ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
06/13/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12451 - SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (23-40) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (50-13) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 11 2
Unicorns Come Up Short at Little Rock, 4-3
Curt Koerner led Little Rock to a win over Newport. The final score was 4-3. The Ft. Payne, Alabama native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Mike Vandenberg came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 2.2 innings. His record now stands at 3-1. The first-place Golden Gophers improved to 50-13.

Koerner had a timely hit for Little Rock in the bottom of the seventh. With Little Rock trailing 3-2, he turned a first pitch fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season, making it 4-3, Little Rock.

"Bottom line," said Newport skipper Victor Sepulveda, "we didn't play well enough to win."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .309 10 35
A. Rycroft DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
B. Fox LF 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
N. Ladnier SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .338 6 35
J. Livesay C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .303 6 23
J. Amster CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
   a-J. Trujillo CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 10 28
S. Warwick 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 8 37
J. MacKoul 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .329 5 13
B. Carey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .417 2 3
Totals 36 3 9 2 3 7 19      
a - J. Trujillo substituted for J. Amster in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fox (3, 1st Inning off H. Tagawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Fox (1, 7th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. MacKoul (5, 6th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Fox 7 , N. Ladnier , J. Amster , J. MacKoul 5 , B. Carey
2-out RBI: J. MacKoul
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , J. Livesay 4 , B. Carey
GIDP: B. Carey
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paz (21) , B. Fox (1) , J. Amster 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Monaghan LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .367 2 11
   a-T. Rosenberg RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Bacon 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 2
   b-D. McGlynn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 0 1
N. Thomas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .353 10 36
A. Jacobs CF, LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .314 12 47
C. Pinson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 10 45
D. Anast 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .314 12 45
C. Koerner C 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .311 13 43
M. Squires RF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318 6 21
K. Shimizu SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .277 9 24
Totals 33 4 11 4 1 5 14      
a - T. Rosenberg substituted for E. Monaghan in the 9th
b - D. McGlynn substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas (12, 1st Inning off J. Weaver, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (10, 5th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Anast (16, 7th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Koerner (13, 7th Inning off J. Weaver, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Monaghan , J. Bacon , N. Thomas 3 , C. Pinson , D. Anast 3 , C. Koerner 6 , M. Squires , K. Shimizu
2-out RBI: E. Monaghan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bacon , C. Pinson , C. Koerner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Jacobs (8) , M. Squires (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Monaghan (2) , K. Shimizu (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Shimizu-Anast-Bacon)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Weaver L (4-6) 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 1 90 4.86   
J. Zapata 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Weaver 41
Batters Faced: J. Weaver 26, J. Zapata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Weaver 7-8, J. Zapata 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Weaver 90-62, J. Zapata 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zapata 1-0
Balk: J. Weaver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Tagawa 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 26 4.15   
R. Hall 4.0 4 1 0 2 4 0 89 2.76   
M. Vandenberg W (3-1) 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 40 3.08   
J. Harrison SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tagawa 41
Batters Faced: H. Tagawa 5, R. Hall 18, M. Vandenberg 12, J. Harrison 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tagawa 1-1, R. Hall 5-2, M. Vandenberg 2-4, J. Harrison 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tagawa 26-15, R. Hall 89-59, M. Vandenberg 40-24, J. Harrison 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Harrison 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curt Koerner
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 11484
Special Notes: LF Jimmy Amster was injured while throwing the ball.
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