ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
08/26/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12822 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (87-41) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (103-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 1
Santa Ana Makes Little Rock 5-2 Losers
The Santa Ana Black Aces got a marvelous performance from pitcher Will Gardner. The right-hander kept the Little Rock offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 5-2 Santa Ana victory at Little Rock Grounds. Gardner, the winner, moves to 4-1. He threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up no walks. With the win, Santa Ana upped its record to 87-41.

Santa Ana used the bat of Matt Grissom to get the win. The first baseman spanked a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Black Aces ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it altered the outcome.

Santa Ana manager Elias Quesada praised his team's "businesslike approach."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .317 7 60
   b-M. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 16 45
   c-J. Corcoran 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 6 39
M. Grissom 1B 5 1 1 3 0 2 1 .327 20 68
   d-D. Williams SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 5 26
C. Ulery LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .367 18 65
K. Twigg DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .323 10 58
B. Byrne C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .289 0 12
P. Gentry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .321 15 61
C. Carrasco 3B, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .337 8 25
B. Banuelos CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .301 3 19
L. Almodovar RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .349 5 20
   a-R. Lopez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 1 3
Totals 39 5 12 5 1 9 19      
a - R. Lopez substituted for L. Almodovar in the 8th
b - M. Mitchell pinch hit for C. Mitchell in the 9th
c - J. Corcoran substituted for M. Mitchell in the 9th
d - D. Williams substituted for M. Grissom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Carrasco (10, 2nd Inning off B. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Almodovar (8, 3rd Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Ulery (16, 5th Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Grissom (20, 5th Inning off B. Martin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grissom 4 , C. Ulery 2 , K. Twigg , B. Byrne 2 , P. Gentry , C. Carrasco 4 , B. Banuelos , L. Almodovar 3
2-out RBI: B. Byrne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ulery , B. Byrne , C. Carrasco , B. Banuelos , L. Almodovar
Hit by Pitch: C. Ulery
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carrasco (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grissom-Mitchell-Gardner, Gentry-Mitchell-Grissom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .324 18 68
M. Squires CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .276 3 8
   e-B. Leija PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 3 5
   f-D. King CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Dean 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .341 24 94
A. Jacobs RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339 17 79
C. Pinson DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .320 27 117
B. Barnes 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .407 16 65
D. McGlynn C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .362 1 10
P. Drake 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .423 4 11
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .439 0 7
   c-N. Thomas SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 2 8
K. Shimizu SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 2 11
   b-J. Dawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .299 5 16
   d-M. Gonzalez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-M. Garner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 10 32
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 8 14      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for P. Drake in the 7th
b - J. Dawson pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 7th
c - N. Thomas substituted for C. Benedict in the 8th
d - M. Gonzalez substituted for J. Dawson in the 8th
e - B. Leija pinch hit for M. Squires in the 8th
f - D. King substituted for B. Leija in the 9th
g - M. Garner pinch hit for M. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bacon 2 (25, 3rd Inning off W. Gardner, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Hrdlicka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bacon 4 , C. Pinson 2 , B. Barnes 2 , D. McGlynn , P. Drake , C. Benedict
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dean , A. Jacobs , M. Garner
GIDP: B. Barnes , J. Dawson
Sac Bunt: K. Shimizu
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Squires (2)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gardner W (4-1) 6.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 88 4.21   
M. Hrdlicka 1.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 24 3.86   
R. McEntyre H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.66   
E. Hirai SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gardner 67
Batters Faced: W. Gardner 21, M. Hrdlicka 7, R. McEntyre 3, E. Hirai 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gardner 5-5, M. Hrdlicka 2-0, R. McEntyre 2-0, E. Hirai 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gardner 88-57, M. Hrdlicka 24-16, R. McEntyre 14-8, E. Hirai 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McEntyre 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Martin L (12-2) 4.2 9 5 5 0 3 1 71 3.67   
M. Collins 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 36 2.14   
M. Vandenberg 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Martin 29
Batters Faced: B. Martin 23, M. Collins 12, M. Vandenberg 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Martin 6-5, M. Collins 2-3, M. Vandenberg 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Martin 71-49, M. Collins 36-30, M. Vandenberg 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Collins 1-0 , M. Vandenberg 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Vandenberg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Gardner
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 12137
Special Notes: CL Mike Collins was injured while pitching.
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