ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
07/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
GAME ID: 12609 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (73-19) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 9 1
Waco Warlocks (41-51) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 6 11 1
Warlocks Win at Home, 6-4
The Waco Warlocks picked up a win at Warlocks Grounds, topping the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 6-4. On the mound for Waco was right-hander Matt Toren. He played a principal role in the triumph. Pete Bowden closed it out for his 3rd save. At 41-51, the Warlocks find themselves in third place in the Sub League 1 Central Division.

In the bottom of the first inning, third baseman Chris Gutierre had a 3-run home run for Waco. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Warlocks on top, 3-0.

Despite the victory, Gutierre was prickly with assembled media after the game. He said only that he was "happy with the win."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE WACO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394 3 20
T. Rosenberg CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 3 15
E. Monaghan LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .362 8 40
N. Thomas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340 11 51
S. Ramsey RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .351 4 17
C. Koerner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 18 61
   a-B. Barnes PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .364 18 67
K. Shimizu 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281 10 28
C. Bross DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .299 4 13
T. Ploutz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .319 5 11
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 3 11      
a - B. Barnes pinch hit for C. Koerner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ramsey (8, 5th Inning off M. Toren, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bross (3, 5th Inning off M. Toren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Barnes (18, 9th Inning off D. Winslow, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rosenberg , E. Monaghan 2 , N. Thomas , S. Ramsey 3 , B. Barnes 4 , C. Bross 3
2-out RBI: B. Barnes , C. Bross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ploutz
GIDP: T. Ploutz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Ramsey (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ramsey (3)
OF assists: 2 (Rosenberg(Ryan at home), Rosenberg(Morales at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Phillips RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .318 13 42
D. Torres LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .302 12 46
L. Flynn DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .348 10 41
C. Shelton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 4 15
C. Gutierre 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .266 12 27
B. Ryan SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .282 5 30
J. Peters 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .194 1 2
   a-J. Sears 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 5 25
O. Roman C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 4 21
A. Morales CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .305 6 18
Totals 32 6 11 6 4 5 12      
a - J. Sears substituted for J. Peters in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Gutierre (12, 1st Inning off I. McCullar, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Morales (6, 4th Inning off W. Trujillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Phillips 2 , D. Torres , L. Flynn , C. Gutierre 4 , B. Ryan 2 , J. Peters , O. Roman , A. Morales 5
2-out RBI: C. Gutierre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shelton , O. Roman
Sac Fly: L. Flynn
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ryan (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Peters (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Peters, Gutierre-Shelton-Peters)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE WACO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. McCullar L (6-3) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 14 5.47   
W. Trujillo 6.2 8 3 3 4 4 1 94 3.58   
R. Pacheco 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. McCullar 26
Batters Faced: I. McCullar 5, W. Trujillo 30, R. Pacheco 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. McCullar 2-0, W. Trujillo 7-7, R. Pacheco 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. McCullar 14-9, W. Trujillo 94-57, R. Pacheco 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Toren W (3-1) 8.0 6 1 1 0 2 0 81 4.08   
D. Winslow 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 14 6.88   
P. Bowden SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Toren 68
Batters Faced: M. Toren 28, D. Winslow 5, P. Bowden 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Toren 10-9, D. Winslow 1-0, P. Bowden 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Toren 81-56, D. Winslow 14-10, P. Bowden 7-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Toren
Ballpark: Warlocks Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 5052
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