ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
09/23/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 10830 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 11 1
Medford Desperados 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 X 7 11 0
Golden Gophers Hammered by Helgason, Drop Game 4 to Desperados
The Medford Desperados knotted up the League Championship Series at Ballpark of Medford, thanks in large part to designated hitter Aaron Helgason. Helgason went 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 as he overpowered the Little Rock Golden Gophers, enabling Medford to grab the 7-6 win and move into a 2-2 tie in the best-of-7 series.

Medford took a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Cole Roth hit a clutch 2-run home run to bring Desperados fans to their feet.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Helgason. "You've got to get results."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Ballpark of Medford in Medford.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bruhns 1B, 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .324 2 9
M. Dean 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .474 3 14
P. DeVaul RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .179 0 3
J. Dawson DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .235 2 5
J. Gordon C 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .244 3 10
D. McNamara 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 2
   c-M. Garner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Garciduenas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Rodrigues CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .360 1 2
   d-V. Gombar PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 0
N. Cordova LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   e-B. Leija PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
F. Montoya SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 1 3
   a-J. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 1
   b-J. Perrigin SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 5 5 7 22      
a - J. Hunt pinch hit for F. Montoya in the 7th
b - J. Perrigin substituted for J. Hunt in the 7th
c - M. Garner pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 8th
d - V. Gombar pinch hit for C. Rodrigues in the 8th
e - B. Leija pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 8th
f - J. Garciduenas substituted for M. Garner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. DeVaul (2, 6th Inning off G. Renner, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Bruhns (2, 9th Inning off J. Cantu, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Bruhns (1, 5th Inning off G. Renner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Bruhns 6 , M. Dean , P. DeVaul 2 , J. Dawson , J. Gordon 2 , N. Cordova 2 , F. Montoya
2-out RBI: E. Bruhns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Dean 2 , J. Gordon , D. McNamara , B. Leija
GIDP: D. McNamara , J. Hunt
Sac Fly: P. DeVaul
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dean
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 3 .312 0 1
   a-C. Roth PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .357 3 8
   b-G. Wuerfel 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
A. Helgason DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .295 1 5
D. Friedrich 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .277 0 10
B. Molohon LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .294 2 8
J. Brewer C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .372 1 7
C. Reese 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .235 2 8
O. Luera RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .293 0 4
M. Sallee CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .267 0 3
J. Marotta SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .286 1 1
Totals 35 7 11 7 3 5 21      
a - C. Roth pinch hit for J. Blevins in the 8th
b - G. Wuerfel substituted for C. Roth in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Blevins (2, 1st Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Helgason (1, 6th Inning off J. Gomez, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Roth (3, 8th Inning off R. Downard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Blevins 4 , C. Roth 4 , A. Helgason 5 , B. Molohon 2 , J. Brewer 2 , C. Reese
2-out RBI: A. Helgason
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blevins , B. Molohon , O. Luera 2 , M. Sallee
Sac Bunt: C. Reese
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Blevins-Reese-Friedrich, Marotta-Reese-Friedrich)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Martin 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 0 81 3.38   
J. Gomez L (1-1) 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 35 11.00   
R. Downard 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Martin 44
Batters Faced: B. Martin 26, J. Gomez 10, R. Downard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Martin 8-5, J. Gomez 5-0, R. Downard 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Martin 81-51, J. Gomez 35-22, R. Downard 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Downard 1-1
WP: B. Martin , J. Gomez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Renner 7.0 8 4 4 1 5 0 100 2.01   
J. Cantu W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 4 2 0 44 16.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Renner 49
Batters Faced: G. Renner 28, J. Cantu 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Renner 9-5, J. Cantu 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Renner 100-74, J. Cantu 44-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantu 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Helgason
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 17167
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