ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/02/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12845 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (83-23) 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 12 0
Newport Unicorns (52-54) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 12 0
Unicorns Suffer 8-5 Home Defeat
The Little Rock Golden Gophers extended their winning streak.

The 8-5 Little Rock win over Newport was due in large part to Francisco Montoya. The Golden Gophers shortstop went 3 for 3 with a home run and 2 singles. Andy Yule got the win, improving to 3-0. He held the Unicorns to 4 runs on 6 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 2.

Paul DeVaul had a big 2-run home run for the Golden Gophers in the top of the first inning. With Little Rock leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a fastball from Logan Gustin, who is tied for 10th in the SL1 with a 1.56 WHIP, and punished it. The result was his 9th home run of the season, which put the Golden Gophers on top, 3-0.

"We came out aggressive," said Golden Gophers manager Michael Kelleher. "We came out swinging the bats."

Little Rock, having won 11 in a row, is now 83-23.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bruhns 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .277 6 12
M. Dean 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .314 10 34
P. DeVaul RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .432 9 32
J. Dawson DH 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .252 19 60
J. Perrigin CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .415 21 107
D. McNamara 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .385 8 27
M. Fogg C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .344 19 59
N. Cordova LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .339 2 23
   a-J. Hunt PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .382 0 7
F. Montoya SS 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .312 2 10
   b-B. Leija PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 6 33
   c-O. Ramirez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 5 21
Totals 36 8 12 8 5 6 11      
a - J. Hunt pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 7th
b - B. Leija pinch hit for F. Montoya in the 8th
c - O. Ramirez substituted for B. Leija in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. DeVaul (9, 1st Inning off L. Gustin, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Montoya (2, 2nd Inning off L. Gustin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Dawson (19, 3rd Inning off L. Gustin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Perrigin (21, 5th Inning off J. Goetz, 1 on, 1 out) , D. McNamara (8, 7th Inning off J. Goetz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Dean 2 , P. DeVaul 4 , J. Dawson 4 , J. Perrigin 5 , D. McNamara 4 , M. Fogg , N. Cordova , F. Montoya 6
2-out RBI: D. McNamara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. DeVaul 2 , M. Fogg 2
GIDP: E. Bruhns
Hit by Pitch: E. Bruhns
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Dean (2) , J. Perrigin (5) , D. McNamara (1)
CS: J. Dawson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-McNamara-Bruhns)
PB: M. Fogg
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .299 13 49
B. Morris LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .327 3 17
M. Carrillo RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .370 16 62
P. Quintero DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .269 6 33
J. Lendon CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .307 17 62
J. Lang 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311 13 58
M. Middlebrooks 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .265 4 15
I. Ramos C 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .246 7 38
J. Corona 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292 4 24
   a-M. Alvarez PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .358 3 27
   b-T. Humes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .415 0 4
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 2 20      
a - M. Alvarez pinch hit for J. Corona in the 8th
b - T. Humes substituted for M. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Quintero (11, 1st Inning off A. Yule, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Morris 3 , M. Carrillo , P. Quintero 3 , J. Lendon , J. Lang , I. Ramos 3 , J. Corona
2-out RBI: P. Quintero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Quintero , J. Lendon 2
GIDP: J. Lemos
Sac Fly: J. Lemos , M. Alvarez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morris (2) , M. Carrillo (56) , J. Lendon (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lemos-Middlebrooks-Lang)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Yule W (3-0) 5.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 79 5.04   
B. Winters 1.2 5 1 1 1 0 0 35 3.38   
R. Downard H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.24   
G. Daugherty SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Yule 40
Batters Faced: A. Yule 24, B. Winters 11, R. Downard 2, G. Daugherty 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Yule 3-11, B. Winters 2-3, R. Downard 1-1, G. Daugherty 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Yule 79-46, B. Winters 35-24, R. Downard 6-4, G. Daugherty 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Winters 1-1 , R. Downard 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gustin L (4-9) 3.1 6 5 5 1 3 3 55 6.16   
J. Goetz 3.1 4 3 3 3 2 2 55 5.71   
I. Borne 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
C. Palmas 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gustin 28
Batters Faced: L. Gustin 18, J. Goetz 15, I. Borne 6, C. Palmas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gustin 3-4, J. Goetz 3-3, I. Borne 2-1, C. Palmas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gustin 55-37, J. Goetz 55-31, I. Borne 18-11, C. Palmas 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goetz 1-0
WP: L. Gustin
Hit Batsmen: L. Gustin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Montoya
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 5860
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