ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
05/22/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 11837 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (10-32) 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 12 1
Santa Ana Black Aces (26-16) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 X 12 16 2
Santa Ana Wins, Gentry belts 2 home runs
The Santa Ana Black Aces beat the St. Joseph Mighty Mites in a game featuring much hitting but not much pitching. The final score was 12-9, Black Aces. One of the hitting stars was second baseman Patrick Gentry. Gentry went 3-5 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The Black Aces are now 26-16, while the Mighty Mites fall to 10-32.

Had Chris Wahl not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Wahl hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 10-9, in favor of the Black Aces.

"This game had a little bit of everything," said Wahl.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Budzisz CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .232 3 11
D. Haessly LF 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 .314 6 29
B. Martin RF 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 .264 3 9
E. Harris DH 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .338 5 18
D. Carlsen 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 3 20
K. Scherbel 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .349 3 26
I. Lopez SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .319 3 18
J. Unknown C 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .250 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 9 5 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Lopez (8, 2nd Inning off K. Shimada, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Budzisz (5, 8th Inning off P. Hoster, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Harris (5, 1st Inning off R. Alcaide, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Scherbel (3, 6th Inning off Z. Spitza, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Martin (3, 6th Inning off R. McEntyre, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Budzisz 2 , D. Haessly , B. Martin 4 , E. Harris 4 , D. Carlsen , K. Scherbel 5 , I. Lopez 4 , J. Unknown , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: D. Haessly , B. Martin , E. Harris , K. Scherbel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Budzisz , E. Harris , I. Lopez , J. Unknown 2
GIDP: J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: D. Budzisz
Hit by Pitch: D. Budzisz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 4 (Lopez-Scherbel-Carlsen, Unknown-Carlsen, Lopez-Scherbel-Carlsen, Unknown-Lopez-Carlsen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry SS, 2B 5 2 3 4 1 0 4 .323 5 16
J. Corcoran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 3 15
   b-F. Babb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 8 32
   c-B. Gadsden 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 5
M. Grissom RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 .328 4 7
B. Kibler CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .335 4 24
M. Mitchell DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .286 6 18
C. Wahl C 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .296 2 13
K. Twigg LF 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .338 0 8
J. Behre 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .231 2 7
   a-B. Evans PH, 1B 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .289 7 29
C. Mitchell 3B 4 1 3 3 1 0 3 .374 3 21
Totals 36 12 16 12 10 2 23      
a - B. Evans pinch hit for J. Behre in the 8th
b - F. Babb pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 8th
c - B. Gadsden substituted for F. Babb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Twigg (3, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mitchell 2 (8, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Grissom (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Gentry 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gentry 9 , J. Corcoran , M. Grissom 3 , M. Mitchell 2 , C. Wahl 2 , K. Twigg 4 , C. Mitchell 5
2-out RBI: C. Wahl , B. Evans , C. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Gentry , B. Kibler , J. Behre
GIDP: C. Wahl 2 , C. Mitchell
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Twigg (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mitchell 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Gentry-Corcoran-Behre)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 3.1 7 5 5 4 0 1 72 13.50   
J. Unknown 3.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 61 4.91   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 4 5 5 3 0 1 26 67.50   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 20
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-2, J. Unknown 4-4, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 72-41, J. Unknown 61-36, J. Unknown 26-14, J. Unknown 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Alcaide 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 15 4.95   
K. Shimada 2.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 39 7.96   
Z. Spitza 2.2 2 2 1 2 4 1 42 7.62   
R. McEntyre 0.1 2 3 0 0 0 1 10 3.86   
P. Hoster W (1-0) 2.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 36 2.55   
R. Martin SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alcaide 34
Batters Faced: R. Alcaide 4, K. Shimada 10, Z. Spitza 12, R. McEntyre 4, P. Hoster 10, R. Martin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alcaide 0-1, K. Shimada 3-2, Z. Spitza 4-0, R. McEntyre 1-0, P. Hoster 3-2, R. Martin 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alcaide 15-9, K. Shimada 39-25, Z. Spitza 42-27, R. McEntyre 10-7, P. Hoster 36-22, R. Martin 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Spitza 3-2 , R. McEntyre 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Shimada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Patrick Gentry
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 4817
Special Notes: SP Roberto Alcaide was injured while pitching.
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