ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/26/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12671 - SUNDAY, JULY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Lynx (68-32) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 8 13 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (78-22) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 2
Golden Gophers Absorb 8-3 Home Loss
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Ottawa Lynx and Little Rock Golden Gophers.

Ottawa starter Carlos Balderrama pitched well against the Little Rock Golden Gophers at Little Rock Grounds. The right-hander led his team to a win, 8-3. Ottawa is sailing along at 68-32.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Josh Giunta? The Ottawa catcher had a run-scoring single in the top of the first inning to put the Lynx on top, 1-0. For the game, Giunta had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Said Ottawa manager Nick Boyd: "Carlos came into the game mentally strong. He dominated."
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McHugh RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .306 7 36
A. Laws CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .345 1 13
   a-B. O'Neal PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Cureton 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .376 23 72
   b-J. Ellis PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 2
J. Giunta C 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .312 8 28
G. Williams 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .333 15 46
J. Naig DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .261 2 13
B. Nuzum LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .315 11 58
T. Tutwiler 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 7 27
R. Knight SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 4 28
Totals 39 8 13 8 3 2 15      
a - B. O'Neal pinch hit for A. Laws in the 9th
b - J. Ellis pinch hit for P. Cureton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Nuzum (28, 6th Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Naig (5, 6th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Giunta (4, 8th Inning off P. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Cureton 2 (23, 6th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off P. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. McHugh (7, 9th Inning off P. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. McHugh 5 , A. Laws , P. Cureton 8 , J. Ellis , J. Giunta 3 , G. Williams , J. Naig 2 , B. Nuzum 3 , T. Tutwiler
2-out RBI: , B. Nuzum 2 , T. Tutwiler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Naig 2 , T. Tutwiler
GIDP: P. Cureton , J. Naig
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Tutwiler (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 4 21
T. Rosenberg CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .372 4 20
E. Monaghan LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .369 10 45
N. Thomas SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .331 11 56
S. Ramsey RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .375 5 24
   d-C. Benedict PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 7 36
C. Koerner C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 18 64
   e-C. Pinson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .302 11 51
K. Shimizu 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 11 33
   a-C. Lilley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337 21 56
   b-V. Cruz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 3
C. Bross DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .282 5 15
T. Ploutz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 5 11
   c-B. Barnes PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .370 20 72
Totals 36 3 8 3 0 12 13      
a - C. Lilley pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 7th
b - V. Cruz substituted for C. Lilley in the 8th
c - B. Barnes pinch hit for T. Ploutz in the 8th
d - C. Benedict pinch hit for S. Ramsey in the 9th
e - C. Pinson pinch hit for C. Koerner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Monaghan (17, 6th Inning off J. Pearson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Pinson (16, 9th Inning off J. Pearson, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Monaghan 3 , N. Thomas , S. Ramsey 2 , C. Benedict , C. Pinson 2 , K. Shimizu
2-out RBI: E. Monaghan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Thomas , B. Barnes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rosenberg (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Thompson (1) , T. Rosenberg (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Shimizu-Thomas-Ploutz, Thompson-Thomas-Ploutz)
PB: C. Koerner
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Balderrama W (10-0) 5.2 2 0 0 0 7 0 75 2.45   
J. Pearson 2.1 6 3 2 0 4 0 50 7.71   
L. Fonseca 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Balderrama 72
Batters Faced: C. Balderrama 19, J. Pearson 14, L. Fonseca 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Balderrama 6-4, J. Pearson 0-3, L. Fonseca 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Balderrama 75-53, J. Pearson 50-34, L. Fonseca 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Fonseca 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vandenberg L (3-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 29 3.62   
B. Thompson 5.0 6 3 2 0 1 1 64 5.03   
P. Jimenez 3.0 6 4 3 1 0 2 55 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vandenberg 40
Batters Faced: M. Vandenberg 6, B. Thompson 20, P. Jimenez 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vandenberg 1-1, B. Thompson 7-5, P. Jimenez 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vandenberg 29-16, B. Thompson 64-38, P. Jimenez 55-36
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Balderrama
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 10254
Special Notes: SP Carlos Balderrama was injured while pitching.
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