ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
08/24/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12958 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (89-37) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 9 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (54-72) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 10 1
Black Aces 6-5 Winners Over Tacoma
Santa Ana second baseman Adam Mathis was a significant contributor in his team's 6-5 triumph over the Tacoma Thunder Wolves. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Black Aces. Omar Valentin picked up the win, improving his season record to 15-4. He struck out 4 in 5.2 innings. Ryan Martin picked up his 11th save of the season.

Santa Ana used a clutch at-bat from Bill Bandy to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Black Aces ahead, 5-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We take it day by day here," said Bandy, "and today was a good one for us."

Santa Ana leads the Sub League 1 Central Division by 37½ games.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mathis SS, 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .335 25 87
B. Kibler LF, RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .266 17 50
F. Babb DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .327 35 106
B. Bandy RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .319 14 48
   a-J. Foote RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180 2 9
C. Wahl C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .315 16 68
P. Gentry 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 5 32
   b-C. Carrasco SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 7 19
J. Behre 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .297 2 9
D. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264 15 70
R. Lopez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309 1 9
Totals 35 6 9 6 5 6 15      
a - J. Foote substituted for B. Bandy in the 8th
b - C. Carrasco substituted for P. Gentry in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Mathis (25, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Bandy (14, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Kibler (17, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Mathis 5 , B. Kibler 6 , F. Babb , B. Bandy 4 , C. Wahl , R. Lopez
2-out RBI: B. Bandy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foote
GIDP: P. Gentry
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mathis 2 (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mathis-Behre)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .301 8 38
J. Ficca SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .372 28 107
D. Grimm LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .335 19 67
A. Baldwin 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .409 23 71
J. Griffin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .299 8 29
P. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .315 8 29
J. Solid C 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .300 10 46
J. Yarbrough CF 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 .337 13 52
J. Sausville DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .354 19 86
Totals 32 5 10 5 5 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Solid (14, 5th Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Baldwin (13, 6th Inning off O. Valentin, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Yarbrough (11, 8th Inning off R. Wall, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ficca (28, 4th Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 5 , A. Baldwin 2 , J. Griffin , P. Martin , J. Solid 3 , J. Yarbrough 3 , J. Sausville
2-out RBI: J. Solid , J. Yarbrough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Halici , J. Griffin , J. Solid , J. Yarbrough , J. Sausville
Sac Bunt: J. Ficca , J. Griffin
Hit by Pitch: J. Ficca , D. Grimm
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ficca (14) , D. Grimm (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Griffin (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Griffin-Ficca-Martin)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Valentin W (15-4) 5.2 7 3 3 2 4 1 88 3.84   
R. McEntyre H (9) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 37 3.28   
R. Wall H (8) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.14   
R. Martin SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Valentin 45
Batters Faced: O. Valentin 25, R. McEntyre 9, R. Wall 2, R. Martin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Valentin 6-4, R. McEntyre 2-2, R. Wall 1-0, R. Martin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Valentin 88-56, R. McEntyre 37-24, R. Wall 4-4, R. Martin 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 2-0 , R. Wall 2-2
WP: R. Martin
Hit Batsmen: O. Valentin 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.2 7 5 5 2 3 2 80 9.64   
J. Unknown 4.0 2 1 1 3 3 1 59 2.25   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 31
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 22, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-5, J. Unknown 3-6, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 80-45, J. Unknown 59-36, J. Unknown 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Mathis
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5462
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