ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
08/25/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12837 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (96-32) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 7 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (101-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Big Day for Ramsey in 6-1 Golden Gophers Win
Shane Ramsey left his imprint on the 6-1 Little Rock win against the Santa Ana Black Aces. Ramsey, who is rated as the 65th best prospect by BNN, went 3-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The Golden Gophers improved to a lofty 96-32.

With Little Rock leading 3-0 in the top of the eighth, Ramsey came up to bat against Santa Ana pitcher Alex Herrera. Ramsey hit a fastball to left-center for a 3-run home run. His 12th home run of the season put the Golden Gophers on top, 6-0.

"Winning never gets dull," said Ramsey.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .334 20 82
T. Rosenberg CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .352 6 26
E. Monaghan LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .358 13 59
S. Ramsey RF 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .350 12 47
D. McGlynn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 5 10
C. Koerner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .325 21 85
K. Shimizu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .291 12 49
C. Bross DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .284 11 37
T. Ploutz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 5 20
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 8 38
   b-B. Barnes 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 20 73
Totals 34 6 7 6 2 8 10      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for T. Ploutz in the 9th
b - B. Barnes substituted for C. Benedict in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas (27, 8th Inning off A. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Ramsey 2 (12, 2nd Inning off B. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Herrera, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Bross (11, 3rd Inning off B. Bruce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 2 , T. Rosenberg , S. Ramsey 9 , K. Shimizu , C. Bross 4
2-out RBI: S. Ramsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: C. Bross
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Thomas (19) , K. Shimizu (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shimizu-Thomas-Ploutz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 17 93
R. Miklavcic LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .322 14 55
B. Bandy DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .362 45 134
N. Berg CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .370 11 79
J. Corcoran 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .339 8 50
R. Cavazos SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 8 32
   a-K. Twigg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .363 27 114
   b-J. Brooks SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 0 6
B. Byrne C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .339 6 60
D. Johnson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 4 21
S. Shimizu 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 10
Totals 29 1 4 1 0 8 2      
a - K. Twigg pinch hit for R. Cavazos in the 8th
b - J. Brooks substituted for K. Twigg in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Corcoran (8, 8th Inning off T. Cheeseman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Berg , J. Corcoran 4 , R. Cavazos , B. Byrne
GIDP: D. Johnson
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Berg (8)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vandenberg 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 4.33   
M. Patino W (6-0) 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 61 2.66   
T. Cheeseman 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 24 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vandenberg 55
Batters Faced: M. Vandenberg 6, M. Patino 16, T. Cheeseman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vandenberg 0-3, M. Patino 6-5, T. Cheeseman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vandenberg 23-15, M. Patino 61-39, T. Cheeseman 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bruce L (9-2) 5.0 3 3 3 1 4 2 69 4.84   
R. Martin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 3.18   
A. Herrera 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 35 3.84   
A. Hardnett 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bruce 52
Batters Faced: B. Bruce 19, R. Martin 7, A. Herrera 9, A. Hardnett 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bruce 5-6, R. Martin 1-3, A. Herrera 1-2, A. Hardnett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bruce 69-43, R. Martin 30-20, A. Herrera 35-21, A. Hardnett 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martin 1-1 , A. Herrera 1-0 , A. Hardnett 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Ramsey
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 11933
Special Notes: SP Byron Bruce was injured while pitching.
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