ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
05/25/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12347 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (13-33) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 2
Santa Ana Black Aces (34-12) 3 0 3 6 1 3 5 0 X 21 22 0
Black Aces Shellac Mighty Mites, 21-3
The home crowd had a good time watching the St. Joseph Mighty Mites and Santa Ana Black Aces get after it.

The Santa Ana Black Aces cruised to a win over the St. Joseph Mighty Mites, 21-3, at Santa Ana Stadium. Aaron Nelson led the way, going 3-for-4 for Santa Ana. The winning pitcher was 21-year old right-handed pitcher Amir Hardnett. He tossed 92 pitches over 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits.

Joe Corcoran took St. Joseph hurler Seijii Arakaki deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Black Aces on top, 3-0. In all, Corcoran had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I really like what we did out there today," Nelson said after the game.

The triumph puts Santa Ana at 34-12 for the season.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Molina LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 1 9
Z. Weakley 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303 6 24
M. Jung DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 13
F. Ramos C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .296 5 18
J. Estrella RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .299 1 12
J. Unknown 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Lee CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .232 4 18
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Rena 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 0
   a-J. Unknown PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 5 9      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. Rena in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 7th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Lee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Estrella (5, 2nd Inning off A. Hardnett, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Jung (5, 6th Inning off A. Hardnett, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Z. Weakley (6, 4th Inning off A. Hardnett, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Ramos (5, 6th Inning off A. Hardnett, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Weakley 4 , M. Jung 2 , F. Ramos 5 , J. Estrella 2 , J. Unknown , M. Rena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lee 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0) , J. Estrella (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Weakley)
OF assists: 1 (Lee(Byrne at 3rd base))
PB: F. Ramos
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 3 1 3 2 0 3 .355 14 48
A. Nelson 1B 4 1 3 4 2 0 0 .374 9 45
N. Berg LF 6 2 3 4 0 0 3 .462 3 27
K. Twigg CF 5 3 2 2 1 1 5 .364 11 49
J. Corcoran 2B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .253 2 21
   a-D. Williams PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 0 9
D. Raney 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .298 1 15
   b-J. Vincent PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
B. Byrne C 6 3 4 1 0 0 2 .344 3 20
R. Cavazos SS 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .195 4 14
B. Banuelos RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .400 1 9
Totals 45 21 22 20 8 3 21      
a - D. Williams pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 7th
b - J. Vincent pinch hit for D. Raney in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Twigg (13, 3rd Inning off S. Arakaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrne 3 (10, 3rd Inning off S. Arakaki, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Nelson (11, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Vincent (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Corcoran (2, 1st Inning off S. Arakaki, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Berg (3, 3rd Inning off S. Arakaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Nelson (9, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Bandy (14, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Twigg (11, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 4 , A. Nelson 7 , N. Berg 6 , K. Twigg 6 , J. Corcoran 5 , D. Raney 2 , J. Vincent 2 , B. Byrne 7 , R. Cavazos 2 , B. Banuelos 2
2-out RBI: A. Nelson , N. Berg 2 , J. Corcoran , D. Raney , B. Byrne , R. Cavazos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Twigg , D. Williams , R. Cavazos , B. Banuelos
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Arakaki L (0-1) 2.2 8 6 6 1 0 2 48 8.10   
J. Unknown 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 3 17 54.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 6 6 6 4 0 0 60 23.14   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 5 3 3 1 0 43 40.50   
J. Unknown 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Arakaki 13
Batters Faced: S. Arakaki 16, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 9, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Arakaki 3-4, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 3-4, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Arakaki 48-31, J. Unknown 17-11, J. Unknown 60-28, J. Unknown 43-20, J. Unknown 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hardnett W (4-0) 8.0 7 3 3 2 4 2 92 1.82   
R. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hardnett 58
Batters Faced: A. Hardnett 32, R. Martin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hardnett 11-8, R. Martin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hardnett 92-62, R. Martin 10-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nelson
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 8590
Special Notes: Bill Byrne ties the SABA regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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