ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
05/15/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12427 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (27-9) 0 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 12 13 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (28-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 1
Desperados Bank 12-3 Win
The Medford Desperados routed the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 12-3, at Little Rock Grounds. Omar Luera, who is tied for 8th in the SL1 with a .395 batting average, was one of the hitting stars. He was 1-2 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 4 runs for Medford. Jesse Alexander came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 3.2 innings. His record now stands at 4-0. The win gives Medford a season record of 27-9.

Medford used the hitting of Greg Wuerfel to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Desperados on top, 7-0. For the game, Wuerfel had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Bad day," Little Rock manager Michael Kelleher said. "New day tomorrow."
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Schultz CF 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 .357 5 30
C. Roth LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .389 4 28
D. Nevarez 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .400 3 17
   b-R. Cooper 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .388 3 19
A. Joiner DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .362 2 22
T. Biggar SS, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .346 6 35
O. Luera RF 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 .395 4 34
G. Wuerfel 2B 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .279 1 7
K. Van de Kop C 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .292 2 10
C. Griffith 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 2 10
   a-C. Reese 1B, SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .261 1 7
Totals 39 12 13 12 6 4 15      
a - C. Reese substituted for C. Griffith in the 2nd
b - R. Cooper substituted for D. Nevarez in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nevarez (6, 5th Inning off B. Endo, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Roth (5, 6th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Reese (1, 7th Inning off M. Perez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Wuerfel (1, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 3 on, 2 outs) , O. Luera (4, 9th Inning off V. Alvarenga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Roth 3 , D. Nevarez 4 , A. Joiner , O. Luera 4 , G. Wuerfel 5 , K. Van de Kop , C. Griffith , C. Reese 4
2-out RBI: D. Nevarez , A. Joiner , G. Wuerfel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Roth , D. Nevarez , T. Biggar
Sac Fly: A. Joiner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Schultz (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Reese (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Talton CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .385 2 27
D. Benavides RF 5 1 2 3 0 3 0 .304 4 18
M. Fogg 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .417 7 19
J. Teehan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .328 5 25
J. Gordon C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .284 6 29
D. Wolf 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .400 6 28
B. Leija LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .385 4 15
J. Zenda DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 0 1
A. de la Cruz SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .223 2 12
Totals 35 3 7 3 3 12 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gordon (6, 6th Inning off J. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Fogg (7, 7th Inning off J. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Benavides (4, 7th Inning off J. Alexander, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Talton , D. Benavides 5 , M. Fogg 2 , J. Gordon 2 , D. Wolf , B. Leija
2-out RBI: D. Benavides
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Talton , J. Teehan 2 , D. Wolf
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Benavides (3)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Reed 3.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 40 3.71   
J. Alexander W (4-0) 3.2 5 3 0 2 5 1 67 3.52   
R. Rivera 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Reed 58
Batters Faced: C. Reed 12, J. Alexander 19, R. Rivera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Reed 4-2, J. Alexander 3-3, R. Rivera 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Reed 40-26, J. Alexander 67-41, R. Rivera 32-19
WP: C. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Endo L (0-1) 4.2 5 6 6 5 2 0 79 11.57   
M. Perez 1.2 6 5 5 1 0 1 40 32.40   
V. Alvarenga 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 30 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Endo 27
Batters Faced: B. Endo 24, M. Perez 12, V. Alvarenga 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Endo 6-6, M. Perez 3-2, V. Alvarenga 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Endo 79-41, M. Perez 40-29, V. Alvarenga 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Perez 3-3 , V. Alvarenga 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Luera
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 6990
Special Notes: LF Cody Griffith was injured in a collision at a base. SP Chris Reed was injured while pitching. 2B David Nevarez was injured while running the bases. Omar Luera ties the MED regular season game record for runs with 4.
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