ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT AURORA PAINTS
04/16/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 10702 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (5-5) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
Aurora Paints (2-8) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Naturals Drop Paints, 5-4
The Greensboro Naturals did just enough to secure a victory over the Aurora Paints, 5-4, in 10 innings at Paints Park. Nobody did more than pitcher Jose Chavez. Chavez got the win, improving to 1-1. He gave up 3 hits and walked 0 over 5 innings. He allowed 1 run. Aurora is now 2-8.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for C.J. Hiner? The 22-year old second baseman Hiner stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put Greensboro up, 5-4. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

"To not win that game stings a little bit," said Aurora manager Orlando Salinas.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Poff CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 1
J. Husnick RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .298 0 3
T. Jenkins 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .243 0 2
C. Elmore LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .325 0 3
O. Hermosillo 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .308 2 6
C. Hiner 3B 5 0 2 3 0 0 4 .439 1 11
T. Fujii SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 0 2
J. Unknown DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Johnson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
J. Lozada C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 1 1
   b-C. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   c-N. Wetzel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 41 5 12 3 2 6 14      
a - M. Johnson inserted as DH in the 9th
b - C. Miller pinch hit for J. Lozada in the 9th
c - N. Wetzel substituted for C. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Hermosillo (1, 4th Inning off G. Ortega, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hiner (4, 5th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Poff (3, 9th Inning off R. Sokol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Poff 2 , J. Husnick , T. Jenkins 2 , C. Elmore , O. Hermosillo 5 , C. Hiner 3 , T. Fujii
2-out RBI: C. Hiner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Husnick , C. Hiner , T. Fujii , J. Unknown , J. Lozada
GIDP: C. Elmore , T. Fujii
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Poole CF, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 3
M. Jones LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
C. Lupu 1B, 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .391 3 7
T. Massey DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .389 2 6
F. Chavez SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .432 0 5
T. Kowalski RF, LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .400 0 0
S. Ruth 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   a-M. Cerpa PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
J. Figueroa 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .667 1 2
   b-D. Rotolo PH, 1B, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 0 0
J. Valdez C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 0 0
   c-S. Bright PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 4 11 4 3 6 21      
a - M. Cerpa pinch hit for S. Ruth in the 8th
b - D. Rotolo pinch hit for J. Figueroa in the 8th
c - S. Bright pinch hit for J. Valdez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kowalski (1, 2nd Inning off D. de Anda, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lupu (1, 10th Inning off I. Wada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Figueroa (1, 2nd Inning off D. de Anda, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Lupu (3, 3rd Inning off D. de Anda, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Massey (2, 5th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lupu 6 , T. Massey 5 , F. Chavez 2 , T. Kowalski 3 , J. Figueroa 5 , J. Valdez
2-out RBI: J. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Poole , M. Jones , S. Ruth , D. Rotolo
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Poole (2) , J. Valdez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Figueroa (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Chavez-Ruth-Lupu, Lupu-Poole-Bright)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. de Anda 4.0 6 3 3 2 2 2 65 6.35   
J. Chavez W (1-1) 5.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 45 6.00   
I. Wada SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. de Anda 38
Batters Faced: D. de Anda 20, J. Chavez 18, I. Wada 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. de Anda 6-4, J. Chavez 6-6, I. Wada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. de Anda 65-41, J. Chavez 45-35, I. Wada 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ortega 4.1 5 3 2 2 5 0 75 5.00   
R. Gonzalez 3.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 40 1.50   
R. Sokol L (0-1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ortega 46
Batters Faced: G. Ortega 21, R. Gonzalez 13, R. Sokol 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ortega 2-6, R. Gonzalez 4-5, R. Sokol 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ortega 75-45, R. Gonzalez 40-25, R. Sokol 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 2-2
WP: G. Ortega , R. Gonzalez , R. Sokol
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Chavez
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 2573
Monday, April 20th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82