ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
05/23/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 12330 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (13-31) 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 7 13 0
Greensboro Naturals (21-23) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 8 11 1
Naturals Pull Out Late Win, 8-7
The Greensboro Naturals weathered an outstanding game by Aurora center fielder Israel Vallejo to topple the Paints, 8-7. Vallejo was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 5. The win belonged to David Sanko in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Jim Unknown took the loss for Aurora. Aurora is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 6 in a row.

Chris Miller was the walk-off hero for Greensboro. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Naturals first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Winning never gets dull," said Miller.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Perry RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .339 0 7
T. Herrera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 0 2
   c-S. Bright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 0 3
   f-J. Valdez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 2 8
D. Short LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .407 3 7
E. Roebling DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .307 1 14
S. Ruth 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261 2 7
I. Vallejo CF 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .308 2 10
S. Mikami SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .287 2 17
S. Bark C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-T. Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 3 11
   d-A. Douglass 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
J. Saenz 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .391 2 5
   b-M. Jones PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313 6 23
   e-H. Ruiz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1 1
Totals 36 7 13 6 2 4 9      
a - T. Massey pinch hit for S. Bark in the 9th
b - M. Jones pinch hit for J. Saenz in the 9th
c - S. Bright pinch hit for T. Herrera in the 9th
d - A. Douglass substituted for T. Massey in the 9th
e - H. Ruiz substituted for M. Jones in the 9th
f - J. Valdez substituted for S. Bright in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Vallejo (2, 6th Inning off D. Garriga, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Perry 3 , D. Short , E. Roebling 2 , S. Ruth 2 , I. Vallejo 6 , S. Bark , M. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Herrera , D. Short
Sac Fly: J. Saenz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Perry (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mikami-Ruth-Herrera, Herrera-Mikami-Unknown, Unknown-Herrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Poff CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .308 13 32
C. Miller 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 5 26
J. Husnick RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .318 11 39
C. Elmore LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .361 2 15
T. Fujii SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .372 6 26
D. Orosco 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 4 23
   a-C. Hiner PR, 2B 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .354 4 27
D. Pierce 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .286 1 1
J. Unknown DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Lozada C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .317 2 10
Totals 32 8 11 8 4 3 14      
a - C. Hiner pinch ran for D. Orosco in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Miller (6, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Elmore (6, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Fujii (9, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Husnick (11, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Poff , C. Miller 3 , J. Husnick 5 , C. Elmore 3 , T. Fujii 4 , C. Hiner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lozada
GIDP: D. Orosco , D. Pierce
Sac Bunt: J. Lozada
Hit by Pitch: D. Orosco
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Husnick (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Fujii-Hiner)
OF assists: 1 (Poff(Perry at 2nd base))
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 7.1 9 6 6 3 3 1 110 7.36   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 13 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 36
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-11, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 110-68, J. Unknown 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Augustine 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 46 6.66   
D. Garriga 2.1 6 5 5 1 0 1 38 8.10   
M. Kishimoto 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 47 6.20   
D. Sanko W (4-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Augustine 55
Batters Faced: K. Augustine 11, D. Garriga 13, M. Kishimoto 12, D. Sanko 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Augustine 0-5, D. Garriga 2-4, M. Kishimoto 3-4, D. Sanko 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Augustine 46-26, D. Garriga 38-23, M. Kishimoto 47-28, D. Sanko 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sanko 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Israel Vallejo
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 5521
Special Notes: 3B Dave Orosco was injured being hit by a pitch.
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