ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
06/03/2026
BNN Index | A- | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12397 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (43-11) 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 2 10 13 1
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (22-32) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 13 0
Golden Gophers Win at Tacoma, 10-4
A 3-RBI performance from Chris Pinson, who is tied for 9th in the SL1 in triples with 2, helped the Little Rock Golden Gophers beat the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 10-4. Reliever Bill Thompson picked up the win. His record improves to 5-0. Arturo Martinez took the loss. The Golden Gophers, at 43-11, lead by one game in their division.

Little Rock won the game in part because of Chris Benedict. The center fielder ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Golden Gophers ahead, 6-3. For the game, Benedict had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Pinson told the Little Rock Observer.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .354 8 31
M. Squires LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 5 19
   a-J. Bacon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 0 2
   b-V. Lara LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
C. Benedict CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .323 6 31
B. Barnes 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .359 13 53
A. Jacobs SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .323 11 39
C. Pinson DH 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .300 8 38
D. Anast 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .307 11 36
C. Lilley RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .299 9 24
R. Callanan C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .279 5 12
Totals 39 10 13 10 4 7 19      
a - J. Bacon pinch hit for M. Squires in the 7th
b - V. Lara substituted for J. Bacon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Benedict (11, 4th Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Jacobs (18, 6th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Thomas (9, 7th Inning off A. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Anast (13, 7th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Barnes (2, 7th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Lilley (9, 3rd Inning off A. Merrick, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Benedict (6, 7th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Pinson (8, 9th Inning off R. Rush, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 3 , M. Squires , C. Benedict 6 , B. Barnes 4 , A. Jacobs 2 , C. Pinson 5 , D. Anast 3 , C. Lilley 4
2-out RBI: M. Squires
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benedict , A. Jacobs , C. Lilley , R. Callanan
Sac Fly: C. Lilley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs 2 (20)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barnes (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Anast-Jacobs-Barnes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Molina CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256 2 6
J. Barnett RF, LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .330 4 17
H. McConnon SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .342 6 25
D. Gonzalez DH 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .270 1 13
R. Lynch 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .380 2 15
K. Harper 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
D. Wunderlich LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 2 20
   a-H. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 0 2
   c-A. Johnson 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 2 7
M. Parker 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 9 25
   b-D. Lopez PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 1
V. Tijerina C 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .247 6 19
Totals 39 4 13 4 1 5 17      
a - H. Soto pinch hit for D. Wunderlich in the 6th
b - D. Lopez pinch hit for M. Parker in the 6th
c - A. Johnson substituted for H. Soto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Parker (3, 2nd Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Gonzalez (5, 5th Inning off R. Vermillion, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Barnett (4, 9th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Gonzalez (1, 8th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Molina 2 , J. Barnett 5 , H. McConnon , D. Gonzalez 7 , K. Harper , M. Parker 2 , V. Tijerina
2-out RBI: J. Barnett , D. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McConnon , D. Gonzalez , R. Lynch , V. Tijerina 2
GIDP: J. Barnett
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Molina (1) , J. Barnett 2 (10)
CS: D. Molina (2)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vandenberg 4.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 63 3.14   
R. Vermillion 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 24 5.23   
B. Thompson W (5-0) 3.2 4 1 1 1 2 1 53 4.37   
J. Harrison 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vandenberg 49
Batters Faced: M. Vandenberg 16, R. Vermillion 6, B. Thompson 16, J. Harrison 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vandenberg 8-2, R. Vermillion 1-0, B. Thompson 5-3, J. Harrison 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vandenberg 63-37, R. Vermillion 24-15, B. Thompson 53-36, J. Harrison 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Thompson 2-0 , J. Harrison 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Merrick 5.0 5 3 3 2 3 1 82 6.61   
A. Martinez L (2-4) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 28 7.82   
K. Fujikawa 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 1 31 6.75   
R. Rush 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 12 11.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Merrick 46
Batters Faced: A. Merrick 22, A. Martinez 7, K. Fujikawa 10, R. Rush 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Merrick 5-7, A. Martinez 1-1, K. Fujikawa 1-2, R. Rush 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Merrick 82-48, A. Martinez 28-16, K. Fujikawa 31-21, R. Rush 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Martinez 1-0 , K. Fujikawa 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Pinson
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 2371
Special Notes: RP Kyoshi Fujikawa was injured while pitching.
Wednesday, May 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82