ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
08/09/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12741 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (87-26) 0 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 13 0
Aurora Paints (43-70) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Thomas Stars in 9-4 Golden Gophers Win
Neil Thomas led the Little Rock Golden Gophers to a nifty 9-4 win over the Aurora Paints. The Little Rock third baseman, who is tied for 8th in the SL1 in stolen bases with 17, was a force of nature. He banged out 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. Little Rock has 3 straight wins, Aurora 3 straight losses.

Aaron Jacobs had a big bases-clearing double for the Golden Gophers in the top of the second inning. With Little Rock leading 2-1 and the bases loaded, he got a cutter from 22-year old right-handed pitcher Jim Unknown and swatted a double to right. It was his 27th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Golden Gophers ahead, 5-1.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Thomas said.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jacobs SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 .308 19 76
T. Rosenberg CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .369 5 25
E. Monaghan LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .356 11 51
N. Thomas 3B 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 .343 16 68
S. Ramsey RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .360 7 31
C. Koerner C 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .317 19 76
K. Shimizu 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .289 12 45
C. Bross DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .273 8 28
T. Ploutz 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .262 5 13
Totals 34 9 13 9 4 0 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jacobs (27, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , N. Thomas (22, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Thomas 2 (16, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jacobs 3 , T. Rosenberg 2 , E. Monaghan , N. Thomas 10 , S. Ramsey 3 , C. Koerner , C. Bross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Monaghan , K. Shimizu
GIDP: T. Rosenberg , E. Monaghan , T. Ploutz
Sac Fly: C. Koerner 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Monaghan(Roebling at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Poole SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .330 5 27
O. Lawson 1B, 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .366 2 7
F. Chavez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .296 6 28
C. Lupu 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .322 9 32
   a-E. Roebling PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 2 28
   b-A. Douglass 3B, 1B 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .246 3 5
M. Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306 8 32
B. Kent DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390 2 12
N. Archuleta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 4 15
N. Perry RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .339 3 17
R. Valle C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .388 4 17
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 4 15      
a - E. Roebling pinch ran for C. Lupu in the 1st
b - A. Douglass substituted for E. Roebling in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: O. Lawson (4, 1st Inning off C. Bond, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lupu (10, 1st Inning off C. Bond, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Douglass (3, 4th Inning off C. Bond, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Lawson 4 , C. Lupu 2 , A. Douglass 5 , M. Jones , B. Kent , N. Perry , R. Valle 2
2-out RBI: C. Lupu , A. Douglass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Douglass , M. Jones
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Chavez (8)
Double Plays: 4 (Lupu-Archuleta-Lawson, Douglass-Poole, Poole-Archuleta-Douglass, Archuleta-Douglass)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bond W (13-3) 6.1 10 4 4 0 2 1 96 3.24   
J. Martinez 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bond 39
Batters Faced: C. Bond 28, J. Martinez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bond 8-8, J. Martinez 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bond 96-62, J. Martinez 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martinez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 7 6 6 2 0 2 59 16.20   
J. Unknown 5.2 6 3 2 2 0 0 55 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 18
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 18, J. Unknown 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-6, J. Unknown 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 59-34, J. Unknown 55-34
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Neil Thomas
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 3567
Special Notes: 2B Constantin Lupu was injured while running the bases.
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