ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/15/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12774 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Providence Hex (65-54) 4 0 6 5 8 0 0 1 2 26 18 0
Newport Unicorns (46-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Rinehart Goes 5-for-7
It was a magical day at the plate for Providence Hex right fielder John Rinehart. The 21-year-old Rinehart helped lift Providence to a win, 26-1, over the Newport Unicorns at Chanticleers Ballpark. Rinehart smacked 5 hits in 7 at-bats to spark his club.

John Rinehart hit an RBI double in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Sergio Tapia in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, hit a three-run double in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 9th.

This year, Rinehart has collected a .301 batting average to date with 55 hits in 183 at-bats, 35 RBIs, 7 home runs and scored 34 times. He has played in 48 games.
PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kilcoyne 2B 6 3 2 5 1 3 6 .307 17 62
J. Ayala SS 5 3 2 1 2 2 3 .325 2 12
J. Rinehart RF 7 4 5 9 0 0 0 .301 7 35
R. Howard 1B 6 2 1 2 0 1 3 .282 18 79
P. DiBiaso DH 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 .336 38 91
   b-A. Albury DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 8
B. Price LF 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .279 11 53
   a-R. Masden LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .292 0 1
A. Hosking CF 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 .283 9 37
D. Pollock 3B 2 1 0 3 3 2 5 .261 10 49
B. Potier C 4 2 1 3 2 1 7 .276 0 11
Totals 42 26 18 26 15 10 27      
a - R. Masden substituted for B. Price in the 3rd
b - A. Albury inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rinehart 2 (14, 1st Inning off A. Almanza, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Achord, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Masden (2, 4th Inning off S. Tapia, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Potier (2, 4th Inning off S. Tapia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Rinehart 2 (7, 3rd Inning off S. Tapia, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Kilcoyne (17, 4th Inning off J. McAfee, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Howard (18, 5th Inning off M. Achord, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kilcoyne 5 , J. Ayala 2 , J. Rinehart 13 , R. Howard 4 , P. DiBiaso 3 , B. Price , R. Masden 3 , A. Hosking , B. Potier 2
2-out RBI: B. Kilcoyne , J. Ayala , J. Rinehart 2 , R. Howard , P. DiBiaso , D. Pollock , B. Potier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kilcoyne
GIDP: B. Kilcoyne , R. Howard
Sac Fly: D. Pollock
Hit by Pitch: R. Howard , B. Price
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rinehart(Rycroft at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 13 59
   a-J. Tapia PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 6 29
A. Rycroft DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .310 5 21
B. Fox CF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .392 5 33
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 12 77
J. MacKoul 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 7 34
   b-C. Garibaldi PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .344 0 1
G. Bonanni LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 3 14
J. Livesay C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 8 42
S. Warwick 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .279 12 57
T. Jones 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .258 2 9
Totals 33 1 7 1 4 6 11      
a - J. Tapia pinch hit for R. Paz in the 8th
b - C. Garibaldi pinch hit for J. MacKoul in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Paz , A. Rycroft , B. Fox , C. Garibaldi , G. Bonanni , J. Livesay , T. Jones
2-out RBI: T. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tapia , B. Fox , S. Warwick
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacKoul-Ladnier, Jones-Livesay-MacKoul)
PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shields W (3-4) 6.1 5 0 0 2 4 0 86 3.20   
D. Maxwell 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 45 5.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shields 65
Batters Faced: B. Shields 25, D. Maxwell 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shields 9-5, D. Maxwell 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shields 86-56, D. Maxwell 45-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Almanza L (2-12) 2.2 6 8 8 4 5 0 74 10.05   
S. Tapia 0.2 5 6 6 1 0 1 26 6.52   
J. McAfee 1.0 3 7 7 3 1 1 45 13.50   
M. Achord 2.0 2 2 2 2 4 1 48 4.24   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 3 3 5 0 1 47 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Almanza 11
Batters Faced: A. Almanza 19, S. Tapia 8, J. McAfee 10, M. Achord 10, J. Unknown 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Almanza 1-2, S. Tapia 1-1, J. McAfee 1-1, M. Achord 1-1, J. Unknown 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Almanza 74-40, S. Tapia 26-13, J. McAfee 45-20, M. Achord 48-28, J. Unknown 47-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tapia 2-2 , J. McAfee 1-1 , M. Achord 3-3 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Almanza , J. McAfee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Rinehart
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 5319
Special Notes: LF B.J. Price was injured while running the bases. SP Bryce Shields was injured while pitching. John Rinehart ties the PRO regular season game record for RBI with 9.
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