ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
09/08/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES
GAME ID: 12903 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (112-28) 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 11 16 1
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (33-107) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Golden Gophers Bash Thunder Wolves, 11-1
Things keep getting worse for Tacoma.

The Little Rock Golden Gophers met little resistance from the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, beating them, 11-1, at Thunder Wolves Stadium. Carlos Rodrigues led the way. He slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for Little Rock. Little Rock pitcher Andy Yule got the win, upping his record to 12-6. Ricardo Orozco got the loss.

Chris Pinson, who leads the SL1 in RBI with 132, contributed to the Little Rock win with a run-scoring ground out in the top of the third. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"I believe in our guys," said Little Rock skipper Jose Moreno. "I like the energy they're playing with."

The Thunder Wolves, now 33-107, have lost 19 in a row.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 4 3 2 1 2 0 1 .315 20 73
N. Thomas SS 4 1 2 1 2 0 5 .281 3 12
M. Dean 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 .351 27 104
B. Barnes 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .388 19 77
C. Pinson DH 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .328 29 132
D. McGlynn C 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .317 2 15
J. Garciduenas RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .308 8 38
C. Rodrigues CF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .291 16 68
K. Shimizu 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .277 2 11
Totals 39 11 16 11 8 0 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bacon (30, 4th Inning off R. Orozco, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Shimizu (2, 6th Inning off R. Orozco, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Pinson (29, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Rodrigues 2 (16, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Garciduenas (8, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bacon 3 , N. Thomas 2 , B. Barnes , C. Pinson 5 , D. McGlynn , J. Garciduenas 5 , C. Rodrigues 10 , K. Shimizu 3
2-out RBI: J. Bacon , N. Thomas , B. Barnes , C. Rodrigues 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dean , B. Barnes , D. McGlynn
GIDP: M. Dean , D. McGlynn
Hit by Pitch: M. Dean
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bacon (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDaniel DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .363 4 22
A. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 11 46
G. Hearn SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .282 4 18
B. Barretta RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330 12 44
D. Owens LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 23 73
J. Sitko CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 4 44
R. Lynch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .355 4 35
M. Parker 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 24
   a-D. Gonzalez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 1 8
   b-D. Cheesman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 8
V. Tijerina C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 2 8
Totals 34 1 7 0 0 5 13      
a - D. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Parker in the 8th
b - D. Cheesman substituted for D. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. McDaniel , A. Johnson , G. Hearn , B. Barretta , D. Owens , D. Gonzalez , V. Tijerina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Johnson , D. Owens , R. Lynch
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Hearn-Orozco, Hearn-Lynch-Johnson)
OF assists: 2 (Sitko(Garciduenas at 2nd base), Sitko(Thomas at home))
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Yule W (12-6) 8.0 6 1 0 0 3 0 87 2.98   
V. Isabella 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Yule 71
Batters Faced: A. Yule 30, V. Isabella 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Yule 7-14, V. Isabella 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Yule 87-60, V. Isabella 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Isabella 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Orozco L (0-4) 5.0 10 5 5 5 0 0 91 9.48   
J. Unknown 2.1 3 4 4 2 0 2 48 15.43   
J. Unknown 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 2 26 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Orozco 22
Batters Faced: R. Orozco 28, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Orozco 8-5, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Orozco 91-47, J. Unknown 48-27, J. Unknown 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1 , J. Unknown 3-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Rodrigues
Ballpark: Thunder Wolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 7475
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