ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
08/16/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12793 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Little Rock Golden Gophers (92-28) 2 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 12 18 0
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (49-71) 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 13 2
Golden Gophers Victors, 12-8, at Tacoma
The Little Rock Golden Gophers defeated the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, 12-8, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. Little Rock third baseman Dick McGlynn had a superb performance. He went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Alejandro Matute earned the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings. He upped his record to 5-0. The Golden Gophers improved to a lofty 92-28.

Aaron Jacobs broke a 6-6 tie in the top of the fifth with a run-scoring walk. It put the Golden Gophers in front, 7-6. For the game, Jacobs was 1 for 5 with a triple and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said McGlynn.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Monaghan LF 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .377 13 58
A. Jacobs SS 5 1 1 3 1 1 2 .300 20 81
S. Ramsey RF 6 1 2 2 0 2 2 .358 9 41
D. McGlynn 3B 4 2 3 2 1 0 2 .312 4 7
C. Koerner C 6 1 3 3 0 1 4 .323 20 81
T. Rosenberg CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .362 6 26
K. Shimizu 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .298 12 47
C. Bross DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .282 10 35
   a-V. Cruz DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 0 5
T. Ploutz 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .267 5 17
Totals 42 12 18 12 6 8 23      
a - V. Cruz inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ramsey (13, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (19, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Jacobs (5, 4th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. McGlynn (4, 1st Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (20, 3rd Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Bross (10, 6th Inning off G. Parra, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Rosenberg (6, 7th Inning off G. Parra, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Monaghan 3 , A. Jacobs 3 , S. Ramsey 3 , D. McGlynn 6 , C. Koerner 7 , T. Rosenberg 5 , K. Shimizu , C. Bross 5 , T. Ploutz
2-out RBI: D. McGlynn , C. Koerner , T. Rosenberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ramsey , T. Rosenberg , K. Shimizu 2 , C. Bross
GIDP: A. Jacobs , C. Koerner
Sac Bunt: T. Ploutz
Hit by Pitch: D. McGlynn
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs (31)
CS: T. Ploutz (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shimizu-Jacobs-Ploutz, Jacobs-Shimizu-Ploutz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .304 7 44
D. Wunderlich LF 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 .309 4 41
M. Northern DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .306 8 46
A. Sanders 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .327 5 29
D. Molina CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .311 7 36
J. Barnett RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .288 7 32
C. Bagley 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .306 3 28
   c-H. Soto PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313 2 10
M. Parker 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 10 42
   a-J. McDaniel PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327 6 39
   b-A. Johnson 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .265 3 13
Z. Xing C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .159 0 1
Totals 37 8 13 8 5 3 26      
a - J. McDaniel pinch hit for M. Parker in the 6th
b - A. Johnson substituted for J. McDaniel in the 7th
c - H. Soto pinch hit for C. Bagley in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. McConnon (25, 1st Inning off P. Garza, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Bagley (6, 1st Inning off A. Matute, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Sanders (14, 2nd Inning off A. Matute, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McConnon 2 , D. Wunderlich 3 , M. Northern , A. Sanders 2 , D. Molina , J. Barnett , C. Bagley 2 , H. Soto , A. Johnson , Z. Xing 2
2-out RBI: D. Wunderlich , A. Sanders , C. Bagley , A. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Northern 2 , D. Molina , M. Parker , A. Johnson , Z. Xing
GIDP: A. Sanders , C. Bagley
Sac Bunt: D. Wunderlich
Hit by Pitch: D. Wunderlich
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Fujikawa (1) , Z. Xing (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Xing-Bagley-Sanders, Johnson-Bagley-Sanders)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garza 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 19 4.63   
A. Matute W (5-0) 5.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 71 5.30   
P. Jimenez 3.0 4 1 1 2 0 0 51 2.37   
E. O'Connor 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garza 20
Batters Faced: P. Garza 5, A. Matute 22, P. Jimenez 15, E. O'Connor 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garza 1-0, A. Matute 6-5, P. Jimenez 6-2, E. O'Connor 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garza 19-10, A. Matute 71-45, P. Jimenez 51-25, E. O'Connor 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Matute 2-2 , P. Jimenez 1-1 , E. O'Connor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Jimenez
Balk: A. Matute
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taipale 3.0 9 6 6 2 3 2 85 5.23   
K. Fujikawa L (0-3) 1.1 4 4 3 3 1 0 47 6.28   
G. Parra 2.1 4 2 2 1 2 2 48 8.36   
R. Rush 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taipale 16
Batters Faced: T. Taipale 19, K. Fujikawa 13, G. Parra 10, R. Rush 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taipale 2-3, K. Fujikawa 1-3, G. Parra 3-0, R. Rush 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taipale 85-55, K. Fujikawa 47-23, G. Parra 48-28, R. Rush 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujikawa 2-2 , G. Parra 2-0
WP: T. Taipale
Hit Batsmen: K. Fujikawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick McGlynn
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM PT
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 3840
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