ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
04/20/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES
GAME ID: 10720 - MONDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (11-3) 4 1 5 0 6 1 0 1 6 24 20 0
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (1-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Black Aces Dismantle Mighty Mites, 24-0
The Santa Ana Black Aces beat the St. Joseph Mighty Mites, 24-0, at Mighty Mites Park. Santa Ana first baseman Aaron Nelson had an outstanding performance. He was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit 2 times, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. Josh Lambert earned the win for Santa Ana. He lasted 7.2 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 1-1. Now 11-3, the 2026 Black Aces have been sensational so far.

Santa Ana used the hitting of Clark Ulery to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Black Aces on top, 4-0. For the game, Ulery had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

Quipped losing manager Chris Houston after the game: "Mama told me there'd be days like this."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 5 6 2 1 2 0 5 .415 4 19
R. Miklavcic LF 6 2 4 2 1 1 2 .321 0 5
A. Nelson 1B 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 .345 3 21
   b-C. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
   d-B. Evans 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Twigg CF 4 3 2 5 1 0 3 .286 1 11
C. Ulery RF 6 2 2 6 1 0 5 .295 5 18
J. Corcoran 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .255 0 7
   a-J. Vincent PR, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .444 1 3
B. Byrne C 5 1 1 4 2 0 2 .316 1 7
D. Williams SS 4 2 1 0 2 0 1 .362 0 5
   c-J. Brooks PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .455 0 2
B. Gadsden 3B 5 3 2 0 1 0 2 .340 2 10
Totals 46 24 20 23 12 1 29      
a - J. Vincent pinch ran for J. Corcoran in the 5th
b - C. Mitchell pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 9th
c - J. Brooks pinch hit for D. Williams in the 9th
d - B. Evans substituted for C. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Miklavcic 2 (5, 2nd Inning off B. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Corcoran 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Twigg (4, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy (9, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Gadsden (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Vincent (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Williams (4, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ulery (5, 1st Inning off B. Nicholson, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Nelson (3, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrne (1, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 3 , R. Miklavcic 6 , A. Nelson 6 , K. Twigg 3 , C. Ulery 5 , J. Corcoran 4 , J. Vincent 2 , B. Byrne 4 , D. Williams 2 , B. Gadsden 3
2-out RBI: R. Miklavcic , A. Nelson , K. Twigg , B. Byrne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ulery , D. Williams , J. Brooks , B. Gadsden
GIDP: C. Ulery
Sac Fly: K. Twigg
Hit by Pitch: A. Nelson 2 , K. Twigg
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Williams (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
H. Molina LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 0 5
   a-J. Unknown PR, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Z. Weakley 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 0 6
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
M. Jung DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .193 0 1
F. Ramos C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 1 2
L. Olvera RF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 1 4
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Estrella 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .283 0 4
   c-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Lee CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .186 3 8
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 7 18      
a - J. Unknown pinch ran for H. Molina in the 4th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for L. Olvera in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Estrella in the 7th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for Z. Weakley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Molina (1, 4th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , H. Molina 2 , J. Unknown , J. Estrella 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , M. Jung , L. Olvera
Hit by Pitch: Z. Weakley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1) , J. Estrella (1)
CS: J. Estrella (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , J. Estrella (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Unknown-Weakley)
OF assists: 1 (Unknown(Vincent at 3rd base))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert W (1-1) 7.2 4 0 0 1 5 0 96 2.55   
C. Williams 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 75
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 28, C. Williams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 6-11, C. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 96-69, C. Williams 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williams 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lambert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson L (0-2) 1.2 3 5 5 3 1 1 49 4.80   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 5 5 2 0 1 30 45.00   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 6 4 1 0 0 37 21.60   
J. Unknown 3.2 7 5 5 4 0 1 73 12.27   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 3 1 2 0 0 33 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 21
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 13, J. Unknown 8, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 20, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 2-2, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 5-0, J. Unknown 6-3, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 49-27, J. Unknown 30-18, J. Unknown 37-24, J. Unknown 73-36, J. Unknown 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-0 , J. Unknown 2-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: B. Nicholson 2 , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nelson
Ballpark: Mighty Mites Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 2484
Special Notes: CF Hector Molina was injured while running the bases. 2B Joe Corcoran was injured while running the bases. Bill Bandy ties the SABA regular season game record for runs with 5. Bill Bandy ties the SL1 regular season game record for runs with 6.
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