ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
09/04/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT MEDFORD DESPERADOS
GAME ID: 13016 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (108-28) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 8 12 1
Medford Desperados (88-48) 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 7 13 0
Little Rock Wins, 8-7, Over Desperados
The Little Rock Golden Gophers beat the Medford Desperados by a score of 8-7. Little Rock designated hitter Justin Dawson deserved the lion's share of the credit. Dawson slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Golden Gophers. Ronnie Downard, now 11-1, was credited with the win in 0.1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 1 and walking 0. The defeat makes Medford 88-48.

Little Rock used the timely hitting of Jessie Pegram to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Golden Gophers on top, 8-7. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Took some scratching and clawing," said Dawson. "But we got it done."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rodrigues CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .316 8 40
   d-B. Leija PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356 8 36
M. Dean 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .352 24 67
   f-O. Ramirez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 7 26
P. DeVaul RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .447 20 72
   g-F. Montoya SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 4 23
J. Dawson DH 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 .305 34 103
J. Gordon C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .324 32 121
D. McNamara 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .348 15 53
   a-J. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .425 8 37
   b-J. Pegram 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .366 5 18
J. Perrigin SS, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .405 30 142
M. Garner 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .446 4 21
N. Cordova LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342 4 31
   c-V. Gombar PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 5
   e-J. Garciduenas CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 2 8
Totals 36 8 12 8 5 4 12      
a - J. Hunt pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 8th
b - J. Pegram substituted for J. Hunt in the 8th
c - V. Gombar pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 9th
d - B. Leija pinch hit for C. Rodrigues in the 9th
e - J. Garciduenas substituted for V. Gombar in the 9th
f - O. Ramirez substituted for M. Dean in the 10th
g - F. Montoya substituted for P. DeVaul in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: M. Garner (1, 9th Inning off J. Alexander, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dawson 2 (34, 7th Inning off G. Renner, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Renner, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Rodrigues , M. Dean 2 , P. DeVaul , J. Dawson 8 , J. Gordon , J. Pegram , M. Garner 3 , N. Cordova 2 , V. Gombar
2-out RBI: M. Dean , J. Pegram
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garner
GIDP: P. DeVaul , J. Gordon
Sac Fly: M. Dean
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. McNamara (2)
CS: M. Dean (3) , J. Pegram (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Cordova (2)
Double Plays: 3 (McNamara-Perrigin-Garner, Dean-McNamara-Garner, Perrigin-Pegram-Garner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blevins 3B 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 .251 6 26
A. Helgason DH 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .304 12 33
B. Molohon LF 5 1 4 4 1 0 1 .332 25 78
N. Raphael 1B 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 .316 3 19
J. Brewer C 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .274 9 43
O. Luera RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .365 19 106
   a-C. Roth PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .394 8 48
G. Wuerfel 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .309 5 25
   b-D. Friedrich PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .370 8 53
M. Sallee CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .308 9 48
J. Marotta SS 3 1 0 1 2 2 4 .300 4 23
Totals 39 7 13 7 9 6 24      
a - C. Roth pinch hit for O. Luera in the 9th
b - D. Friedrich pinch hit for G. Wuerfel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Helgason (12, 5th Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Molohon (25, 6th Inning off J. Gomez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Helgason 5 , B. Molohon 7 , N. Raphael 2 , O. Luera , C. Roth , G. Wuerfel , D. Friedrich , M. Sallee
2-out RBI: A. Helgason , B. Molohon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Helgason , J. Brewer , J. Marotta 2
GIDP: N. Raphael , J. Brewer 2
Sac Bunt: G. Wuerfel
Hit by Pitch: O. Luera
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Marotta-Wuerfel-Raphael, Marotta-Friedrich-Raphael)
OF assists: 1 (Luera(Cordova at 2nd base))
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern 5.2 7 3 3 3 5 1 78 3.06   
J. Gomez 0.0 1 4 4 3 0 1 15 7.86   
M. Flores 3.0 3 0 0 3 0 0 44 3.15   
R. Downard W (11-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.31   
G. Daugherty SV (27) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 45
Batters Faced: N. Kern 26, J. Gomez 4, M. Flores 14, R. Downard 1, G. Daugherty 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 5-5, J. Gomez 0-0, M. Flores 3-5, R. Downard 0-0, G. Daugherty 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 78-46, J. Gomez 15-2, M. Flores 44-23, R. Downard 6-4, G. Daugherty 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gomez 1-1 , R. Downard 3-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Kern
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Renner 7.1 8 6 6 4 3 2 101 3.53   
J. Alexander L (8-3), BS (2) 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 43 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Renner 37
Batters Faced: G. Renner 31, J. Alexander 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Renner 9-7, J. Alexander 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Renner 101-58, J. Alexander 43-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Dawson
Ballpark: Ballpark of Medford
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 8192
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