ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
08/15/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
OTTAWA LYNX AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12911 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Lynx (60-58) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 9 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (92-26) 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 0 X 11 13 1
McNamara Helps Golden Gophers Beat Lynx, 11-3
The Little Rock Golden Gophers soundly defeated the Ottawa Lynx, 11-3, at Little Rock Grounds. Dan McNamara let his bat do the talking. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 5 for Little Rock. Nick Kern picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-2 on the season. He struck out 4 and walked 1 in 6.1 innings, while yielding 1 run. Little Rock raised its record to 92-26 with the win.

With Little Rock leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, McNamara hit a run-scoring single off Ottawa hurler Gu Tian. It was the 58th hit of the season for McNamara and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"I play this game for myself and my family, but of course it's always nice when we can win," said McNamara.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Modell 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .295 12 35
   b-M. McCottrell PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   g-A. Grenier PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
T. Moctezuma CF, LF, CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .278 21 67
R. Waugh RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .366 33 91
J. Wallace DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .389 6 18
L. Blakesley 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 8 23
   c-J. Dixon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 2 7
   d-S. Gery 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 12 35
C. Galloway 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .435 2 4
J. Stopper SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .338 5 18
M. Escobar LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 12 42
   a-D. Perez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   e-B. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 24 80
   f-J. Keys CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 6 21
J. Valdez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .298 1 4
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 6 13      
a - D. Perez pinch hit for M. Escobar in the 7th
b - M. McCottrell pinch hit for T. Modell in the 7th
c - J. Dixon pinch hit for L. Blakesley in the 7th
d - S. Gery substituted for J. Dixon in the 7th
e - B. Johnson pinch hit for D. Perez in the 8th
f - J. Keys substituted for B. Johnson in the 8th
g - A. Grenier pinch hit for M. McCottrell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wallace (4, 1st Inning off N. Kern, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Galloway (2, 2nd Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Waugh (15, 5th Inning off N. Kern, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valdez (1, 7th Inning off A. Begue, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Galloway (2, 8th Inning off A. Begue, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moctezuma , R. Waugh 3 , J. Wallace 3 , C. Galloway 6 , J. Valdez 5
2-out RBI: R. Waugh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wallace , L. Blakesley , J. Dixon , J. Valdez
GIDP: T. Moctezuma
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Modell (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stopper-Galloway-Blakesley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bruhns 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .269 6 12
   a-R. Cavazos PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 0 0
M. Dean 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .328 13 39
   b-S. Mikami PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Duran 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 4
P. DeVaul RF 4 3 3 0 1 0 2 .441 12 42
J. Dawson DH 3 3 2 3 2 1 2 .270 23 76
J. Gordon C 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .317 26 95
D. McNamara 2B 5 2 3 5 0 0 6 .339 10 36
C. Rodrigues CF 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .291 6 25
N. Cordova LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .331 3 28
   d-B. Leija PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 6 33
J. Perrigin SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .409 24 119
Totals 36 11 13 11 9 6 30      
a - R. Cavazos pinch hit for E. Bruhns in the 7th
b - S. Mikami pinch hit for M. Dean in the 7th
c - E. Duran substituted for S. Mikami in the 8th
d - B. Leija pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Bruhns (7, 1st Inning off G. Tian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. McNamara (10, 4th Inning off M. Lanter, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Dawson (23, 7th Inning off B. Lambert, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Bruhns 2 , M. Dean , P. DeVaul 3 , J. Dawson 5 , D. McNamara 6 , C. Rodrigues , B. Leija , J. Perrigin
2-out RBI: J. Dawson , J. Perrigin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bruhns , R. Cavazos , D. McNamara 2
GIDP: J. Perrigin
Hit by Pitch: J. Gordon
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. DeVaul 2 (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dean (6)
Double Plays: 1 (McNamara-Perrigin-Duran)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Tian L (6-5) 2.2 7 5 5 3 2 0 74 4.93   
M. Lanter 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 23 7.20   
B. Lambert 3.2 3 2 2 4 2 1 64 6.35   
J. Wyatt 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 10.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Tian 19
Batters Faced: G. Tian 18, M. Lanter 6, B. Lambert 18, J. Wyatt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Tian 3-2, M. Lanter 0-1, B. Lambert 3-6, J. Wyatt 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Tian 74-43, M. Lanter 23-10, B. Lambert 64-36, J. Wyatt 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lanter 2-0 , J. Wyatt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Tian
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern W (10-2) 6.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 80 2.93   
A. Begue 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 2 53 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 62
Batters Faced: N. Kern 26, A. Begue 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 6-9, A. Begue 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 80-56, A. Begue 53-33
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan McNamara
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 8682
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