ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
08/24/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12836 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (95-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (101-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 2 4 1
Little Rock Dispatched, 2-0, by Santa Ana
In a tightly-contested game between the Santa Ana Black Aces and the Little Rock Golden Gophers, pitcher Josh Lambert was outstanding. The Santa Ana right-hander, who leads the SL1 in wins with 14, propelled his team's 2-0 win. Mike Hrdlicka was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Jeremy Harrison. Rick Deyo, who leads the SL1 in saves with 31, earned the save for Santa Ana.

Joe Corcoran drew 1 walk in 3 trips to the plate for Santa Ana. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, Corcoran had a clutch at-bat. Facing Little Rock hurler Jeremy Harrison, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Black Aces a 1-0 lead.

"It wasn't a very good day at the ballpark," said Little Rock manager Jose Moreno.

The Black Aces now have a record of 101-26 with the win over Little Rock.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335 20 82
T. Rosenberg CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .353 6 26
E. Monaghan LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .362 13 59
   b-C. Benedict PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 8 38
S. Ramsey RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .343 10 42
D. McGlynn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .289 5 10
R. Callanan C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .308 10 29
K. Shimizu 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 12 49
C. Bross DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 10 36
T. Ploutz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 5 20
   a-B. Barnes PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .370 20 73
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 8 12      
a - B. Barnes pinch hit for T. Ploutz in the 8th
b - C. Benedict pinch hit for E. Monaghan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Rosenberg 2 (13, 1st Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rosenberg 4 , E. Monaghan , S. Ramsey , B. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Benedict , D. McGlynn
GIDP: D. McGlynn
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .356 17 93
R. Miklavcic LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 14 55
B. Bandy DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .363 45 134
K. Twigg CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 27 114
N. Berg RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .370 11 79
D. Raney 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .336 11 74
J. Corcoran 2B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .339 7 49
K. Pizzuti C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .343 9 33
R. Cavazos SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 8 32
Totals 27 2 4 2 3 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Berg (33, 7th Inning off J. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Bandy (46, 8th Inning off E. O'Connor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nelson , B. Bandy 2 , N. Berg 2 , D. Raney
2-out RBI: B. Bandy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Twigg , K. Pizzuti
Sac Fly: J. Corcoran
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Nelson (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Corcoran-Cavazos-Nelson)
OF assists: 1 (Twigg(Rosenberg at home))
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bond 5.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 66 3.19   
J. Harrison L (5-5) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 36 2.22   
E. O'Connor 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 13 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bond 66
Batters Faced: C. Bond 18, J. Harrison 8, E. O'Connor 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bond 8-4, J. Harrison 3-1, E. O'Connor 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bond 66-40, J. Harrison 36-22, E. O'Connor 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lambert 5.1 3 0 0 2 5 0 78 2.64   
M. Hrdlicka W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.80   
R. Deyo SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lambert 65
Batters Faced: J. Lambert 21, M. Hrdlicka 9, R. Deyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lambert 3-7, M. Hrdlicka 2-4, R. Deyo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lambert 78-49, M. Hrdlicka 20-17, R. Deyo 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hrdlicka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lambert
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 10895
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