ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
05/05/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 10961 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (14-13) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (8-19) 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 8 12 1
McCullough Launches 2 Dingers, But Tacoma Wins
The Tacoma Thunder Wolves spoiled a good performance by Waco designated hitter Chris McCullough, bumping off Waco, 8-3, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. McCullough slugged 2 home runs. Waco, at 14-13, has lost 4 straight.

Cody Kelley took Waco hurler Chris Childress deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Thunder Wolves on top, 3-0. In all, Kelley had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"We came out aggressive," said Thunder Wolves manager Alfonso Estrada. "We came out swinging the bats."
WACO BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 5 13
D. Torres LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277 4 14
C. McCullough DH 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .432 8 24
F. Reina RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .324 5 23
J. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .487 5 15
B. Ryan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 4 17
C. Gutierre 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 4 11
C. Crespo 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 1 9
   a-J. Sears PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 3 7
E. Gonzalez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 4
   b-L. Flynn PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345 2 9
   c-P. Ernalia SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 1
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 4 16      
a - J. Sears pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 7th
b - L. Flynn pinch hit for E. Gonzalez in the 7th
c - P. Ernalia substituted for L. Flynn in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. McCullough 2 (8, 4th Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Torres 2 , C. McCullough 9 , F. Reina , B. Ryan , C. Gutierre , C. Crespo , J. Sears , L. Flynn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Torres , J. Johnson
GIDP: E. Gonzalez , P. Ernalia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Torres (3) , F. Reina (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Reina-Gutierre, Gonzalez-Ryan-Crespo)
OF assists: 1 (Reina(McConnon at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .385 2 16
J. Sitko CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .245 0 4
R. Lenger SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .308 6 15
D. Owens LF 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .281 7 20
C. Kelley RF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .238 5 15
D. Cheesman DH 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .320 3 5
M. Northern 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .341 1 4
M. Parker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284 4 9
V. Tijerina C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 7
Totals 33 8 12 7 5 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: H. McConnon (12, 1st Inning off C. Childress, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Northern (1, 2nd Inning off C. Childress, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sitko (6, 7th Inning off D. Winslow, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Kelley (5, 1st Inning off C. Childress, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Owens (7, 3rd Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. McConnon 4 , J. Sitko 3 , R. Lenger , D. Owens 4 , C. Kelley 5 , D. Cheesman , M. Northern 3
2-out RBI: C. Kelley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lenger , M. Northern
GIDP: M. Parker
Sac Fly: D. Cheesman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. McConnon (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Northern-Lenger-Northern, McConnon-Lenger-Northern)
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Childress L (1-1) 2.1 7 6 6 2 2 2 51 7.15   
D. Winslow 4.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 57 4.15   
Q. Perestrelo 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Childress 15
Batters Faced: C. Childress 15, D. Winslow 16, Q. Perestrelo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Childress 1-3, D. Winslow 4-6, Q. Perestrelo 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Childress 51-31, D. Winslow 57-34, Q. Perestrelo 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Winslow 2-0 , Q. Perestrelo 2-1
WP: C. Childress
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hernandez W (2-3) 7.0 10 3 3 1 2 2 88 5.59   
R. van der Veen 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hernandez 46
Batters Faced: T. Hernandez 30, R. van der Veen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hernandez 8-8, R. van der Veen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hernandez 88-57, R. van der Veen 13-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris McCullough
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 2008
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