ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
05/08/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 10966 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (25-4) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 1
Santa Ana Black Aces (17-12) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 2
Golden Gophers Victors, 5-3, at Santa Ana
Golden Gophers catcher Malcolm Garner left his imprint on his team's 5-3 win over the Santa Ana Black Aces. Garner was 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk for Little Rock in the contest. Little Rock reliever Marcos Patino got the win, raising his record to 2-0. Scott Lewandowski was tagged with the loss. Eddie O'Connor closed it out for Little Rock, earning his 3rd save.

With Little Rock leading 2-1 in the top of the second, Erik Bailey hit a 2-run single off Santa Ana pitcher Scott Lewandowski. It put the Golden Gophers ahead 4-1.

"Anything I can do to help the team win," said Bailey.

Little Rock is now 25-4, 8 games up in the Sub League 1 Central Division.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bailey SS 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .302 2 18
E. Monaghan LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .330 5 26
M. Dean 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 7 20
D. McNamara 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .396 9 32
M. Garner C 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .353 6 17
C. Pinson DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .301 5 24
B. Richardson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .341 0 8
C. Rodrigues CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .330 3 19
J. Garciduenas RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .298 5 22
Totals 36 5 10 4 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Pinson (7, 2nd Inning off S. Lewandowski, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Garner (2, 6th Inning off S. Lewandowski, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. McNamara (9, 8th Inning off C. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Bailey , E. Monaghan , D. McNamara 2 , M. Garner 4 , C. Pinson 3 , B. Richardson , C. Rodrigues
2-out RBI: E. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bailey , C. Rodrigues , J. Garciduenas
GIDP: B. Richardson , C. Rodrigues
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. McNamara (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Richardson-Bailey-Downard)
OF assists: 1 (Monaghan(Twigg at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304 3 11
   a-M. Grissom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .367 2 3
   b-C. Carrasco SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 3
J. Corcoran 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .310 1 5
B. Evans 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .264 2 17
F. Babb LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .290 7 29
B. Kibler CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .345 2 20
M. Mitchell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .315 5 12
C. Wahl C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .309 1 8
K. Twigg DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 6
C. Mitchell 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .352 3 12
Totals 37 3 12 3 2 4 24      
a - M. Grissom pinch hit for P. Gentry in the 8th
b - C. Carrasco substituted for M. Grissom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Corcoran (4, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Mitchell (4, 6th Inning off M. Patino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gentry 2 , J. Corcoran 2 , B. Evans 2 , B. Kibler , M. Mitchell , C. Wahl 2 , K. Twigg , C. Mitchell 3
2-out RBI: B. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Corcoran , B. Evans , M. Mitchell 2 , K. Twigg
GIDP: M. Grissom
Sac Fly: F. Babb
Hit by Pitch: B. Kibler
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kibler (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kibler (6) , M. Mitchell (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchell-Corcoran-Evans, Evans-Gentry-Evans)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson 3.0 4 2 1 1 1 0 67 4.63   
M. Patino W (2-0) 2.1 6 1 1 0 1 0 40 1.76   
J. Martinez H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 4.11   
R. Downard H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.82   
E. O'Connor SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 43
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 16, M. Patino 12, J. Martinez 8, R. Downard 1, E. O'Connor 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 2-6, M. Patino 2-3, J. Martinez 2-3, R. Downard 1-0, E. O'Connor 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 67-40, M. Patino 40-28, J. Martinez 30-17, R. Downard 3-2, E. O'Connor 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Patino 1-1 , J. Martinez 1-1 , R. Downard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lewandowski L (1-3) 6.1 6 4 1 2 5 0 91 3.86   
R. Wall 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.40   
C. Williams 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 3.94   
R. McEntyre 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lewandowski 54
Batters Faced: S. Lewandowski 27, R. Wall 3, C. Williams 5, R. McEntyre 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lewandowski 8-5, R. Wall 1-1, C. Williams 1-0, R. McEntyre 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lewandowski 91-56, R. Wall 9-5, C. Williams 26-18, R. McEntyre 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malcolm Garner
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 4491
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