ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
08/27/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT UNICORNS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12848 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport Unicorns (55-75) 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 13 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (96-34) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 9 1
Little Rock Upended by Newport, 7-4
A 4-RBI performance from Ramon Paz, who is tied for 3rd in the SL1 in bases on balls with 84, helped the Newport Unicorns beat the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 7-4. Jordan McAfee closed out the game, earning his 6th save. At 55-75, the Unicorns are currently 4th in the Sub League 1 East Division.

With Newport leading 4-3 in the top of the sixth, Paz hit a 2-run single off Little Rock hurler Willie Trujillo. It was the 132nd hit of the season for Paz and put his team ahead, 6-3.

"Nervous? No," said Paz. "It was my time to shine."
NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paz RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .293 16 72
G. Bonanni LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .268 6 20
B. Fox CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .386 6 39
N. Ladnier SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .314 12 82
A. Rycroft C 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .319 5 26
C. Ramos DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .361 1 11
S. Warwick 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .281 14 63
J. DeLozier 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .278 3 27
T. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 2 9
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 9 27      
BATTING
Doubles: J. DeLozier (20, 5th Inning off W. Trujillo, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Paz (20, 5th Inning off W. Trujillo, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ramos (2, 6th Inning off W. Trujillo, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Fox (19, 9th Inning off P. Jimenez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Paz (16, 1st Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Paz 7 , G. Bonanni , B. Fox 3 , N. Ladnier , A. Rycroft , C. Ramos 3 , S. Warwick 2 , J. DeLozier 2
2-out RBI: , R. Paz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Bonanni 2 , B. Fox , C. Ramos , J. DeLozier
GIDP: J. DeLozier
Hit by Pitch: N. Ladnier
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Bonanni (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Warwick-Ladnier-DeLozier, Warwick-Ladnier-DeLozier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jacobs RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .309 21 85
T. Rosenberg CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .357 6 27
E. Monaghan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .357 13 60
N. Thomas SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .332 20 82
D. McGlynn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 5 10
C. Koerner C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .323 21 87
K. Shimizu 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .289 12 49
C. Bross DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .284 11 38
   a-R. Callanan DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 10 29
T. Ploutz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 5 20
Totals 34 4 9 3 2 6 11      
a - R. Callanan inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas 2 (29, 2nd Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Fleitas, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Rosenberg (15, 7th Inning off R. Camarillo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jacobs 3 , T. Rosenberg 3 , N. Thomas 4 , C. Koerner , C. Bross
2-out RBI: T. Rosenberg , C. Koerner , C. Bross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Monaghan , C. Bross , T. Ploutz
GIDP: E. Monaghan 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs 2 (33)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Trujillo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Shimizu-Thomas-Ploutz)
NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fleitas W (12-10) 6.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 99 5.59   
R. Camarillo H (2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.62   
J. McAfee SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 9.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fleitas 50
Batters Faced: D. Fleitas 27, R. Camarillo 6, J. McAfee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fleitas 5-9, R. Camarillo 1-2, J. McAfee 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fleitas 99-61, R. Camarillo 20-15, J. McAfee 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. McCullar 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 26 5.14   
W. Trujillo L (12-4) 4.2 6 5 5 3 2 0 80 3.98   
P. Jimenez 3.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 46 2.25   
P. Garza 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. McCullar 39
Batters Faced: I. McCullar 6, W. Trujillo 22, P. Jimenez 15, P. Garza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. McCullar 1-0, W. Trujillo 5-5, P. Jimenez 4-1, P. Garza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. McCullar 26-16, W. Trujillo 80-45, P. Jimenez 46-29, P. Garza 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Jimenez 2-0 , P. Garza 3-0
WP: P. Jimenez
Hit Batsmen: P. Jimenez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Paz
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 10276
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