ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
08/23/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12835 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (95-31) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (100-26) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 1
Black Aces Resilient in 3-2 Win Over Little Rock
Santa Ana Black Aces starter Victor Mendoza was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 3-2. Ryan McEntyre notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. His record now sits at 7-2. Santa Ana, at 100-26, is cruising.

Rich Miklavcic was the walk-off hero for Santa Ana. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Black Aces left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"This team has the heart of a lion," said Black Aces manager Elias Quesada.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .338 20 82
T. Rosenberg CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .348 6 26
E. Monaghan LF, 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .362 13 59
S. Ramsey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .343 10 42
D. McGlynn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .302 5 10
C. Koerner C 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .328 21 85
   e-C. Lilley PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 22 61
K. Shimizu 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294 12 49
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 8 38
   b-V. Cruz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 5
C. Bross DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .288 10 36
T. Ploutz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 5 20
   c-B. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 20 73
   d-R. Callanan 1B, LF, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 10 29
Totals 28 2 4 2 4 7 12      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 7th
b - V. Cruz substituted for C. Benedict in the 7th
c - B. Barnes pinch hit for T. Ploutz in the 8th
d - R. Callanan substituted for B. Barnes in the 8th
e - C. Lilley pinch hit for C. Koerner in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: N. Thomas , T. Rosenberg , C. Koerner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ramsey , K. Shimizu , C. Bross
GIDP: T. Rosenberg
Sac Bunt: T. Ploutz
Sac Fly: E. Monaghan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shimizu-Thomas-Ploutz, Shimizu-Thomas-Ploutz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .356 17 93
R. Miklavcic LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .329 14 55
B. Bandy DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .364 45 133
K. Twigg CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .367 27 114
N. Berg RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .370 11 79
D. Raney 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .335 11 74
B. Byrne C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .339 6 60
B. Gadsden 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .318 4 23
   a-J. Corcoran PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 7 48
R. Cavazos SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 8 32
   b-I. Camarillo PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 7
Totals 33 3 11 3 4 4 17      
a - J. Corcoran pinch hit for B. Gadsden in the 8th
b - I. Camarillo pinch hit for R. Cavazos in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Nelson , R. Miklavcic 2 , B. Bandy , K. Twigg , N. Berg 2 , D. Raney 2 , B. Byrne 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miklavcic , N. Berg
GIDP: K. Twigg , B. Gadsden
Hit by Pitch: I. Camarillo
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Raney (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Cavazos-Nelson, Gadsden-Cavazos-Nelson)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. McCullar 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 23 5.10   
R. Hall 3.1 6 2 2 3 2 0 71 3.23   
R. Pacheco L (2-2) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 37 4.08   
J. Harrison 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. McCullar 43
Batters Faced: I. McCullar 7, R. Hall 18, R. Pacheco 12, J. Harrison 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. McCullar 2-2, R. Hall 2-5, R. Pacheco 3-4, J. Harrison 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. McCullar 23-15, R. Hall 71-37, R. Pacheco 37-23, J. Harrison 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hall 1-0 , R. Pacheco 2-0 , J. Harrison 2-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Pacheco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Mendoza 7.1 3 1 1 3 5 0 83 1.77   
R. McEntyre W (7-2), BS (2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 25 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Mendoza 70
Batters Faced: V. Mendoza 27, R. McEntyre 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Mendoza 8-7, R. McEntyre 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Mendoza 83-52, R. McEntyre 25-15
WP: V. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Mendoza
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 13756
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