ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
05/19/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 11829 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (11-29) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Santa Ana Black Aces (30-10) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 X 8 15 1
Unicorns Fall to Santa Ana, 8-1
Black Aces center fielder Kyle Twigg put his stamp on his team's 8-1 win over the Newport Unicorns. Twigg was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for Santa Ana in the contest. Xiao-yong Ta earned the win for Santa Ana. He lasted 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 3-1. The slumping Unicorns have lost 8 straight.

Twigg made an early impact for Santa Ana when he stroked his 9th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the third, put the Black Aces on top, 4-0.

"We're playing like gangbusters right now," said Twigg.
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .305 4 14
J. Trujillo LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 8 20
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .356 3 18
J. Livesay C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316 4 15
Y. Lee 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .295 1 15
J. DeLozier 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 1 10
   a-A. Ficquelmont PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 1
S. Warwick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .254 5 20
O. Carrillo DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 1 6
J. Tapia CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 3 19
Totals 33 1 5 1 1 8 16      
a - A. Ficquelmont pinch hit for J. DeLozier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Ladnier (13, 6th Inning off X. Ta, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz 2 , N. Ladnier 3 , Y. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Warwick
Hit by Pitch: O. Carrillo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Warwick (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Paz-Livesay, Warwick-Ladnier-DeLozier)
OF assists: 2 (Paz(Nelson at 2nd base), Paz(Berg at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .364 10 39
A. Nelson 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .362 8 39
N. Berg LF 5 1 4 0 0 1 1 .470 2 20
K. Twigg CF 3 1 2 5 1 0 3 .368 9 45
J. Corcoran 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .258 1 17
   a-J. Vincent PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 1 3
D. Raney 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .258 1 11
B. Byrne C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .340 3 19
R. Cavazos SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .219 4 12
D. Johnson RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .214 1 2
Totals 36 8 15 8 4 2 20      
a - J. Vincent pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bandy (15, 8th Inning off G. Rubio, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (1, 3rd Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Twigg (9, 3rd Inning off D. Fleitas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 4 , A. Nelson 2 , N. Berg 4 , K. Twigg 5 , J. Corcoran , D. Raney , D. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: K. Twigg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vincent
GIDP: B. Byrne
Sac Fly: K. Twigg
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bandy (12) , N. Berg (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cavazos (4)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fleitas L (3-2) 6.0 10 6 6 3 2 2 93 3.75   
G. Rubio 2.0 5 2 0 1 0 0 36 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fleitas 27
Batters Faced: D. Fleitas 29, G. Rubio 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fleitas 5-9, G. Rubio 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fleitas 93-54, G. Rubio 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Rubio 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Ta W (3-1) 5.1 4 1 1 1 5 0 79 6.09   
C. Williams H (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.86   
R. Martin 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Ta 60
Batters Faced: X. Ta 23, C. Williams 8, R. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Ta 7-4, C. Williams 2-3, R. Martin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Ta 79-51, C. Williams 29-19, R. Martin 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williams 3-0 , R. Martin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: X. Ta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Twigg
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 6852
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