ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
05/22/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
GAME ID: 11840 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (35-7) 1 0 0 5 6 0 1 1 0 14 15 0
Waco Warlocks (21-21) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Golden Gophers Batter Warlocks, 14-1
The Little Rock Golden Gophers had no problem beating the Waco Warlocks, 14-1, at Warlocks Grounds. Erik Bailey led the way. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for Little Rock. Little Rock has an impressive 35-7 record.

With Little Rock leading 2-0 in the top of the fourth, Bailey hit a grand slam home run off Waco hurler Cody Ahern. It was the 5th home run of the season for Bailey and put his team ahead, 6-0.

"Not much went right for us," Waco manager Mike Schwartz said, when asked afterward about the game.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE WACO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .327 2 14
   b-J. Garciduenas PH, RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 5 22
E. Monaghan 1B 5 1 2 3 1 0 2 .321 7 41
M. Dean 3B 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .369 14 34
   c-P. Drake PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .389 2 3
M. Garner C 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .319 6 19
   f-J. Gordon PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 3 8
D. McNamara 2B 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .396 12 45
   d-J. Pegram PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 2
J. Bacon LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .340 0 8
   e-B. Leija PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 3 5
C. Pinson DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .292 6 35
E. Bailey SS 5 2 3 5 0 0 4 .357 5 29
C. Rodrigues CF 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .303 3 23
   a-M. Squires PH, CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .357 1 4
Totals 40 14 15 14 7 5 24      
a - M. Squires pinch hit for C. Rodrigues in the 7th
b - J. Garciduenas pinch hit for A. Jacobs in the 7th
c - P. Drake pinch hit for M. Dean in the 7th
d - J. Pegram pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 7th
e - B. Leija pinch hit for J. Bacon in the 8th
f - J. Gordon pinch hit for M. Garner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Dean (10, 4th Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bacon (3, 4th Inning off C. Ahern, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Monaghan (9, 5th Inning off J. Pacheco, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Garciduenas (3, 7th Inning off S. Betourne, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Dean (14, 1st Inning off C. Ahern, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Bailey 2 (5, 4th Inning off C. Ahern, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Betourne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jacobs , J. Garciduenas 3 , E. Monaghan 3 , M. Dean 7 , P. Drake , M. Garner , D. McNamara , J. Bacon 2 , E. Bailey 9
2-out RBI: A. Jacobs , E. Monaghan , M. Dean , E. Bailey , C. Rodrigues
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Monaghan , M. Garner , J. Pegram , E. Bailey
GIDP: J. Gordon
Sac Bunt: C. Rodrigues
Hit by Pitch: D. McNamara
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dean-McNamara-Monaghan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 6 32
   b-W. Wilson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
T. Riggins 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .293 5 28
L. Flynn DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .231 2 10
C. Hensley C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .253 2 5
B. Ryan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .309 4 21
R. Reneau CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 3 9
P. Ernalia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 6
C. Crespo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 2 4
   a-C. Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 8
   c-C. Espinoza SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 5 20
J. Moya RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .324 1 5
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 7 16      
a - C. Gallagher pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 7th
b - W. Wilson pinch hit for J. Brown in the 7th
c - C. Espinoza substituted for C. Gallagher in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Ernalia (4, 5th Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown , T. Riggins 2 , C. Hensley , P. Ernalia 2 , J. Moya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hensley , R. Reneau
GIDP: L. Flynn
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Reneau (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Riggins-Espinoza-Riggins)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE WACO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern W (4-1) 6.1 5 1 1 3 5 0 90 2.61   
B. Winters 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 61
Batters Faced: N. Kern 26, B. Winters 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 7-6, B. Winters 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 90-53, B. Winters 25-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ahern L (1-4) 3.1 5 6 6 1 1 2 53 10.36   
J. Pacheco 1.1 6 6 6 2 1 0 42 8.69   
E. Torres 1.1 0 1 1 3 1 0 30 5.40   
S. Betourne 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 36 6.93   
C. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ahern 24
Batters Faced: C. Ahern 17, J. Pacheco 12, E. Torres 7, S. Betourne 9, C. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ahern 6-3, J. Pacheco 1-2, E. Torres 1-2, S. Betourne 4-0, C. Rodriguez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ahern 53-30, J. Pacheco 42-20, E. Torres 30-14, S. Betourne 36-24, C. Rodriguez 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Torres 2-0 , S. Betourne 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Ahern
Balk: E. Torres
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erik Bailey
Ballpark: Warlocks Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 4059
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