ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/27/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12672 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Lynx (69-32) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 6 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (78-23) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Golden Gophers Lose at Home, 5-2
Getting a good performance from first baseman Justin Johnson, the Ottawa Lynx defeated the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 5-2. Johnson was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Lynx. The winning pitcher was 21-year old right-handed pitcher Ricardo Flores. He tossed 83 pitches over 7.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. Zach Heller got the save, his 8th in 9 chances.

Ottawa catcher Josh Giunta helped the Lynx go up, 2-1, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Giunta hit a run-scoring single off Little Rock pitcher Willie Trujillo.

Said losing manager Jose Moreno: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."

Ottawa is now 69-32, while Little Rock is 78-23.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McHugh RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .304 7 36
A. Laws CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .344 1 14
J. Hearne DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .410 23 64
J. Giunta C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .310 8 29
G. Williams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .327 15 46
J. Johnson 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .368 4 16
B. Nuzum LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .311 11 58
T. Tutwiler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 7 27
R. Knight SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .291 4 28
Totals 32 5 6 5 3 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Knight (12, 3rd Inning off W. Trujillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (4, 6th Inning off W. Trujillo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Laws , J. Hearne , J. Giunta , J. Johnson 5 , R. Knight 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Giunta , R. Knight
Sac Fly: A. Laws
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Williams-Tutwiler-Johnson, Knight-Tutwiler-Johnson, Knight-Tutwiler-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .346 4 21
T. Rosenberg CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .371 4 20
E. Monaghan LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .371 10 45
N. Thomas SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .331 11 57
S. Ramsey RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .367 5 24
   a-C. Benedict PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 7 36
C. Koerner C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .307 18 64
K. Shimizu 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 11 33
   b-B. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 20 72
C. Bross DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 5 15
T. Ploutz 1B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .280 5 12
Totals 30 2 7 2 3 1 14      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for S. Ramsey in the 8th
b - B. Barnes pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas (20, 4th Inning off R. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Ploutz (6, 7th Inning off R. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Monaghan (18, 8th Inning off R. Flores, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Rosenberg , E. Monaghan 3 , N. Thomas 2 , C. Bross , T. Ploutz 3
2-out RBI: T. Ploutz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martinez , T. Rosenberg , C. Benedict , C. Koerner
GIDP: E. Monaghan , N. Thomas , S. Ramsey
Sac Bunt: T. Ploutz
Hit by Pitch: T. Rosenberg
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rosenberg (3)

FIELDING
PB: C. Koerner
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Flores W (3-3) 7.2 7 2 2 3 1 0 83 5.89   
M. Vasquez H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.18   
Z. Heller SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Flores 55
Batters Faced: R. Flores 31, M. Vasquez 1, Z. Heller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Flores 13-6, M. Vasquez 1-0, Z. Heller 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Flores 83-51, M. Vasquez 4-3, Z. Heller 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Vasquez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Flores
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garza 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.72   
W. Trujillo L (9-2) 4.1 4 5 4 2 4 1 59 3.72   
R. Pacheco 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garza 51
Batters Faced: P. Garza 8, W. Trujillo 19, R. Pacheco 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garza 3-1, W. Trujillo 3-6, R. Pacheco 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garza 27-17, W. Trujillo 59-38, R. Pacheco 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pacheco 1-0
WP: P. Garza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Johnson
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 9627
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