ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
08/08/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
GREENSBORO NATURALS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12874 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Naturals (47-64) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 11 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (87-24) 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 9 12 0
Dean Torches Naturals for 5 Hits
After a 5-hit effort to lead Little Rock's 9-3 victory over the Greensboro Naturals, third baseman Matt Dean told BNN beat writers it had been "a special day."

"It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college, two hits in a game is nice," he said. "Three or four is better, but five or more is out of sight. And to do that at the ABA Class A--level is really something special."

The 22-year-old player earned his accolades at Little Rock Grounds with a spectacular 5-for-5 game against the Naturals.

"His swing is getting there," said Golden Gophers skipper Michael Kelleher, who spoke glowingly of Dean after the game. "We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Matt did that to perfection."

Matt Dean hit a solo-shot off Rafael Estrada in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Gerardo Mendoza in the 4th, singled in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

This season, Dean is swinging the bat at a .333 pace. He has hit 12 home runs and scored 47 times, while driving in 38. His on-base percentage is .428 and he has played in 44 games.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Dove 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .351 5 19
   a-O. Hermosillo PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 1 4
L. Poff LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .283 13 26
R. Cano SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .353 21 91
J. Freas 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .283 13 53
J. Husnick RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .287 8 13
D. Pinzon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 2 20
A. Lindsey 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .317 14 54
V. Gelabert C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .255 11 38
J. Unknown DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3 2 5 18      
a - O. Hermosillo pinch hit for E. Dove in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Gelabert (10, 7th Inning off M. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Cano (25, 8th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Dove (5, 5th Inning off B. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Freas (13, 8th Inning off M. Flores, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Dove 5 , R. Cano 3 , J. Freas 5 , J. Husnick , A. Lindsey 2 , V. Gelabert 3
2-out RBI: E. Dove
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Hermosillo 2 , J. Freas , V. Gelabert
GIDP: J. Freas , D. Pinzon , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Freas (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perrigin CF 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 .418 22 112
M. Dean 3B 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 .333 12 38
P. DeVaul RF, LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 3 .458 12 39
J. Dawson DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .249 20 64
J. Gordon C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .323 25 90
D. McNamara 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .369 9 31
   a-R. Cavazos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   d-M. Garner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .478 3 17
M. Fogg 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .339 20 60
   b-J. Pegram PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 4 16
N. Cordova LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .355 2 25
   c-S. Mikami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Duran LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 4
F. Montoya SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306 2 10
Totals 36 9 12 9 3 3 11      
a - R. Cavazos pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 7th
b - J. Pegram pinch hit for M. Fogg in the 7th
c - S. Mikami pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 7th
d - M. Garner substituted for R. Cavazos in the 8th
e - E. Duran substituted for S. Mikami in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Fogg (18, 3rd Inning off G. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. DeVaul 2 (12, 1st Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off G. Mendoza, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Dean 2 (12, 1st Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off G. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Perrigin , M. Dean 11 , P. DeVaul 8 , J. Dawson , M. Fogg 2 , N. Cordova , F. Montoya
2-out RBI: M. Dean , P. DeVaul , J. Dawson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gordon , F. Montoya
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (McNamara-Montoya-Fogg, Montoya-McNamara-Fogg, Pegram-Montoya-Garner)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Estrada L (0-7) 1.2 5 5 5 1 0 2 40 16.31   
G. Mendoza 4.1 6 4 4 2 3 2 65 7.41   
D. Garriga 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 6.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Estrada 18
Batters Faced: R. Estrada 11, G. Mendoza 21, D. Garriga 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Estrada 2-3, G. Mendoza 3-7, D. Garriga 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Estrada 40-24, G. Mendoza 65-38, D. Garriga 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mendoza 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Martin W (5-1) 6.0 5 1 1 2 4 1 80 6.35   
M. Flores SV (2) 3.0 6 2 2 0 1 1 46 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Martin 60
Batters Faced: B. Martin 23, M. Flores 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Martin 7-5, M. Flores 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Martin 80-47, M. Flores 46-34
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Dean
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 9692
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