ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT PIKEVILLE CAVALRY
05/13/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT PIKEVILLE CAVALRY
GAME ID: 12407 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (27-7) 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 10 12 2
Pikeville Cavalry (14-20) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Leija Helps Little Rock Cruise to 10-3 Win
The Little Rock Golden Gophers coasted to a win over the Pikeville Cavalry, 10-3. Bill Leija had a good day at the plate for Little Rock. He was 3-3 with 3 singles and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The Golden Gophers have a robust 12½-game lead in the Sub League 1 West Division.

Little Rock won the game in part because of Dave Benavides. The designated hitter ripped a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Golden Gophers ahead, 7-1. For the game, Benavides had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager Mike Schwartz.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE PIKEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Talton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .392 2 27
   c-D. Galloway PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 0 4
D. Benavides DH 4 1 2 5 1 0 0 .286 3 15
J. Perrigin RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .392 5 28
M. DeRise 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .279 3 23
   a-M. Fogg 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .439 7 19
J. Teehan 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .339 5 25
   b-J. Pegram PH, 2B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .647 2 8
M. Garner C 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .562 0 3
D. Wolf 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .405 6 28
B. Leija LF 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 .388 4 15
O. Ramirez SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 .423 0 3
Totals 39 10 12 10 6 7 20      
a - M. Fogg substituted for M. DeRise in the 5th
b - J. Pegram pinch hit for J. Teehan in the 7th
c - D. Galloway pinch hit for T. Talton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Benavides (3, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Teehan (5, 2nd Inning off C. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Benavides (3, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Wolf (6, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pegram (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Benavides 6 , M. DeRise , J. Teehan 5 , J. Pegram 5 , M. Garner , D. Wolf 4 , B. Leija 3
2-out RBI: , D. Benavides 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Perrigin , O. Ramirez 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Teehan (6) , O. Ramirez (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sears 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 2 4
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Brown RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .312 7 18
M. Strader LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323 4 26
   d-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Wrinn 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 2 8
   a-J. Cantu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Wilson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 2
J. Collins DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324 8 31
C. Espinoza SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .278 4 22
A. Morales CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .372 2 17
C. Bustos 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .462 3 8
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 4 3 0 9 5      
a - J. Cantu pinch hit for D. Wrinn in the 7th
b - W. Wilson substituted for J. Cantu in the 8th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Sears in the 9th
d - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. Strader in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Bustos (1, 2nd Inning off D. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Brown (7, 9th Inning off J. Peterson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , J. Brown 4 , M. Strader , C. Bustos 3
2-out RBI: C. Bustos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Strader (3)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE PIKEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Anderson W (4-0) 5.2 1 1 0 0 4 0 80 2.45   
J. Peterson 2.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 49 1.50   
K. Kerns 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Anderson 69
Batters Faced: D. Anderson 20, J. Peterson 10, K. Kerns 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Anderson 6-7, J. Peterson 1-2, K. Kerns 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Anderson 80-55, J. Peterson 49-30, K. Kerns 6-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodriguez L (1-5) 3.1 3 4 4 3 3 1 57 10.68   
J. Unknown 4.0 6 5 5 3 4 2 80 11.25   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 18 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodriguez 36
Batters Faced: C. Rodriguez 16, J. Unknown 21, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodriguez 3-4, J. Unknown 5-3, J. Unknown 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodriguez 57-34, J. Unknown 80-49, J. Unknown 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Leija
Ballpark: Cavalry Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 3642
Special Notes: Michel DeRise was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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