ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/19/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12629 - SUNDAY, JULY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (73-21) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Little Rock Golden Gophers (75-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 7 0
Little Rock Scrapes Out 3-1 Win
The Little Rock Golden Gophers earned a close win over the Santa Ana Black Aces, thanks in part to Caleb Bond. The Little Rock left-hander, who is tied for 2nd in the SL1 in innings pitched with 131.2, played a key role in the 3-1 victory. Eddie O'Connor nailed down his 3rd save. At 75-19, the Golden Gophers have a slim two-game lead in the Sub League 1 Central Division.

Travis Rosenberg cracked a home run off Ryan Martin in the bottom of the eighth. His 2-run blast put the Golden Gophers on top, 3-1. In all, Rosenberg had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Watch and learn," said Rosenberg. "This is what good pitching looks like."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .364 34 103
R. Miklavcic LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .338 9 34
   a-B. Byrne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 4 42
   b-D. Johnson LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2 13
A. Nelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .363 16 86
K. Twigg CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .370 22 87
N. Berg RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .391 8 62
D. Raney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .335 9 57
E. Heatley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 1 13
   c-J. Corcoran PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 4 34
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .368 8 26
R. Cavazos SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 5 22
   d-I. Camarillo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 2 5
Totals 33 1 9 1 1 10 15      
a - B. Byrne pinch hit for R. Miklavcic in the 8th
b - D. Johnson substituted for B. Byrne in the 8th
c - J. Corcoran pinch hit for E. Heatley in the 9th
d - I. Camarillo pinch hit for R. Cavazos in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Bandy , R. Miklavcic , B. Byrne , K. Twigg 2 , N. Berg 2 , K. Pizzuti , I. Camarillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nelson , D. Raney , E. Heatley
Sac Fly: R. Miklavcic
Hit by Pitch: R. Cavazos 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Twigg (7)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Nelson (6) , R. Cavazos (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Heatley-Cavazos-Nelson, Raney-Heatley-Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .370 3 20
T. Rosenberg CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .404 4 19
E. Monaghan LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .367 8 41
N. Thomas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .335 11 52
S. Ramsey RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .342 4 19
C. Koerner C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317 18 61
K. Shimizu 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 10 28
C. Bross DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 4 13
   a-B. Barnes DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .372 19 69
T. Ploutz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 5 11
Totals 30 3 7 3 0 5 14      
a - B. Barnes inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Rosenberg (4, 8th Inning off R. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez , T. Rosenberg 5 , E. Monaghan 2 , K. Shimizu , B. Barnes
2-out RBI: T. Rosenberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Koerner
GIDP: E. Monaghan , T. Ploutz
Sac Fly: S. Ramsey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Monaghan(Miklavcic at 2nd base))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hirai 5.1 4 1 0 0 4 0 66 6.67   
R. Martin L (3-2) 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 34 2.82   
C. Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hirai 62
Batters Faced: E. Hirai 19, R. Martin 11, C. Williams 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hirai 5-5, R. Martin 3-3, C. Williams 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hirai 66-45, R. Martin 34-21, C. Williams 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Williams 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bond 7.0 6 1 1 1 6 0 95 3.01   
J. Maxheimer W (2-0) 1.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 26 1.66   
E. O'Connor SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bond 66
Batters Faced: C. Bond 28, J. Maxheimer 8, E. O'Connor 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bond 8-5, J. Maxheimer 1-1, E. O'Connor 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bond 95-60, J. Maxheimer 26-20, E. O'Connor 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. O'Connor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Bond 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Caleb Bond
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 14574
Special Notes: RP Jeff Maxheimer was injured while pitching.
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