ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
08/07/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12739 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Little Rock Golden Gophers (85-26) 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 12 0
Aurora Paints (43-68) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Paints Knocked Down for the Count by Golden Gophers
The Little Rock Golden Gophers pinned a convincing loss on the Aurora Paints, 14-3, at Paints Park. Neil Thomas was a main factor in the win. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for Little Rock. With the win, Little Rock upped its record to 85-26.

Chris Bross helped his team take an early lead with a grand slam home run. It came in the first inning, making the score 8-0, Golden Gophers.

Aurora manager Michael Wright said: "We got ambushed. We just sashayed into the canyon and they were firing from both sides."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Monaghan LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .357 11 51
   a-V. Lara PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .310 0 2
A. Jacobs SS 5 2 1 4 1 1 4 .310 19 73
S. Ramsey RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .352 6 26
   b-N. Amore PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 0 1
   c-B. Barnes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 20 72
   d-C. Lilley PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 21 57
N. Thomas 3B 4 3 2 2 1 0 4 .338 14 66
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .316 19 74
T. Rosenberg CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .371 5 25
K. Shimizu 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .293 12 45
C. Bross DH 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 .265 8 27
T. Ploutz 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275 5 13
Totals 38 14 12 14 8 4 21      
a - V. Lara pinch hit for E. Monaghan in the 7th
b - N. Amore pinch hit for S. Ramsey in the 8th
c - B. Barnes substituted for N. Amore in the 8th
d - C. Lilley pinch hit for B. Barnes in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bross (8, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , N. Thomas (14, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jacobs (19, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Monaghan 2 , A. Jacobs 4 , N. Thomas 5 , C. Koerner , T. Rosenberg 2 , K. Shimizu 2 , C. Bross 4 , T. Ploutz
2-out RBI: A. Jacobs
GIDP: N. Thomas 2
Sac Fly: T. Rosenberg
Hit by Pitch: N. Amore
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Thomas (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jacobs-Shimizu-Ploutz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Poole SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .339 5 27
   b-A. Douglass PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 2 2
   c-B. Mauser CF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 1 7
S. Thomas DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .301 6 23
F. Chavez LF, CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .307 6 27
T. Massey 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .341 8 39
   d-W. Pak PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .412 1 10
N. Archuleta 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .362 4 15
   e-T. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 1 4
   g-O. Ybarra 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 2 12
O. Lawson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 2 7
   f-K. Sage PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 5
T. Kowalski RF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 5
   h-M. Wisniewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 2 4
R. Valle C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .394 4 17
   i-M. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 8 32
B. Chase CF 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 .071 0 1
   a-J. Unknown PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 5 17      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for B. Chase in the 7th
b - A. Douglass pinch hit for D. Poole in the 7th
c - B. Mauser substituted for A. Douglass in the 8th
d - W. Pak pinch hit for T. Massey in the 8th
e - T. Gonzalez pinch hit for N. Archuleta in the 8th
f - K. Sage pinch hit for O. Lawson in the 8th
g - O. Ybarra substituted for T. Gonzalez in the 9th
h - M. Wisniewski pinch hit for T. Kowalski in the 9th
i - M. Jones pinch hit for R. Valle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (13, 3rd Inning off W. Trujillo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Mauser , F. Chavez 2 , T. Massey , W. Pak , N. Archuleta 2 , T. Kowalski , R. Valle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Thomas 2 , N. Archuleta , R. Valle
GIDP: O. Lawson
Sac Fly: B. Chase
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Poole (6) , O. Lawson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lawson-Massey, Lawson-Archuleta-Massey)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Harrison 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.27   
W. Trujillo W (11-2) 6.2 5 3 3 4 5 0 91 3.63   
M. Patino 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harrison 48
Batters Faced: J. Harrison 8, W. Trujillo 28, M. Patino 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harrison 4-2, W. Trujillo 6-8, M. Patino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harrison 19-12, W. Trujillo 91-51, M. Patino 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Patino 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.2 6 9 8 4 0 2 57 43.20   
J. Unknown 4.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 58 2.08   
J. Unknown 3.0 3 4 4 2 2 1 48 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown -1
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 4-6, J. Unknown 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 57-29, J. Unknown 58-33, J. Unknown 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Neil Thomas
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 4524
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