ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
08/27/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 12838 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (104-25) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 0
Medford Desperados (78-51) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Garner Powers Golden Gophers Offense
The Little Rock Golden Gophers beat the Medford Desperados, 5-4, in part because of catcher Malcolm Garner. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Bill Thompson, the winner, is now 7-1. He struck out 4 and walked 2 over 5.2 innings, while allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. The Golden Gophers boast a remarkable 104-25 record.

Garner had a timely hit for Little Rock in the top of the sixth. With Little Rock trailing 4-1, he turned a 0-1 fastball into a grand slam home run. It was his 11th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Little Rock.

"We've got a great group of guys," Garner said, "and we're having fun right now."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .320 18 68
   c-M. Squires LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 3 8
C. Rodrigues CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .299 13 63
M. Dean 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .341 24 94
   a-N. Thomas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 8
   b-K. Shimizu 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 2 11
D. Anast SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .314 5 34
D. McNamara 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .345 27 114
C. Pinson DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .320 27 117
B. Barnes 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 .404 16 65
M. Garner C 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 .303 11 37
J. Garciduenas RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .307 7 37
Totals 35 5 8 5 4 7 18      
a - N. Thomas pinch ran for M. Dean in the 7th
b - K. Shimizu substituted for N. Thomas in the 7th
c - M. Squires substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garner 2 (7, 3rd Inning off E. Voss, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Voss, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Barnes (13, 3rd Inning off E. Voss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garner (11, 6th Inning off M. Howe, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rodrigues , M. Dean , D. Anast , C. Pinson , B. Barnes 2 , M. Garner 8
2-out RBI: M. Garner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodrigues , D. McNamara , B. Barnes
GIDP: C. Rodrigues
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .360 12 63
A. Helgason LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .360 11 64
A. Davis SS 3 0 0 1 0 3 2 .287 23 65
C. Malone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .328 4 31
B. Coleman C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 9 45
C. Reese 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .326 8 42
J. LaCasse CF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .382 12 106
A. Joiner DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 4 27
   a-T. Biggar DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 2 16
J. Knisley RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .346 6 25
Totals 31 4 7 4 2 8 10      
a - T. Biggar inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bridges (42, 1st Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. LaCasse 2 (30, 2nd Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Knisley (6, 3rd Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 3 , B. Coleman , J. LaCasse 4 , J. Knisley 5
2-out RBI: J. LaCasse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Malone 2 , A. Joiner 2
Sac Bunt: C. Reese
Sac Fly: A. Davis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Helgason (4) , J. LaCasse (12)
CS: J. LaCasse (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Coleman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Malone-Reese)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thompson W (7-1) 5.2 7 4 4 2 4 1 87 3.99   
B. Winters H (2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.29   
V. Isabella SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thompson 41
Batters Faced: B. Thompson 25, B. Winters 7, V. Isabella 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thompson 6-6, B. Winters 1-4, V. Isabella 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thompson 87-49, B. Winters 28-17, V. Isabella 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Winters 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Voss 5.1 4 3 3 3 3 0 79 5.12   
M. Howe L (2-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 37 2.13   
D. Taylor 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Voss 48
Batters Faced: E. Voss 23, M. Howe 9, D. Taylor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Voss 6-6, M. Howe 1-1, D. Taylor 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Voss 79-47, M. Howe 37-21, D. Taylor 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Howe 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Malcolm Garner
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 8593
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