ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
06/07/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12410 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (27-31) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (47-11) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 X 6 9 0
Thrilling Victory Pushes Golden Gophers Win Streak to 5
The Little Rock Golden Gophers overcame a good performance by Waco left fielder Dylan Phillips to knock off Waco, 6-4, at Little Rock Grounds. Phillips was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Andy Roberts closed out the game, earning his 19th save. The Little Rock win streak is now 5 games.

David Anast chipped in for Little Rock, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth inning. For the game, the second baseman went 1 for 4, while scoring 2 runs.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Anast.
WACO BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crespo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .306 2 16
   c-J. Ferland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 1
P. Ernalia SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 1 13
D. Phillips LF 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .318 9 29
F. Reina RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 6 33
L. Flynn DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .336 7 27
   b-N. Lucero DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .403 11 31
   a-C. Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 6
B. Ryan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .204 4 18
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .273 10 29
A. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 3 5
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 8 15      
a - C. Gallagher pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th
b - N. Lucero inserted as DH in the 9th
c - J. Ferland pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Phillips (9, 1st Inning off H. Tagawa, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Flynn (7, 1st Inning off H. Tagawa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crespo , P. Ernalia , D. Phillips 4 , L. Flynn 5 , B. Ryan , J. Rivera , A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ferland , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Phillips (6)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ernalia (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ryan-Rivera-Crespo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .356 10 35
J. Bacon LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .188 0 2
   b-C. Lilley RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 11 32
C. Benedict CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .322 7 34
   c-K. Shimizu SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 9 24
B. Barnes 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .371 14 55
A. Jacobs SS, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .319 11 42
C. Pinson DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293 8 40
   a-D. McGlynn DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .389 0 1
D. Anast 2B, SS 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 .316 11 41
R. Callanan C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .277 6 14
M. Squires RF, CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .321 6 21
Totals 32 6 9 6 4 5 15      
a - D. McGlynn inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Lilley substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th
c - K. Shimizu substituted for C. Benedict in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas (11, 5th Inning off C. Childress, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Thomas (2, 3rd Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Squires (3, 3rd Inning off C. Childress, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Barnes (14, 4th Inning off C. Childress, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Callanan (6, 8th Inning off S. Betourne, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 5 , B. Barnes 5 , A. Jacobs , D. Anast , R. Callanan 4 , M. Squires 4
2-out RBI: D. Anast , R. Callanan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Benedict 2 , R. Callanan
GIDP: D. Anast
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs (21) , D. Anast (1)
CS: M. Squires (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jacobs-Anast-Barnes)
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Childress 6.0 6 3 2 3 3 1 91 6.26   
S. Betourne L (2-3), BS (1) 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 30 7.18   
J. Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Childress 50
Batters Faced: C. Childress 26, S. Betourne 9, J. Garcia 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Childress 8-5, S. Betourne 2-1, J. Garcia 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Childress 91-56, S. Betourne 30-16, J. Garcia 5-3
WP: C. Childress
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Tagawa 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 22 3.92   
R. Hall 4.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 63 2.96   
E. O'Connor W (2-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 35 1.90   
A. Roberts SV (19) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tagawa 19
Batters Faced: H. Tagawa 5, R. Hall 18, E. O'Connor 8, A. Roberts 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tagawa 0-1, R. Hall 4-7, E. O'Connor 2-2, A. Roberts 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tagawa 22-17, R. Hall 63-36, E. O'Connor 35-26, A. Roberts 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. O'Connor 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dylan Phillips
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 12657
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