ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
09/06/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
PROVIDENCE HEX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12896 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Providence Hex (76-63) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Little Rock Golden Gophers (104-35) 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 9 12 0
Golden Gophers Earn 9-3 Win Versus Providence
Little Rock second baseman Kevin Shimizu was instrumental in helping the Golden Gophers triumph, 9-3, over the Providence Hex. Shimizu was 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Travis Cheeseman sewed up the save, his 1st. The winning streak has now reached 6 games for Little Rock.

With Little Rock leading 2-0 in the bottom of the first, Shimizu came up to bat against Providence pitcher Davis Novoa. Shimizu hit a slider to left for a 3-run home run. His 13th home run of the season put the Golden Gophers on top, 5-0.

Said Providence manager Dave Hale: "They did a lot of things right. We did a lot of things wrong."
PROVIDENCE BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kilcoyne 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313 18 70
B. Price LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .286 14 63
J. Rinehart RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .279 9 44
R. Howard DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 22 91
R. Guevara 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .337 32 111
A. Hosking CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .286 12 44
D. Pollock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262 13 61
B. McLean SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271 11 49
B. Potier C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .276 0 12
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rinehart (17, 5th Inning off R. Pacheco, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hosking (12, 2nd Inning off R. Pacheco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Kilcoyne , J. Rinehart 3 , R. Guevara 2 , A. Hosking 4 , B. Potier
2-out RBI: J. Rinehart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Howard , D. Pollock
GIDP: A. Hosking
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Kilcoyne (13)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Guevara (6) , B. McLean (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Pollock-Kilcoyne-Guevara)
OF assists: 1 (Price(Monaghan at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Monaghan LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .366 14 64
N. Thomas SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .331 21 87
S. Ramsey RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .375 12 56
D. McGlynn 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .254 5 14
C. Koerner C 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 .323 24 96
T. Rosenberg CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .364 8 40
K. Shimizu 2B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .290 13 56
C. Bross DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .289 12 42
T. Ploutz 1B 4 1 1 3 0 3 1 .246 7 27
Totals 36 9 12 9 1 7 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Shimizu (13, 1st Inning off D. Novoa, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Ploutz (7, 4th Inning off D. Novoa, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Monaghan (14, 4th Inning off D. Novoa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Monaghan 5 , N. Thomas , S. Ramsey 3 , T. Rosenberg , K. Shimizu 5 , C. Bross 2 , T. Ploutz 4
2-out RBI: T. Rosenberg , K. Shimizu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. McGlynn
GIDP: S. Ramsey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shimizu-Thomas-Ploutz)
PROVIDENCE PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Novoa L (10-12) 3.0 9 9 9 1 2 3 53 5.96   
M. de Leon 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.30   
P. Gannon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Novoa 4
Batters Faced: D. Novoa 19, M. de Leon 15, P. Gannon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Novoa 4-2, M. de Leon 2-6, P. Gannon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Novoa 53-35, M. de Leon 36-29, P. Gannon 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. McCullar 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.00   
R. Pacheco W (3-2) 3.2 5 3 3 3 3 1 62 5.14   
P. Jimenez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.08   
T. Cheeseman SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. McCullar 46
Batters Faced: I. McCullar 5, R. Pacheco 18, P. Jimenez 2, T. Cheeseman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. McCullar 4-0, R. Pacheco 4-3, P. Jimenez 1-0, T. Cheeseman 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. McCullar 12-10, R. Pacheco 62-35, P. Jimenez 5-5, T. Cheeseman 32-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Jimenez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Shimizu
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 18365
Special Notes: RP Pedro Jimenez was injured while pitching.
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