ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
04/23/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 10799 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Providence Hex (9-7) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
Santa Ana Black Aces (12-4) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 8 1
Black Aces Win, 5-4, Versus Providence
Santa Ana starter Xiao-yong Ta pitched well against the Providence Hex at Santa Ana Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. Picking up the save was fireballing left-hander Rick Deyo. Santa Ana, at 12-4, is off to a blistering start.

Santa Ana took a 5-4 lead on Clark Ulery's 6th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Ulery hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Providence pitcher Ed Gonell visibly frustrated.

"We take it day by day here," said Ta, "and today was a good one for us."
PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kilcoyne 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .359 1 5
P. DiBiaso C 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .255 4 7
R. Howard DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 1 9
B. Price LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 2 10
R. Guevara 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .371 5 16
A. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 1 6
D. Pollock 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300 1 1
D. Boswell RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .275 2 7
B. McLean SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .267 1 7
Totals 34 4 9 3 4 8 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. DiBiaso (4, 3rd Inning off X. Ta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kilcoyne 2 , P. DiBiaso 4 , R. Howard , A. Perez , D. Pollock , D. Boswell , B. McLean 2
2-out RBI: P. DiBiaso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Howard 2 , D. Pollock
GIDP: P. DiBiaso
Sac Bunt: D. Boswell
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. DiBiaso (1) , D. Pollock (3)
OF assists: 1 (Perez(Byrne at 3rd base))
PB: P. DiBiaso
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .408 4 19
R. Miklavcic LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 0 5
   a-N. Berg CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 8
A. Nelson 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .318 3 22
K. Twigg CF, LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .312 3 18
C. Ulery RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .294 6 20
J. Corcoran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 7
B. Byrne C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .348 1 8
D. Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321 0 5
B. Gadsden 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 2 10
Totals 32 5 8 4 1 2 13      
a - N. Berg substituted for R. Miklavcic in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Twigg (3, 3rd Inning off E. Gonell, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ulery (6, 8th Inning off E. Gonell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy , A. Nelson , K. Twigg 4 , C. Ulery 4 , B. Byrne 3 , B. Gadsden
2-out RBI: K. Twigg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Twigg , J. Corcoran
Hit by Pitch: B. Bandy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bandy (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ulery (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Corcoran-Nelson)
PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonell L (0-3) 8.0 8 5 4 1 2 2 95 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonell 49
Batters Faced: E. Gonell 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonell 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonell 95-62
Hit Batsmen: E. Gonell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Ta 5.1 4 4 3 4 4 1 80 8.10   
R. Martin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 0.00   
R. Wall W (2-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.26   
R. Deyo SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Ta 46
Batters Faced: X. Ta 23, R. Martin 6, R. Wall 5, R. Deyo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Ta 7-4, R. Martin 2-2, R. Wall 0-1, R. Deyo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: X. Ta 80-45, R. Martin 32-19, R. Wall 16-11, R. Deyo 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xiao-yong Ta
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 7280
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