ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
08/28/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12986 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Little Rock Golden Gophers (103-27) 0 2 0 8 5 3 5 1 0 24 21 1
Aurora Paints (48-82) 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 0 12 17 0
Gordon Socks 2 Home Runs in 24-12 Little Rock Win
The 24-12 Little Rock win over Aurora was due in large part to J.D. Gordon. The Golden Gophers catcher went 3-4 with 2 home runs and 3 walks, while scoring 4 times and driving in 8. The first-place Golden Gophers, at 103-27, now lead their division by 41 games.

With Little Rock leading 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Gordon hit a changeup from Kieran Carlyle for a grand slam home run. It was his 32nd home run of the season and put the Golden Gophers ahead, 6-1.

"I felt good up there," said Gordon. "I saw the ball well."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rodrigues CF 4 1 2 2 3 1 3 .314 8 37
J. Perrigin SS 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .404 28 138
   a-O. Ramirez PH, 3B 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .351 7 25
P. DeVaul RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .456 19 68
   b-J. Garciduenas PH, RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 .400 2 8
J. Dawson DH 5 4 2 1 3 0 5 .298 29 93
J. Gordon C 4 4 3 8 3 0 2 .329 32 118
D. McNamara 2B 4 2 1 1 3 0 2 .363 14 51
J. Hunt LF 4 5 2 5 3 0 2 .429 7 34
M. Fogg 1B 5 1 2 1 2 1 5 .345 23 76
R. Cavazos 3B, SS 7 3 3 2 0 1 9 .360 1 4
Totals 46 24 21 24 20 6 41      
a - O. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Perrigin in the 7th
b - J. Garciduenas pinch hit for P. DeVaul in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. McNamara (14, 4th Inning off M. Resina, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hunt 2 (7, 4th Inning off M. Resina, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Gordon 2 (32, 4th Inning off K. Carlyle, 3 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Cavazos (1, 4th Inning off M. Resina, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Dawson (29, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Ramirez (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rodrigues 2 , J. Perrigin 2 , O. Ramirez 4 , P. DeVaul 2 , J. Garciduenas , J. Dawson 5 , J. Gordon 9 , D. McNamara 4 , J. Hunt 8 , M. Fogg 2 , R. Cavazos 6
2-out RBI: , C. Rodrigues 2 , J. Perrigin , O. Ramirez , P. DeVaul , J. Gordon , D. McNamara , J. Hunt , R. Cavazos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeVaul , J. Garciduenas , J. Dawson , J. Gordon , M. Fogg
GIDP: R. Cavazos
Sac Bunt: C. Rodrigues
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: P. DeVaul (13)
CS: C. Rodrigues (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Perrigin (8)
PB: J. Gordon
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Chavez CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .349 6 41
   a-B. Mauser PH, RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .318 10 43
D. Short LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .293 21 80
   b-W. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 7 46
G. Martel 3B 5 2 1 1 1 2 4 .364 12 79
C. Lupu 2B 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .354 21 56
M. Kemps DH 6 1 2 1 0 2 5 .351 4 27
G. Thompson RF, CF 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 .385 1 16
M. Campbell 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .304 11 49
J. Randel SS 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .286 2 10
T. Gonzalez C 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 .276 5 23
Totals 44 12 17 12 5 8 22      
a - B. Mauser pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 5th
b - W. Ramirez pinch hit for D. Short in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lupu 2 (19, 1st Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Kern, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Chavez (19, 3rd Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Campbell (1, 4th Inning off N. Kern, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Kemps (1, 6th Inning off R. Downard, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Thompson (2, 8th Inning off A. Begue, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Randel (2, 8th Inning off A. Begue, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Chavez 3 , B. Mauser , D. Short 2 , W. Ramirez , G. Martel , C. Lupu 4 , M. Kemps 4 , G. Thompson 4 , M. Campbell 4 , J. Randel 5
2-out RBI: B. Mauser , M. Campbell 2 , J. Randel 2 , T. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Chavez , D. Short , G. Martel 2 , M. Kemps 2
Sac Fly: G. Thompson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Thompson (7) , J. Randel (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Randel-Lupu-Campbell)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern 4.1 9 7 4 1 3 0 90 2.97   
R. Downard W (10-1) 2.1 4 2 2 3 2 0 53 1.39   
A. Begue 2.1 4 3 3 1 3 1 49 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 25
Batters Faced: N. Kern 24, R. Downard 14, A. Begue 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 8-2, R. Downard 2-3, A. Begue 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 90-53, R. Downard 53-31, A. Begue 49-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Downard 2-2 , A. Begue 2-0
WP: A. Begue
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Carlyle L (6-9) 3.2 6 6 6 6 1 1 87 6.32   
M. Resina 0.1 6 6 6 0 0 3 26 11.14   
J. Unknown 1.1 5 6 6 4 0 3 56 40.50   
J. Unknown 1.1 3 5 5 6 2 1 61 33.75   
J. Unknown 2.1 1 1 1 4 3 0 54 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Carlyle 18
Batters Faced: K. Carlyle 23, M. Resina 7, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Carlyle 5-5, M. Resina 0-1, J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Carlyle 87-48, M. Resina 26-16, J. Unknown 56-29, J. Unknown 61-28, J. Unknown 54-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2 , J. Unknown 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.D. Gordon
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 5:12
Attendance: 3963
Special Notes: J.D. Gordon ties the LR regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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