ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
07/23/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12651 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (77-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 1
Newport Unicorns (37-61) 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 5 11 0
Kraus Hands Little Rock 5-3 Loss
The Little Rock Golden Gophers and Newport Unicorns left the fans buzzing.

Newport Unicorns starter Clay Kraus was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 5-3. Picking up the save was Mark Achord. He's now 2 for 3 in save chances.

Kraus allowed no runs on 4 hits over 7 innings for Newport. With the win, the rookie right-hander is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.79.

"Main thing is I want the team to win," Kraus told a reporter after the game. "Just have to go out there, take care of my job, and give my team a chance to win."

The Unicorns saw their win-loss record go to 37-61. At the same time, the Golden Gophers fell to 77-21.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .376 4 21
T. Rosenberg CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .393 4 20
S. Ramsey RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .365 4 21
D. McGlynn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .342 2 3
C. Pinson LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .299 11 49
C. Koerner C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .314 18 64
K. Shimizu 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 11 32
   a-C. Lilley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339 21 56
   b-V. Cruz 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 0 3
C. Bross DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .302 5 15
T. Ploutz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 5 11
   c-B. Barnes PH, 1B 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .373 20 72
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 7 14      
a - C. Lilley pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 7th
b - V. Cruz substituted for C. Lilley in the 7th
c - B. Barnes pinch hit for T. Ploutz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bross (4, 9th Inning off M. Pena, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Barnes (20, 9th Inning off M. Pena, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez , T. Rosenberg , S. Ramsey 2 , C. Pinson , C. Koerner , C. Bross 3 , B. Barnes 4
2-out RBI: B. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rosenberg , C. Bross
GIDP: D. McGlynn
Sac Bunt: T. Ploutz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Martinez (6)
OF assists: 1 (Rosenberg(Bonanni at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .314 12 51
A. Rycroft DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .331 3 15
G. Bonanni LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .139 2 6
J. MacKoul 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .320 6 26
T. Cruthirds 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .298 4 17
J. Livesay C 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .324 8 40
J. Amster CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 2 18
   a-J. Tapia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 5 28
S. Warwick 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .275 10 46
V. Munoz SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .336 1 13
Totals 34 5 11 3 3 3 25      
a - J. Tapia substituted for J. Amster in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Livesay 2 (18, 4th Inning off R. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off I. McCullar, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Cruthirds (8, 4th Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Paz (17, 8th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Paz 3 , A. Rycroft 2 , J. MacKoul 2 , T. Cruthirds 2 , J. Livesay 4 , S. Warwick , V. Munoz
2-out RBI: J. MacKoul , J. Livesay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , G. Bonanni , J. MacKoul , J. Livesay , J. Amster , S. Warwick
Sac Bunt: V. Munoz
Hit by Pitch: G. Bonanni
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Amster (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (MacKoul-Livesay-MacKoul)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Harrison 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.68   
R. Hall L (8-2) 3.0 7 3 3 2 1 0 55 3.02   
I. McCullar 3.0 3 2 1 1 2 0 50 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harrison 50
Batters Faced: J. Harrison 7, R. Hall 18, I. McCullar 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harrison 3-3, R. Hall 4-3, I. McCullar 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harrison 24-18, R. Hall 55-30, I. McCullar 50-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. McCullar 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Hall
Balk: R. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kraus W (3-2) 7.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 89 3.79   
M. Pena 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 1 22 8.21   
M. Achord SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kraus 75
Batters Faced: C. Kraus 26, M. Pena 10, M. Achord 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kraus 8-6, M. Pena 3-1, M. Achord 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kraus 89-57, M. Pena 22-13, M. Achord 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clay Kraus
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 2131
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