ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
06/19/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12468 - THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (46-22) 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 5 16 17 1
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (25-43) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Black Aces Win Streak Reaches 6
The Santa Ana Black Aces blasted the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 16-4. Chris Mitchell was one of the hitting stars. He was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for Santa Ana. Santa Ana reliever Josh Lambert snagged the win, upping his record to 1-0. Jim Unknown shouldered the loss. The second-place Black Aces improved to 46-22.

In the top of the first, Frank Babb ambushed a 2-2 sinker from Jim Unknown and hit a 2-run home run. It gave Santa Ana a quick 2-0 lead.

"We've been playing some good baseball," Mitchell told the Santa Ana Daily. "We're aggressive and focused on what we're going to do on the field and getting it done."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Williams SS 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 .290 3 12
J. Corcoran 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 5 25
B. Evans 1B 2 3 1 1 4 0 1 .316 12 53
F. Babb LF 4 1 1 3 2 0 2 .312 13 45
B. Kibler CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 6 .342 8 48
M. Mitchell RF 5 1 3 2 1 0 2 .264 8 26
K. Pizzuti C 4 2 1 3 1 0 3 .319 9 35
K. Twigg DH 4 3 3 0 1 0 3 .377 5 28
C. Mitchell 3B 5 3 3 2 0 0 3 .345 6 37
Totals 38 16 17 15 11 0 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Williams (6, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Mitchell (13, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Twigg (11, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Mitchell (5, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Babb (13, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Mitchell (6, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Pizzuti (9, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Williams (3, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Williams 6 , J. Corcoran , B. Evans , F. Babb 4 , B. Kibler 2 , M. Mitchell 4 , K. Pizzuti 4 , K. Twigg 4 , C. Mitchell 7
2-out RBI: D. Williams , F. Babb , M. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Williams , J. Corcoran , B. Evans , M. Mitchell , K. Pizzuti , C. Mitchell
GIDP: F. Babb , B. Kibler , K. Pizzuti
Sac Fly: D. Williams
Hit by Pitch: J. Corcoran , K. Pizzuti
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Twigg (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kibler (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Corcoran-Williams-Evans)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Owens LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .310 16 52
   a-J. Unknown PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. McAdams 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .309 9 39
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Sitko 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 18
A. Tunnell CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 4 17
G. Mayfield DH 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .455 2 11
A. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .314 4 20
H. Soto 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .393 0 4
T. Knight C, LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .259 2 17
R. Lenger RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0
M. Parker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .286 0 4
Totals 35 4 9 4 7 3 24      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Owens in the 8th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. McAdams in the 8th
c - J. Sitko substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Knight (7, 2nd Inning off B. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Mayfield (2, 5th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McAdams (9, 6th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Owens , B. McAdams 4 , A. Tunnell , G. Mayfield 4 , H. Soto 2 , T. Knight 3 , R. Lenger
2-out RBI: D. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McAdams , H. Soto , M. Parker 3
GIDP: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Tunnell (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Johnson-Soto-McAdams, Soto-McAdams, Soto-Johnson-McAdams, McAdams, Parker-Knight-McAdams)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bruce 4.0 4 2 1 5 3 0 95 2.47   
J. Lambert W (1-0) 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 2 38 5.06   
R. Wall SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bruce 46
Batters Faced: B. Bruce 21, J. Lambert 10, R. Wall 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bruce 3-6, J. Lambert 2-3, R. Wall 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bruce 95-52, J. Lambert 38-21, R. Wall 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wall 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 4.1 10 9 9 4 0 3 102 18.69   
J. Unknown 4.0 6 6 6 5 0 1 94 13.50   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 3
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 25, J. Unknown 22, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-7, J. Unknown 3-6, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 102-55, J. Unknown 94-46, J. Unknown 15-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
WP: J. Unknown 2 , J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Mitchell
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 2127
Special Notes: Brian Evans ties the SABA regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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