ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
06/06/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12528 - THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (42-14) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (24-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Golden Gophers Reel Off Another Win
Tacoma got a big-time effort from pitcher Jim Unknown, but it wasn't enough to keep the Little Rock Golden Gophers from winning the game, 3-0. Unknown threw 7.2 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Ronnie Downard closed the game out for Little Rock, earning his 2nd save. The losing streak for Tacoma has now reached 8 games.

The Thunder Wolves had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Golden Gophers going into the top of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 21-year old catcher Mike Fogg came to the plate. Fogg hit a 2-run home run on a 1-2 fastball from Tacoma hurler Jim Unknown. It was Fogg's 12th home run of the year.

"I warned the team before the game," losing manager Alfonso Estrada told reporters, "that I'm wearing the same pair of undies until we win."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Galloway CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .275 1 7
D. Benavides RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .372 6 30
M. Fogg 1B 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .359 12 29
M. DeRise DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .268 6 38
J. Gordon C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 9 42
J. Teehan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .293 7 37
D. Wolf 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .367 8 37
J. Zenda LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   a-J. Perrigin PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .395 10 52
   b-B. Leija LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 4 21
A. de la Cruz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264 2 20
Totals 33 3 8 3 7 3 16      
a - J. Perrigin pinch hit for J. Zenda in the 9th
b - B. Leija substituted for J. Perrigin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wolf (8, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Fogg (12, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Perrigin (10, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Benavides 2 , M. Fogg 4 , M. DeRise , D. Wolf 2 , J. Zenda , J. Perrigin 4 , A. de la Cruz
2-out RBI: M. Fogg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. DeRise , J. Gordon , A. de la Cruz
GIDP: M. DeRise
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Galloway (6)
CS: D. Galloway (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wolf-Teehan-Fogg, Teehan-de la Cruz-Fogg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Halici RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 1 12
J. Ficca SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .376 12 49
D. Marrin LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .406 8 46
   a-M. Casey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 8
J. Morgan 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .338 11 53
D. Grimm DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .369 10 37
J. Solid C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .310 5 17
B. Chaney 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 1 8
J. Sitko CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 1 2
Z. Fitzgerald 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326 1 6
Totals 29 0 5 0 4 5 12      
a - M. Casey pinch hit for D. Marrin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (12, 4th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ficca 2 , J. Morgan 2 , D. Grimm , B. Chaney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Grimm , J. Solid
GIDP: M. Casey , J. Solid
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ficca (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fitzgerald-Solid-Chaney)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Peterson 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 1.90   
M. Flores W (2-1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 68 3.00   
S. Moss H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.91   
R. Downard SV (2) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Peterson 47
Batters Faced: J. Peterson 6, M. Flores 14, S. Moss 7, R. Downard 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Peterson 3-0, M. Flores 6-4, S. Moss 3-0, R. Downard 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Peterson 21-11, M. Flores 68-41, S. Moss 21-14, R. Downard 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Flores 1-0 , R. Downard 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 7.2 5 2 2 6 3 1 111 2.35   
J. Unknown 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 23 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 58
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-14, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 111-68, J. Unknown 23-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 3139
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