ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/16/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12604 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (34-56) 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 12 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (75-15) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Naturals Win at Little Rock, 5-2
Despite a fine performance by shortstop David Anast, the Little Rock Golden Gophers lost to the Greensboro Naturals, 5-2. Anast was 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Damian Garriga snagged the win in relief. He goes to 3-3 on the season. Nick Kern suffered the loss. By defeating Little Rock, the 5th-place Naturals improved to 34-56.

Greensboro used the timely hitting of Chris Elmore to capture the win. The left fielder socked a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Naturals ahead, 4-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Greensboro skipper Nick Kendrick.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mills 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .297 11 39
   a-C. Hiner 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
L. Poff CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .318 17 48
J. Husnick RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .317 25 74
D. Pinzon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .329 13 65
C. Elmore LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 10 52
A. Lindsey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274 11 43
O. Hermosillo 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .343 3 24
J. Unknown DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
J. Lozada C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .272 4 24
Totals 37 5 12 5 1 7 12      
a - C. Hiner substituted for M. Mills in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Hermosillo 2 (6, 3rd Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lozada (4, 5th Inning off N. Kern, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Elmore (10, 6th Inning off M. Patino, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Mills 2 , C. Hiner , L. Poff 3 , J. Husnick , C. Elmore 4 , O. Hermosillo 4 , J. Lozada 3
2-out RBI: J. Lozada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mills , L. Poff 2 , J. Husnick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Mills (6) , L. Poff (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .355 13 45
   a-N. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 6
E. Monaghan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 14 68
M. Dean 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .365 21 73
A. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .361 12 57
C. Pinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 16 75
D. McNamara 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .343 22 88
D. Anast SS 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .293 2 15
J. Gordon C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .228 5 13
C. Rodrigues CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .304 9 46
Totals 32 2 6 2 5 3 16      
a - N. Thomas pinch hit for J. Bacon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Anast (3, 2nd Inning off I. Rosario, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Anast (2, 4th Inning off D. Garriga, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bacon , E. Monaghan , A. Jacobs , D. Anast 7
2-out RBI: D. Anast
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jacobs , C. Pinson 2 , C. Rodrigues
Sac Bunt: E. Monaghan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bacon (12)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Rosario 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 41 11.38   
D. Garriga W (3-3) 2.0 2 2 2 4 0 1 60 7.98   
G. Mendoza SV (3) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 53 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Rosario 53
Batters Faced: I. Rosario 13, D. Garriga 12, G. Mendoza 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Rosario 5-4, D. Garriga 3-3, G. Mendoza 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Rosario 41-29, D. Garriga 60-28, G. Mendoza 53-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mendoza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern L (8-2) 5.0 7 3 3 0 4 0 89 2.49   
M. Patino BS (1) 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 1 38 1.32   
J. Martinez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 45
Batters Faced: N. Kern 21, M. Patino 15, J. Martinez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 3-7, M. Patino 6-1, J. Martinez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 89-55, M. Patino 38-27, J. Martinez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Patino 2-2 , J. Martinez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Anast
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 11738
Special Notes: 1B Matt Mills was injured while throwing the ball.
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