ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
05/19/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12448 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (31-8) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 12 0
Newport Unicorns (18-21) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Golden Gophers Roll to 9-1 Win Over Unicorns
The Newport Unicorns had their hands full with Little Rock Golden Gophers starter Dave Anderson, who frustrated Newport hitters while leading Little Rock to a comfortable, 9-1 win. Anderson got the win, improving to 5-0. He gave up 4 hits and walked 1 over 6.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. Ronnie Downard, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 1st save.

Dave Benavides hit a run-scoring triple off Jose Zapata in the top of the first, which put the Golden Gophers in front, 1-0. Benavides had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

Newport manager Victor Sepulveda said his team was "out of sync."

The Golden Gophers go to 31-8, putting them first in the Sub League 1 West Division.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Talton CF 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .371 2 29
D. Benavides DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .292 4 19
J. Perrigin RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .385 6 33
M. Fogg 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .376 8 20
J. Gordon C 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .293 6 30
J. Teehan 2B 4 0 2 4 1 1 0 .328 5 29
B. Leija LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .381 4 16
   a-C. Rodrigues PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
A. de la Cruz SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .243 2 14
O. Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .412 0 4
Totals 38 9 12 9 4 5 15      
a - C. Rodrigues pinch hit for B. Leija in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gordon (7, 3rd Inning off J. Zapata, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. de la Cruz 2 (8, 6th Inning off J. Zapata, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Hessel, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Teehan (10, 9th Inning off R. Sauceda, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Benavides (1, 1st Inning off J. Zapata, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Benavides 3 , J. Perrigin , M. Fogg , J. Gordon 3 , J. Teehan 3 , B. Leija , A. de la Cruz 4 , O. Ramirez 2
2-out RBI: J. Gordon , J. Teehan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Leija 2 , C. Rodrigues
Hit by Pitch: T. Talton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Talton (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Talton(Williams at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Carrillo LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .399 10 30
A. Ortiz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .259 4 18
S. Gosselin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307 4 19
A. Flynn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 9 23
D. Blaydes RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 4 20
C. Williams C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .337 4 17
J. Lang DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 5 25
   a-P. Quintero DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 7
J. Lemos 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 5 20
J. Lendon CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .315 6 18
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 8 8      
a - P. Quintero inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lendon (8, 3rd Inning off D. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Carrillo (7, 3rd Inning off D. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Carrillo 2 , S. Gosselin , D. Blaydes , C. Williams , J. Lemos , J. Lendon 2
2-out RBI: M. Carrillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ortiz , C. Williams , J. Lendon
Team LOB: 5
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Anderson W (5-0) 6.2 4 1 1 1 5 0 88 2.30   
R. Downard SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 47 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Anderson 66
Batters Faced: D. Anderson 24, R. Downard 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Anderson 6-8, R. Downard 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Anderson 88-60, R. Downard 47-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zapata L (5-2) 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 0 99 6.00   
J. Hessel 2.2 2 3 3 1 2 0 40 8.00   
R. Sauceda 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 17 7.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zapata 38
Batters Faced: J. Zapata 28, J. Hessel 10, R. Sauceda 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zapata 9-6, J. Hessel 3-2, R. Sauceda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zapata 99-64, J. Hessel 40-24, R. Sauceda 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hessel 1-0 , R. Sauceda 3-3
WP: J. Zapata
Hit Batsmen: J. Zapata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Anderson
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5964
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