ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
05/20/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 11830 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (11-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
Santa Ana Black Aces (31-10) 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 X 10 16 0
Newport Keeps Trending in Wrong Direction
The Newport Unicorns had to reckon with Santa Ana Black Aces hurler Amir Hardnett. Hardnett overwhelmed the opposition in the 10-0 Black Aces triumph. Peter Hoster earned his 1st save, after closing out the game. The losses continue to pile up for Newport, which has now fallen 9 times in a row.

The Black Aces picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311 4 14
J. Trujillo LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 8 20
   d-M. Vazquez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 0 0
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 3 18
J. Aiello DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 2 6
J. Livesay C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .308 4 15
   e-C. Garibaldi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
Y. Lee 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 15
   a-S. Ytuarte PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 1 9
J. DeLozier 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234 1 10
S. Warwick 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 5 20
   b-V. Munoz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 0 2
   c-I. Shimizu 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Tapia CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 3 19
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 5 13      
a - S. Ytuarte pinch hit for Y. Lee in the 7th
b - V. Munoz pinch hit for S. Warwick in the 7th
c - I. Shimizu substituted for V. Munoz in the 7th
d - M. Vazquez pinch hit for J. Trujillo in the 8th
e - C. Garibaldi pinch hit for J. Livesay in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Lee (4, 2nd Inning off A. Hardnett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Paz 2 , N. Ladnier , Y. Lee 2 , S. Warwick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Aiello 2 , S. Warwick
Hit by Pitch: J. Tapia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz 2 (12)
CS: J. Tapia (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Ladnier (4) , J. Livesay (1) , J. Tapia 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (DeLozier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 .363 12 41
A. Nelson 1B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .370 8 39
   a-A. Barnes PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
N. Berg LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 .478 2 21
   b-R. Lopez PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 1 3
K. Twigg CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .361 9 45
   c-I. Camarillo PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
B. Banuelos RF, CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 .395 1 7
D. Raney 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .275 1 11
B. Gadsden 2B 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 .360 3 14
K. Pizzuti C 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .396 4 12
R. Cavazos SS 5 0 0 1 0 3 6 .203 4 13
Totals 39 10 16 10 7 6 31      
a - A. Barnes pinch hit for A. Nelson in the 7th
b - R. Lopez pinch hit for N. Berg in the 7th
c - I. Camarillo pinch hit for K. Twigg in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Pizzuti (6, 5th Inning off M. Pena, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Raney (2, 6th Inning off M. Pena, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Camarillo (1, 7th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bandy 2 (12, 1st Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Pizzuti (4, 2nd Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lopez (1, 7th Inning off S. Yamaguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 8 , A. Nelson 2 , A. Barnes , N. Berg 2 , R. Lopez 4 , I. Camarillo 3 , B. Banuelos , D. Raney 4 , B. Gadsden , K. Pizzuti 7
2-out RBI: B. Bandy , B. Banuelos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bandy , B. Banuelos , D. Raney , B. Gadsden , R. Cavazos
Sac Fly: N. Berg
Team LOB: 14
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez L (1-7) 3.2 8 5 4 4 4 2 93 6.59   
M. Pena 1.1 2 2 1 3 0 0 53 12.86   
S. Yamaguchi 2.2 6 3 3 0 2 2 46 8.87   
D. Guerrero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 25
Batters Faced: J. Perez 23, M. Pena 11, S. Yamaguchi 13, D. Guerrero 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 3-4, M. Pena 2-2, S. Yamaguchi 2-3, D. Guerrero 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 93-51, M. Pena 53-29, S. Yamaguchi 46-30, D. Guerrero 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pena 1-0 , S. Yamaguchi 2-0 , D. Guerrero 1-0
WP: M. Pena
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hardnett W (3-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 82 1.42   
P. Hoster SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 1.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hardnett 68
Batters Faced: A. Hardnett 22, P. Hoster 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hardnett 7-6, P. Hoster 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hardnett 82-51, P. Hoster 32-20
Hit Batsmen: A. Hardnett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Amir Hardnett
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 7339
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