ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/22/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
AURORA PAINTS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12787 - MONDAY, JULY 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Aurora Paints (34-62) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 11 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (73-23) 1 0 3 0 3 3 0 4 X 14 17 1
Bruhns Excels, Little Rock Levels Aurora
The Little Rock Golden Gophers soundly defeated the Aurora Paints, 14-3, at Little Rock Grounds. Eric Bruhns let his bat do the talking. He was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 runs for Little Rock. Little Rock improves to 73-23 with the win. They lead their division by 24 games.

Matt Dean took Aurora hurler Francisco Quintero deep in the bottom of the third. His 3-run home run put the Golden Gophers on top, 4-1. In all, Dean had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Bruhns. "And not try to do too much."
AURORA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Poole 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302 12 41
E. McCarson RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275 5 19
   a-G. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .372 1 10
T. Lunsford DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .336 10 56
D. Short CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .309 18 69
G. Martel SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .360 7 62
J. Pavelka 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .448 2 10
M. Campbell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .307 6 28
F. Chavez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .345 3 18
T. Gonzalez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 4 18
Totals 38 3 11 3 1 6 15      
a - G. Thompson pinch hit for E. McCarson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. Thompson (1, 9th Inning off M. Manrique, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. McCarson (5, 5th Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Poole 2 , E. McCarson 5 , G. Thompson 3 , T. Lunsford 2 , G. Martel , J. Pavelka , M. Campbell , T. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: D. Poole , D. Short
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McCarson , T. Lunsford , D. Short , G. Martel
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lunsford (2)
CS: D. Short (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martel-Poole-Pavelka, Campbell-Gonzalez-Pavelka)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dawson DH 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .250 11 40
E. Bruhns 1B 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .281 4 8
P. DeVaul RF 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 .462 6 25
M. Dean 3B 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .327 6 24
   c-O. Ramirez PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .359 4 19
J. Gordon C 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .325 19 74
D. McNamara 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .384 5 19
J. Perrigin CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .413 17 92
   a-R. Cavazos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-C. Rodrigues CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338 3 14
N. Cordova LF 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .360 2 20
F. Montoya SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .283 1 6
Totals 39 14 17 14 4 7 14      
a - R. Cavazos pinch hit for J. Perrigin in the 7th
b - C. Rodrigues substituted for R. Cavazos in the 8th
c - O. Ramirez pinch hit for M. Dean in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Bruhns (4, 1st Inning off F. Quintero, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Dean (6, 3rd Inning off F. Quintero, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Cordova (2, 5th Inning off F. Quintero, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. DeVaul (6, 6th Inning off C. Rios, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Dawson (11, 8th Inning off A. Boerth, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gordon (19, 8th Inning off A. Boerth, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Dawson 5 , E. Bruhns 7 , P. DeVaul 5 , M. Dean 5 , O. Ramirez , J. Gordon 6 , D. McNamara , J. Perrigin , N. Cordova 4
2-out RBI: N. Cordova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McNamara , N. Cordova
GIDP: J. Perrigin , F. Montoya
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Bruhns (4)
AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Quintero L (1-11) 4.2 11 7 7 3 2 3 95 13.17   
C. Rios 2.1 2 3 3 1 3 1 39 8.90   
A. Boerth 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 25 8.27   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Quintero 13
Batters Faced: F. Quintero 26, C. Rios 10, A. Boerth 5, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Quintero 7-3, C. Rios 4-0, A. Boerth 0-1, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Quintero 95-54, C. Rios 39-23, A. Boerth 25-14, J. Unknown 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern W (7-2) 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 1 80 3.18   
M. Manrique SV (1) 4.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 43 6.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 44
Batters Faced: N. Kern 23, M. Manrique 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 3-7, M. Manrique 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 80-53, M. Manrique 43-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Manrique 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Bruhns
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 8978
Special Notes: SP Mario Manrique was injured while pitching.
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