ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
07/20/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12626 - SUNDAY, JULY 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (77-17) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (62-32) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 8 0
Santa Ana 62-32 After 5-3 Win Over Little Rock
Led by Mike Mitchell, the Santa Ana Black Aces defeated the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 5-3. Mitchell, a native of Plano, Texas, went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs for the Black Aces. Santa Ana has rattled off 5 straight wins.

Mitchell had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the bottom of the second inning, when he hit a solo home run. The Black Aces went on to win.

"Glad to get this win," said Mitchell. "But we need to keep playing at a high level."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .347 13 48
E. Monaghan 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .298 14 69
M. Dean 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .365 21 75
A. Jacobs RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .355 12 58
   a-J. Dawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 4 11
   b-M. Squires RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 2 6
C. Pinson DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .312 16 79
   c-N. Thomas DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 6
D. McNamara 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .343 22 92
D. Anast SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .320 2 18
J. Gordon C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246 5 16
C. Rodrigues CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 9 46
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 11 11      
a - J. Dawson pinch hit for A. Jacobs in the 6th
b - M. Squires substituted for J. Dawson in the 6th
c - N. Thomas inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bacon 2 , E. Monaghan , M. Dean , D. McNamara , D. Anast 2 , J. Gordon
2-out RBI: J. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodrigues
Sac Fly: A. Jacobs
Hit by Pitch: D. McNamara
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Dawson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McNamara-Anast-Monaghan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gentry SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .316 10 41
C. Carrasco 2B 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 .320 1 9
M. Grissom RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .299 10 28
C. Ulery LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .363 10 38
B. Kibler CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .357 10 65
B. Byrne C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .281 0 3
M. Mitchell 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .262 11 34
K. Twigg DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .345 7 46
D. Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .300 4 16
Totals 29 5 8 4 6 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Gentry (14, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kibler (29, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Ulery (9, 5th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Mitchell (11, 2nd Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gentry 2 , C. Ulery 3 , B. Kibler 2 , M. Mitchell 5 , K. Twigg 2
2-out RBI: B. Kibler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Gentry , M. Grissom , B. Byrne 2
GIDP: B. Byrne
Sac Bunt: M. Grissom
Sac Fly: C. Carrasco
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Williams (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kibler(Dean at home))
PB: B. Byrne
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson L (2-1) 4.0 4 4 4 4 2 1 90 4.26   
M. Vandenberg 1.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 37 2.40   
E. O'Connor 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 36
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 20, M. Vandenberg 9, E. O'Connor 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 9-1, M. Vandenberg 2-2, E. O'Connor 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 90-54, M. Vandenberg 37-19, E. O'Connor 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Vandenberg 1-1 , E. O'Connor 2-0
WP: B. Thompson 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Hoster 3.1 5 2 2 0 5 0 52 3.88   
M. Hrdlicka W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33 4.93   
W. Gardner H (3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 36 5.09   
I. White SV (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hoster 45
Batters Faced: P. Hoster 14, M. Hrdlicka 7, W. Gardner 9, I. White 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hoster 1-3, M. Hrdlicka 1-3, W. Gardner 1-2, I. White 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hoster 52-33, M. Hrdlicka 33-20, W. Gardner 36-22, I. White 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Gardner 1-0
WP: I. White
Hit Batsmen: I. White
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mitchell
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 8380
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