ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
08/03/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12696 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (31-76) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (89-18) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 5 1
4-3 Win Makes It 12 Straight for Golden Gophers
Tacoma got a decent performance from pitcher Jim Unknown, but it wasn't enough to beat the Little Rock Golden Gophers. Little Rock won the Little Rock Grounds contest, 4-3. Unknown threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Vince Isabella notched his 12th save of the season. The losing skid has reached 6 games for Tacoma.

Little Rock went up, 4-3, on Bobby Barnes's 14th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Barnes hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Tacoma pitcher Jim Unknown feeling irked.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Tacoma manager Alfonso Estrada.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDaniel DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .347 3 11
H. McConnon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 13 43
G. Hearn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
B. Barretta LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .355 6 24
   a-C. Kelley PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 5 26
M. Casey 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258 1 5
J. Sitko CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .324 2 31
R. Lenger RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .242 2 9
T. Knight C 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .301 4 37
M. Parker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 3 14
   b-D. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 0 4
Totals 36 3 10 3 0 3 11      
a - C. Kelley pinch hit for B. Barretta in the 8th
b - D. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Parker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lenger (4, 2nd Inning off N. Kern, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Kelley (9, 8th Inning off R. Downard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Casey (1, 2nd Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Barretta , C. Kelley 2 , M. Casey 5 , J. Sitko 2 , R. Lenger 2 , T. Knight 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McDaniel , M. Casey , J. Sitko
GIDP: J. McDaniel , R. Lenger
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Parker (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .344 18 58
   b-M. Squires LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 3 8
C. Rodrigues CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .316 10 54
M. Dean 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .355 23 85
A. Jacobs RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .349 15 69
C. Pinson DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .317 21 101
D. McNamara 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .346 23 97
B. Barnes 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .440 14 54
   a-M. Garner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 10 32
D. Anast SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .336 3 23
D. McGlynn C, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .464 0 6
Totals 28 4 5 4 1 5 6      
a - M. Garner substituted for B. Barnes in the 9th
b - M. Squires substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Jacobs (8, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pinson (21, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Barnes (14, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jacobs 3 , C. Pinson 4 , D. McNamara , B. Barnes 4 , D. McGlynn
2-out RBI: A. Jacobs , C. Pinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dean , D. Anast
Sac Bunt: C. Rodrigues 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barnes (1)
Double Plays: 2 (McNamara-Anast-Barnes, McNamara-Anast-Barnes)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 8.0 5 4 4 1 5 2 112 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 60
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 112-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern 6.1 9 3 3 0 3 1 86 2.74   
R. Downard W (4-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0.92   
V. Isabella SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 46
Batters Faced: N. Kern 27, R. Downard 6, V. Isabella 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 5-10, R. Downard 4-0, V. Isabella 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 86-59, R. Downard 22-17, V. Isabella 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Downard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Unknown
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 12326
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