ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
05/15/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 11045 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (16-20) 0 0 3 0 6 0 6 1 1 17 16 2
Greensboro Naturals (13-23) 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 14 15 1
Ytuarte goes 3-for-5, Leads Unicorns to Win
Newport and Greensboro exchanged punches and in the end the Unicorns won the slugfest.

The Newport Unicorns beat the Greensboro Naturals, 17-14, at Naturals Grounds. The win was due in part to shortstop Santiago Ytuarte, who was 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Newport is now 16-20, Greensboro 13-23.

Newport used the hitting of Branden Werkman to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Unicorns on top, 9-3. For the game, Werkman had 1 home run and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Werkman, "one at-bat at a time."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lendon CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 .382 4 23
J. Corona 3B 5 2 3 0 1 1 4 .346 5 27
A. Ortiz 1B 6 3 2 3 0 1 7 .345 4 18
J. May RF 3 2 0 1 3 2 3 .338 3 22
K. Hunt C 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 .306 4 16
B. Werkman 2B 6 2 3 4 0 2 3 .316 1 11
S. Ytuarte SS 5 2 3 3 1 1 0 .309 4 17
K. Tanaka LF 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 .224 1 9
S. Vargas DH 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 .263 1 3
Totals 42 17 16 16 11 11 29      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tanaka (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ortiz (4, 3rd Inning off D. Sanko, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Werkman (1, 5th Inning off R. Estrada, 3 on, 2 outs) , S. Ytuarte (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lendon , J. Corona 3 , A. Ortiz 5 , K. Hunt , B. Werkman 6 , S. Ytuarte 6 , K. Tanaka 2 , S. Vargas 2
2-out RBI: , A. Ortiz 2 , J. May , K. Hunt 2 , B. Werkman , S. Ytuarte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ortiz , J. May , B. Werkman , K. Tanaka
GIDP: J. Lendon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ortiz (1) , S. Vargas (1)
CS: S. Ytuarte (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. May (2) , B. Werkman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gustin-Corona)
PB: K. Hunt
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .300 3 11
   b-T. Jenkins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   h-D. Pierce 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
E. Dove SS 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .356 8 22
   c-L. Garza PH, SS 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .833 0 0
J. Husnick RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .328 12 35
   d-C. Miller PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .500 0 2
C. Elmore LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .352 6 23
   e-H. Rodriguez PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .429 0 2
A. Lindsey 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282 4 19
   a-J. Medrano PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
   f-R. Tully PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330 6 19
O. Hermosillo 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .316 1 9
   g-B. Porretta PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
M. Johnson CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .229 1 8
J. Unknown DH 5 2 1 4 0 1 5 .200 1 4
J. Unknown C 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 13 5 8 26      
a - J. Medrano pinch hit for A. Lindsey in the 7th
b - T. Jenkins pinch hit for M. Mills in the 8th
c - L. Garza pinch hit for E. Dove in the 8th
d - C. Miller pinch hit for J. Husnick in the 8th
e - H. Rodriguez pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 8th
f - R. Tully pinch hit for J. Medrano in the 8th
g - B. Porretta pinch hit for O. Hermosillo in the 8th
h - D. Pierce substituted for T. Jenkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Johnson 2 (3, 2nd Inning off A. Castro, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off L. Gustin, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Garza (1, 9th Inning off C. Palmas, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Husnick (1, 5th Inning off A. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Dove (8, 5th Inning off A. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off L. Gustin, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mills , T. Jenkins , E. Dove 5 , L. Garza 3 , J. Husnick 3 , C. Miller , C. Elmore 2 , H. Rodriguez , M. Johnson 5 , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: M. Mills , E. Dove , M. Johnson , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mills , J. Husnick , H. Rodriguez , M. Johnson
Sac Bunt: E. Dove , A. Lindsey
Hit by Pitch: O. Hermosillo , M. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Dove (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Mills-Dove-Hermosillo)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Castro 4.0 7 7 4 3 3 1 83 7.90   
L. Gustin W (2-2) 3.2 7 7 7 2 4 1 73 13.50   
N. Combs H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11.12   
C. Palmas SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Castro 26
Batters Faced: A. Castro 24, L. Gustin 20, N. Combs 1, C. Palmas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Castro 4-5, L. Gustin 1-5, N. Combs 0-1, C. Palmas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Castro 83-51, L. Gustin 73-45, N. Combs 5-3, C. Palmas 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gustin 3-2
WP: A. Castro
Hit Batsmen: A. Castro , L. Gustin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kishimoto 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 42 8.46   
D. Sanko L (2-1) 2.0 3 6 6 3 3 1 46 5.52   
R. Estrada 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 32 16.34   
J. Unknown 1.1 7 7 6 2 3 1 45 40.50   
J. Unknown 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 37 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kishimoto 48
Batters Faced: M. Kishimoto 10, D. Sanko 12, R. Estrada 8, J. Unknown 14, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kishimoto 1-3, D. Sanko 2-1, R. Estrada 1-2, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kishimoto 42-26, D. Sanko 46-22, R. Estrada 32-16, J. Unknown 45-28, J. Unknown 37-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sanko 1-1 , R. Estrada 3-3
Balk: D. Sanko
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Santiago Ytuarte
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 2102
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