamaguchi 1-1 , J. McAfee 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Amster
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 9595
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