ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
05/26/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12345 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Little Rock Golden Gophers (38-9) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
Aurora Paints (14-33) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Little Rock Gets 4-1 Win
Little Rock beat Aurora on the strength of starting pitcher Caleb Bond's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-1. Andy Roberts closed the door for Little Rock, picking up his 14th save of the year. Little Rock goes to 38-9. The win puts them 3½ games up in their division.

Little Rock used the stroke of David Anast to get the win. The second baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Golden Gophers ahead, 2-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

Little Rock manager Jose Moreno commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jacobs CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .329 11 37
N. Thomas 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .355 8 30
C. Benedict DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .329 4 23
B. Barnes 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .366 12 47
D. Anast 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .293 11 30
C. Pinson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .308 5 30
C. Koerner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308 10 32
M. Squires RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 5 18
K. Shimizu SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311 7 22
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 4 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Anast (11, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Shimizu (7, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Thomas (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jacobs , N. Thomas 5 , D. Anast 4 , C. Pinson 2 , M. Squires , K. Shimizu 4
2-out RBI: N. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benedict
GIDP: B. Barnes
Sac Bunt: K. Shimizu
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Thomas (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bond (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Shimizu-Anast-Barnes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Herrera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 2
N. Perry CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 1 9
D. Short LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .385 5 12
T. Massey DH 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .343 3 13
E. Roebling 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .267 1 14
S. Mikami SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 2 17
   a-A. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .065 0 2
   b-H. Ruiz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 1
O. Ybarra C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .265 0 4
I. Vallejo RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .310 2 11
B. Benitez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .154 1 3
   c-M. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 6 23
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 7 18      
a - A. Flores pinch hit for S. Mikami in the 8th
b - H. Ruiz substituted for A. Flores in the 9th
c - M. Jones pinch hit for B. Benitez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Massey (10, 3rd Inning off C. Bond, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Perry 2 , T. Massey 4 , O. Ybarra 2 , I. Vallejo
2-out RBI: I. Vallejo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Herrera , E. Roebling , A. Flores , B. Benitez
GIDP: B. Benitez
Sac Bunt: S. Mikami
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Perry (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Benitez-Mikami-Herrera)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bond W (7-2) 7.1 8 1 0 1 5 0 91 2.44   
J. Maxheimer H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
A. Roberts SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bond 64
Batters Faced: C. Bond 31, J. Maxheimer 2, A. Roberts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bond 10-6, J. Maxheimer 0-1, A. Roberts 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bond 91-62, J. Maxheimer 10-5, A. Roberts 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Maxheimer 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 7.2 7 4 4 3 3 3 106 4.70   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 49
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 10-9, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 106-66, J. Unknown 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Caleb Bond
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 2075
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