ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT AURORA PAINTS
04/30/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 10902 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (17-6) 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 6 10 1
Aurora Paints (7-16) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4
Santa Ana Beats Aurora, 6-1
Boosted by the 2-hit performance of Rich Miklavcic the Santa Ana Black Aces defeated the Aurora Paints, 6-1. The setback makes the Paints 7-16.

In the top of the first, Miklavcic pounced on a 2-2 fastball from Hidero Fujiyama and hit a solo home run. It put Santa Ana on top, 1-0.

Miklavcic told a Santa Ana Today reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .398 6 25
R. Miklavcic LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .322 2 10
A. Nelson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .337 5 28
K. Twigg CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .326 3 23
D. Williams 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .341 0 9
N. Berg RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .393 1 10
B. Gadsden 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .338 3 12
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .440 1 5
J. Brooks SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .400 0 2
Totals 36 6 10 5 4 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Nelson (6, 1st Inning off H. Fujiyama, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Pizzuti (5, 2nd Inning off H. Fujiyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Pizzuti (1, 5th Inning off H. Fujiyama, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Miklavcic 2 (2, 1st Inning off H. Fujiyama, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Miklavcic 8 , A. Nelson 3 , K. Twigg , D. Williams 2 , N. Berg , K. Pizzuti 5
2-out RBI: N. Berg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Williams , B. Gadsden , K. Pizzuti , J. Brooks
GIDP: A. Nelson
Sac Fly: K. Twigg
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bandy (5) , B. Gadsden (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Nelson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Gadsden-Brooks-Nelson, Brooks-Gadsden-Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Poole CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 2 10
F. Chavez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .313 2 11
C. Lupu 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .388 5 13
D. Jackson DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
M. Follmer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1 8
J. Gary LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .205 0 1
A. Bonilla C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 0 4
   c-T. Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 3 9
M. Cortez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   a-M. Segar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-H. Yanez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Mikami SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214 0 2
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 12 15      
a - M. Segar pinch hit for M. Cortez in the 7th
b - H. Yanez substituted for M. Segar in the 8th
c - T. Massey pinch hit for A. Bonilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (4, 1st Inning off V. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Lupu (5, 6th Inning off A. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 2 , C. Lupu 4 , M. Follmer , M. Segar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , J. Gary
GIDP: D. Poole , A. Bonilla
Sac Bunt: S. Mikami
Hit by Pitch: A. Bonilla
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Follmer (1) , M. Cortez 2 (4) , S. Mikami (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Mikami-Lupu)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Mendoza 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 46 0.89   
A. Herrera W (1-0) 3.0 1 1 1 0 5 1 38 5.19   
P. Hoster H (2) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 37 0.87   
R. McEntyre 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Mendoza 51
Batters Faced: V. Mendoza 11, A. Herrera 10, P. Hoster 10, R. McEntyre 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Mendoza 1-3, A. Herrera 1-3, P. Hoster 4-0, R. McEntyre 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Mendoza 46-24, A. Herrera 38-26, P. Hoster 37-21, R. McEntyre 13-8
Hit Batsmen: V. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Fujiyama L (0-2) 5.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 63 11.45   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 4 4 2 0 1 48 21.60   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 45 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Fujiyama 53
Batters Faced: H. Fujiyama 19, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Fujiyama 6-5, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Fujiyama 63-43, J. Unknown 48-26, J. Unknown 45-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1
WP: H. Fujiyama
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Miklavcic
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 3006
Special Notes: SP Victor Mendoza was injured while pitching.
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