ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
06/09/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12439 - TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (48-12) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 10 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (47-13) 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 X 9 16 0
Black Aces Handle Golden Gophers, Grab 9-6 Win
The Santa Ana Black Aces had to overcome a big game from Little Rock right fielder Cody Lilley to leave Santa Ana Stadium with a victory. And they did, winning, 9-6. Lilley went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. Rick Deyo wrapped it up, recording his 13th save. With the win, Santa Ana goes to 47-13, while the Golden Gophers fall to 48-12.

In the bottom of the third, 23-year old center fielder Bobby Banuelos hit a run-scoring double. The 6th double of the season for the Santa Ana left fielder put the Black Aces on top, 2-1.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Santa Ana skipper Elias Quesada.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .351 10 35
M. Squires LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .322 6 21
C. Benedict CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .316 7 34
B. Barnes 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .374 16 58
D. Anast SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .311 11 42
C. Pinson DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .294 10 45
C. Lilley RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .321 14 35
C. Koerner C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .308 12 40
K. Shimizu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 9 24
Totals 35 6 10 5 4 10 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Lilley 2 (14, 2nd Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Barnes (16, 4th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Pinson (10, 8th Inning off A. Herrera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 2 , M. Squires 2 , B. Barnes 4 , C. Pinson 4 , C. Lilley 8 , C. Koerner 2
2-out RBI: C. Lilley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benedict , D. Anast
GIDP: C. Lilley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Thomas 2 (11)
CS: N. Thomas (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anast-Shimizu-Barnes)
OF assists: 1 (Lilley(Pizzuti at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .359 19 67
A. Nelson 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .396 11 56
B. Banuelos LF 4 0 2 3 1 1 1 .444 4 17
D. Williams 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .333 1 14
B. Gadsden 2B 5 1 0 1 0 0 6 .323 3 19
J. Brooks SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .378 0 4
D. Johnson CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .229 1 7
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .360 5 17
R. Lopez RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .500 1 3
Totals 38 9 16 9 3 2 23      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Banuelos 2 (6, 3rd Inning off R. Vermillion, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off W. Trujillo, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Nelson (18, 6th Inning off M. Patino, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Johnson (1, 4th Inning off W. Trujillo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 2 , A. Nelson 2 , B. Banuelos 4 , D. Williams 2 , J. Brooks 3 , D. Johnson 3 , K. Pizzuti 2 , R. Lopez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Gadsden 2 , D. Johnson
GIDP: B. Bandy
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gadsden (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Brooks)
PB: K. Pizzuti 2
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garza 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 25 3.00   
R. Vermillion L (0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 26 7.15   
W. Trujillo 2.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 33 2.98   
M. Patino 1.1 5 2 2 0 1 0 43 2.31   
J. Martinez 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garza 43
Batters Faced: P. Garza 8, R. Vermillion 7, W. Trujillo 12, M. Patino 9, J. Martinez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garza 3-1, R. Vermillion 2-1, W. Trujillo 1-5, M. Patino 3-0, J. Martinez 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garza 25-16, R. Vermillion 26-17, W. Trujillo 33-20, M. Patino 43-25, J. Martinez 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Trujillo 1-1 , J. Martinez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert W (6-3) 5.0 6 3 3 2 3 3 81 2.63   
R. Martin 2.1 2 1 0 1 3 0 35 0.36   
A. Herrera 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 15 3.38   
R. Deyo SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 44
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 22, R. Martin 9, A. Herrera 5, R. Deyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 9-2, R. Martin 1-2, A. Herrera 0-1, R. Deyo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 81-45, R. Martin 35-19, A. Herrera 15-9, R. Deyo 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cody Lilley
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 8792
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