ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/08/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12570 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (36-50) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (72-14) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 X 5 12 1
Golden Gophers Pick Up 5-2 Win
Little Rock Golden Gophers starter Caleb Bond turned in an exceptional performance against the Aurora Paints at Little Rock Grounds, resulting in a Little Rock win, 5-2. The winner was Bond. He threw 6.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Kieran Carlyle. Vince Isabella earned the save for Little Rock, his 4th of the year.

Tied up with the Paints in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Golden Gophers got a boost from left fielder Joe Bacon. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Bacon saw a 2-1 fastball from Kieran Carlyle and hit a 2-run single to break the stalemate and put Little Rock on top, 2-0.

After the game, Little Rock manager Jose Moreno applauded the team's effort. "We put some good AB's together," he said.

The Golden Gophers boast a remarkable 72-14 record.
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304 6 33
F. Chavez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .342 6 36
B. Mauser DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358 7 43
C. Lupu 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .302 14 47
D. Short LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 8 31
T. Massey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 0 2
B. Farhi SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .400 0 3
D. Poole 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .303 4 32
D. Rotolo C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 6 38
   a-N. Roper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 6 15      
a - N. Roper pinch hit for D. Rotolo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lupu (14, 6th Inning off C. Bond, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Chavez , C. Lupu 2 , T. Massey , B. Farhi 2 , D. Poole , D. Rotolo
2-out RBI: B. Farhi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Thompson , F. Chavez , D. Poole , N. Roper
GIDP: D. Poole
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Farhi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lupu-Poole-Massey)
PB: D. Rotolo
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .366 13 44
E. Monaghan 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .292 13 66
M. Dean 3B 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .370 21 72
A. Jacobs RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .363 11 52
C. Pinson DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .316 16 75
D. McNamara 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .348 22 86
D. Anast SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279 1 13
J. Gordon C 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .253 5 13
M. Squires CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .362 2 6
Totals 35 5 12 5 4 3 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bacon (15, 1st Inning off K. Carlyle, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Pinson (17, 5th Inning off K. Carlyle, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gordon (5, 8th Inning off G. Goldberg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bacon 3 , E. Monaghan 2 , M. Dean 2 , A. Jacobs , C. Pinson 2 , D. Anast , J. Gordon 4 , M. Squires 2
2-out RBI: J. Bacon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jacobs 2 , C. Pinson 2 , M. Squires
GIDP: J. Gordon
Sac Bunt: D. Anast
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dean (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Anast-McNamara-Monaghan)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carlyle L (2-9) 5.2 9 4 2 3 2 0 105 5.77   
G. Goldberg 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 30 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carlyle 38
Batters Faced: K. Carlyle 29, G. Goldberg 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carlyle 8-6, G. Goldberg 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carlyle 105-60, G. Goldberg 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Goldberg 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bond W (5-0) 6.2 6 2 2 1 6 0 91 2.20   
M. Patino H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.02   
V. Isabella SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bond 59
Batters Faced: C. Bond 28, M. Patino 4, V. Isabella 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bond 8-6, M. Patino 0-4, V. Isabella 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bond 91-56, M. Patino 15-9, V. Isabella 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Caleb Bond
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 10737
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