ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
08/14/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12778 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (97-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Aurora Paints (54-63) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 9 0
Paints Reel In 3-1 Win
Aurora Paints pitcher Rick Gregg was in fine form, leading his team past the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 3-1. Aurora is 54-63 and Little Rock, with the loss, 97-20.

John Pavelka had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for Aurora. He came through with a run-scoring single to put Aurora in front, 3-1.

Gregg called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .332 18 65
   e-N. Thomas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 1 6
C. Rodrigues CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305 10 57
   a-J. Dawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329 5 16
   b-M. Squires CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 3 8
M. Dean 3B, 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .348 24 90
B. Barnes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .427 15 62
C. Pinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 23 107
D. McNamara 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .349 26 104
   c-C. Benedict PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .457 0 5
   d-P. Drake 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 4 11
D. McGlynn C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .378 0 6
J. Garciduenas RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .313 7 37
K. Shimizu SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 2 11
Totals 34 1 11 1 2 5 18      
a - J. Dawson pinch hit for C. Rodrigues in the 7th
b - M. Squires substituted for J. Dawson in the 7th
c - C. Benedict pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 8th
d - P. Drake substituted for C. Benedict in the 8th
e - N. Thomas pinch hit for J. Bacon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Dean (34, 3rd Inning off R. Gregg, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Thomas (2, 9th Inning off T. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bacon , N. Thomas 2 , C. Rodrigues , M. Dean 4 , B. Barnes , D. McNamara 2 , J. Garciduenas , K. Shimizu
2-out RBI: M. Dean
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Squires , B. Barnes 2 , J. Garciduenas , K. Shimizu
GIDP: M. Dean , D. McGlynn
Sac Bunt: C. Rodrigues
Hit by Pitch: D. McGlynn
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. McNamara (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Thompson RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316 8 41
F. Chavez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .256 2 14
D. Short LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .306 10 45
C. Lupu 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .298 20 70
B. Farhi SS, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .352 5 22
T. Massey DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 3 12
J. Pavelka 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .287 5 23
   a-D. Poole SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 4 37
H. Hecht C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .303 1 5
D. Adriano CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .196 5 18
Totals 33 3 9 3 0 7 11      
a - D. Poole substituted for J. Pavelka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chavez (8, 6th Inning off C. Bond, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Thompson (17, 7th Inning off M. Patino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Thompson 3 , F. Chavez 3 , D. Short 2 , T. Massey , J. Pavelka 2
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , J. Pavelka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Short , H. Hecht
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Thompson (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chavez-Farhi-Pavelka, Lupu-Chavez-Pavelka)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bond L (8-1) 5.1 6 3 3 0 2 0 87 3.46   
M. Patino 2.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 31 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bond 46
Batters Faced: C. Bond 22, M. Patino 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bond 2-12, M. Patino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bond 87-52, M. Patino 31-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Patino 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gregg W (8-1) 6.2 10 1 1 1 4 0 100 2.26   
E. White H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.79   
T. Reynolds SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gregg 53
Batters Faced: R. Gregg 30, E. White 4, T. Reynolds 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gregg 7-7, E. White 3-0, T. Reynolds 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gregg 100-69, E. White 16-12, T. Reynolds 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. White 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Gregg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gregg
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 3630
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