ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
08/03/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 12846 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (84-23) 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 11 19 0
Newport Unicorns (52-55) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 8 2
DeVaul Socks It to Unicorns, Cracks 5 Hits
It was a big day for Paul DeVaul and he brought the Little Rock Golden Gophers along for the ride.

DeVaul led his club to victory, 11-5, over the Newport Unicorns at Chanticleers Ballpark, smoking Newport pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. The 22-year-old right fielder later called the victory "sweet."

Paul DeVaul singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Raul Sauceda in the 6th, singled in the 7th and doubled in the 8th.

At the moment, DeVaul is hitting .447 with 10 home runs and 33 RBIs. He has played in 36 games and scored 44 times.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rodrigues CF 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .297 5 20
M. Dean 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 10 34
   a-O. Ramirez PR, 3B 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 .350 5 21
P. DeVaul RF 6 3 5 1 0 0 0 .447 10 33
J. Dawson DH 5 1 1 3 1 2 5 .250 20 63
J. Gordon C 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .323 23 83
D. McNamara 2B 5 2 3 1 1 1 5 .393 8 28
J. Perrigin SS 5 0 3 3 1 0 0 .417 21 110
M. Fogg 1B 6 1 2 1 0 2 5 .343 20 60
N. Cordova LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .345 2 24
   b-B. Leija PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 6 33
Totals 47 11 19 11 5 13 22      
a - O. Ramirez pinch ran for M. Dean in the 1st
b - B. Leija pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. DeVaul (12, 8th Inning off A. Almanza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dawson (20, 1st Inning off A. Castro, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Fogg (20, 5th Inning off R. Sauceda, 0 on, 1 out) , P. DeVaul (10, 6th Inning off R. Sauceda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Ramirez , P. DeVaul 9 , J. Dawson 4 , J. Gordon 2 , D. McNamara 3 , J. Perrigin 3 , M. Fogg 5 , N. Cordova 2
2-out RBI: J. Gordon , D. McNamara , J. Perrigin 2 , N. Cordova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rodrigues , J. Dawson , D. McNamara 2 , M. Fogg
Hit by Pitch: M. Dean
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Fogg (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lemos SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 13 49
B. Morris LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .325 3 17
M. Carrillo RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .370 16 62
P. Quintero 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .274 6 34
J. Lendon CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .304 17 62
T. Humes 2B 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .400 1 8
J. Corona 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 4 24
H. Campos DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 7 30
K. Hunt C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 1 4
   a-J. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 1 11
Totals 34 5 8 5 3 5 10      
a - J. Robinson pinch hit for K. Hunt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Quintero (12, 6th Inning off N. Kern, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Campos (4, 6th Inning off M. Manrique, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Humes (1, 6th Inning off M. Manrique, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lemos , B. Morris , M. Carrillo , P. Quintero 3 , T. Humes 4 , J. Corona , H. Campos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morris , J. Lendon , K. Hunt
Hit by Pitch: M. Carrillo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Morris (3)
CS: M. Carrillo (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lemos (17) , T. Humes (1)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern W (8-2) 5.1 5 3 3 1 4 0 78 3.23   
M. Manrique SV (2) 3.2 3 2 2 2 1 1 53 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 49
Batters Faced: N. Kern 22, M. Manrique 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 7-5, M. Manrique 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 78-52, M. Manrique 53-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Manrique 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Manrique
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Castro L (2-2) 3.2 7 4 4 3 7 1 101 5.03   
R. Sauceda 2.1 6 4 4 1 3 2 55 6.11   
A. Almanza 2.1 6 3 3 1 3 0 66 7.39   
J. Hessel 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Castro 33
Batters Faced: A. Castro 23, R. Sauceda 14, A. Almanza 15, J. Hessel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Castro 2-2, R. Sauceda 3-1, A. Almanza 0-4, J. Hessel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Castro 101-57, R. Sauceda 55-35, A. Almanza 66-42, J. Hessel 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sauceda 2-0 , J. Hessel 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Castro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul DeVaul
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 5931
Special Notes: 3B Matt Dean was injured being hit by a pitch.
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