ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
04/15/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 10705 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Lynx (7-2) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (6-3) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 0
Black Aces Prevail, 4-3, Over Ottawa
Santa Ana starter Josh Lambert pitched well against the Ottawa Lynx at Santa Ana Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Santa Ana reliever Peter Hoster got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Tony de Leon was tagged with the loss. Rick Deyo got the save, the 3rd for him this season.

Had Bill Bandy not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Bandy hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Black Aces.

"It never gets old," said Bandy. "Winning, that is."

Santa Ana is off to a hot start at 6-3.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Cardiello CF, 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .308 3 7
T. McHugh RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .300 1 6
J. Stopper 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
   b-D. King PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 4
P. Cureton DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .517 5 17
   a-J. Hearne DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 3 5
B. Nuzum LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .172 0 0
C. Wallace 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .353 0 3
G. Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .268 4 9
T. Tutwiler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
R. Munk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 1 4
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 10 18      
a - J. Hearne inserted as DH in the 8th
b - D. King pinch ran for J. Stopper in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cardiello 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Cureton (5, 1st Inning off J. Lambert, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cardiello 4 , T. McHugh , J. Stopper 2 , P. Cureton 4 , C. Wallace 2 , T. Tutwiler
2-out RBI: P. Cureton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wallace , G. Williams 2
GIDP: R. Munk
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Wallace-Stopper)
OF assists: 1 (McHugh(Williams at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .385 3 12
R. Miklavcic LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 0 2
   a-N. Berg CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
A. Nelson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .243 0 5
K. Twigg CF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .289 0 5
C. Ulery RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .211 2 9
J. Corcoran 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 3
D. Williams SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .345 0 3
K. Pizzuti C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .353 0 0
B. Gadsden 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 0 1
Totals 28 4 6 4 4 6 10      
a - N. Berg substituted for R. Miklavcic in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nelson (2, 4th Inning off W. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Pizzuti (2, 7th Inning off T. de Leon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Ulery (2, 4th Inning off W. Lopez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 2 , A. Nelson 2 , C. Ulery 4 , D. Williams , K. Pizzuti 2
2-out RBI: B. Bandy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Miklavcic 2
GIDP: C. Ulery
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Deyo-Williams-Nelson)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Lopez 5.0 3 3 3 4 3 1 82 3.48   
T. de Leon L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 30 5.40   
N. Dadey 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Lopez 48
Batters Faced: W. Lopez 21, T. de Leon 6, N. Dadey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Lopez 3-8, T. de Leon 1-0, N. Dadey 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Lopez 82-47, T. de Leon 30-20, N. Dadey 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. de Leon 1-0 , N. Dadey 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert 5.0 6 3 3 0 6 1 83 4.50   
P. Hoster W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 0.00   
R. Wall H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.40   
R. Deyo SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 49
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 21, P. Hoster 8, R. Wall 5, R. Deyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 6-3, P. Hoster 2-2, R. Wall 1-0, R. Deyo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 83-59, P. Hoster 36-22, R. Wall 23-14, R. Deyo 4-3
WP: P. Hoster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lambert
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 5296
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