ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/30/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12678 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (28-76) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (80-24) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 11 0
Mighty Mites Lick Golden Gophers, 5-4
St. Joseph beat Little Rock at Little Rock Grounds, eking out a 5-4 win. The triumph was primarily due to first baseman Alberto Ramirez. He went 2-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. St. Joseph reliever Jim Unknown picked up the win to move to 1-0. Eddie O'Connor suffered the loss. The last-place Mighty Mites own a record of 28-76.

With St. Joseph leading 3-2 in the top of the fifth, Ramirez batted against Little Rock pitcher Jared Martinez. Ramirez hit a curveball to left-center for a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Mighty Mites on top, 5-2.

"This was a good win," said Ramirez.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
C. Alexandre RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279 4 11
A. Ramirez 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .470 4 17
S. Gabel LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .331 7 40
M. Jung DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 4 34
J. Lee CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .218 7 34
G. Flores C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 2 8
   a-Z. Jimenez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 8 21
   b-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Unknown SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 33 5 8 4 0 5 12      
a - Z. Jimenez pinch hit for G. Flores in the 8th
b - J. Unknown substituted for Z. Jimenez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gabel (14, 1st Inning off E. O'Connor, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Ramirez (1, 3rd Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ramirez (4, 5th Inning off J. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 2 , C. Alexandre , A. Ramirez 7 , S. Gabel 3 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: A. Ramirez , S. Gabel , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , M. Jung
Sac Bunt: J. Unknown , G. Flores
Hit by Pitch: J. Lee , G. Flores
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lee (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Unknown-Ramirez)
OF assists: 1 (Gabel(Bross at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Martinez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .356 4 21
T. Rosenberg CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .373 5 22
E. Monaghan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 10 47
   b-B. Barnes PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .370 20 72
N. Thomas SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .332 12 59
S. Ramsey RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .361 5 24
C. Koerner C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .314 19 70
K. Shimizu 2B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .292 11 37
   c-C. Lilley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336 21 56
   d-V. Cruz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
C. Bross DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .261 5 17
T. Ploutz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 5 13
   a-C. Benedict PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319 7 36
Totals 36 4 11 4 2 5 22      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for T. Ploutz in the 6th
b - B. Barnes pinch hit for E. Monaghan in the 7th
c - C. Lilley pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 8th
d - V. Cruz substituted for C. Lilley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ramsey (11, 4th Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bross (5, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Martinez (2, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Thomas (12, 4th Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Martinez 4 , T. Rosenberg , B. Barnes , N. Thomas 4 , S. Ramsey 2 , C. Koerner 2 , K. Shimizu 2 , C. Bross 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martinez , N. Thomas 2 , T. Ploutz
GIDP: C. Lilley
Sac Fly: N. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: T. Ploutz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Shimizu (3)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 4.1 7 2 2 0 3 1 58 5.98   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 44 6.75   
T. Lipinski H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.23   
H. Castillo SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 44
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 21, J. Unknown 12, T. Lipinski 2, H. Castillo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 4-6, J. Unknown 1-6, T. Lipinski 1-0, H. Castillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 58-40, J. Unknown 44-26, T. Lipinski 12-8, H. Castillo 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , T. Lipinski 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Nicholson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. O'Connor L (4-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 2.05   
J. Martinez 5.0 4 4 4 0 1 1 60 3.69   
J. Harrison 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 43 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. O'Connor 40
Batters Faced: E. O'Connor 5, J. Martinez 21, J. Harrison 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. O'Connor 1-1, J. Martinez 6-8, J. Harrison 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. O'Connor 16-9, J. Martinez 60-40, J. Harrison 43-31
WP: J. Martinez
Hit Batsmen: J. Martinez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alberto Ramirez
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 11653
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