ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
06/22/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12621 - SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (55-16) 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 0
Medford Desperados (50-21) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 1
Desperados Fall, 9-3, to Gordon, Golden Gophers
The Little Rock Golden Gophers defeated the Medford Desperados, 9-3, at Ballpark of Medford. Leading the charge for Little Rock was catcher J.D. Gordon. He went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Pedro Bautista locked down his 1st save. With the win, Little Rock pushed its record to 55-16.

With Little Rock leading 6-0 in the top of the fourth, Gordon came up to bat against Medford pitcher Isaiah Starks. Gordon hit a fastball to right for a 3-run home run. His 14th home run of the season put the Golden Gophers on top, 9-0.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Gordon told the Little Rock Bulletin. "It's as simple as that."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dawson DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
J. Perrigin CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .411 12 66
P. DeVaul RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .556 1 3
M. Dean 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 1 2
J. Gordon C 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 .312 14 53
D. McNamara 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .375 0 1
M. Garner 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .500 2 12
N. Cordova LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .571 0 2
F. Montoya SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .300 0 1
Totals 37 9 12 8 4 2 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Cordova (1, 2nd Inning off I. Starks, 3 on, 0 outs) , P. DeVaul (2, 4th Inning off I. Starks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gordon (14, 4th Inning off I. Starks, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Dawson 2 , J. Perrigin , P. DeVaul 3 , J. Gordon 5 , D. McNamara , M. Garner , N. Cordova 4
2-out RBI: J. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garner , F. Montoya
GIDP: P. DeVaul , F. Montoya
Sac Fly: P. DeVaul
Hit by Pitch: M. Dean
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .254 1 5
W. Lopez DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 5 20
N. Raphael 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .308 0 0
B. Molohon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .331 13 28
J. Brewer C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 3 4
C. Reese 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 3 18
   a-T. Biggar PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .348 6 36
O. Luera RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .356 8 55
   b-C. Griffith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 4 23
   c-G. Wuerfel 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 4 15
M. Sallee CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .422 2 14
J. Marotta SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .326 4 16
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 3 12      
a - T. Biggar pinch hit for C. Reese in the 7th
b - C. Griffith pinch hit for O. Luera in the 7th
c - G. Wuerfel substituted for C. Griffith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Molohon (11, 6th Inning off D. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Blevins (2, 7th Inning off P. Bautista, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Marotta (4, 6th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sallee (2, 7th Inning off P. Bautista, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Blevins 3 , N. Raphael 2 , B. Molohon 2 , C. Reese , T. Biggar , M. Sallee 4 , J. Marotta 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Lopez 2 , J. Brewer , T. Biggar
Hit by Pitch: N. Raphael
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Reese (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Marotta-Reese-Raphael, Wuerfel-Marotta-Raphael)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mendoza W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 1 81 3.00   
P. Bautista SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 49 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mendoza 54
Batters Faced: D. Mendoza 24, P. Bautista 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mendoza 8-8, P. Bautista 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mendoza 81-53, P. Bautista 49-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Bautista 1-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Bautista
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Starks L (9-5) 3.1 8 9 6 3 2 1 82 6.66   
J. Cantu 3.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 50 1.74   
R. Rivera 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Starks 11
Batters Faced: I. Starks 23, J. Cantu 14, R. Rivera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Starks 2-6, J. Cantu 2-8, R. Rivera 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Starks 82-50, J. Cantu 50-30, R. Rivera 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rivera 1-0
WP: I. Starks
Hit Batsmen: I. Starks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.D. Gordon
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 9807
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