ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
09/22/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 13837 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Medford Desperados 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 13 0
Jacobs, Golden Gophers Take Dramatic Game 2 for 2-0 Series Lead
The Little Rock Golden Gophers took a 2-0 lead in the League Championship Series on a walk-off at Little Rock Grounds. Rookie right fielder Aaron Jacobs, 22, excelled for the Golden Gophers. He was 3-5 with 2 doubles, while scoring 3.

Batting in the bottom of the tenth, 23-year old catcher Malcolm Garner had a real shot to win the game. Medford pitcher Victor Martinez was determined not to let it happen. But with no outs, Garner hit a run-scoring single. The Golden Gophers had a walk-off triumph.

"This place was rockin'," Garner said.

Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday at Ballpark of Medford in Medford.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .349 2 8
A. Helgason LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .400 1 3
A. Davis SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .270 0 4
T. Biggar 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .296 0 3
B. Coleman C 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 1 3
R. Robinson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .172 0 5
C. Griffith DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .172 0 0
   a-C. Malone DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .357 0 4
J. Knisley RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .381 0 2
   b-C. Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-G. Buckner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 3
J. LaCasse CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .235 0 4
Totals 36 5 9 5 6 3 15      
a - C. Malone inserted as DH in the 9th
b - C. Reese pinch hit for J. Knisley in the 9th
c - G. Buckner substituted for C. Reese in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Griffith (1, 2nd Inning off B. Winters, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Bridges (3, 2nd Inning off B. Winters, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bridges (2, 1st Inning off B. Winters, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 6 , A. Helgason 2 , B. Coleman 2 , C. Griffith 2 , J. LaCasse 2
2-out RBI: L. Bridges , J. LaCasse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bridges , A. Helgason , R. Robinson
GIDP: T. Biggar 2 , R. Robinson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bridges-Biggar-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .429 1 5
   a-M. Squires LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Barnes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   g-M. Crawford 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Monaghan 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .360 0 2
   e-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   h-M. Gonzalez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Dean 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .455 3 17
A. Jacobs RF 5 3 3 1 0 1 3 .233 1 7
D. McNamara 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .296 4 8
   b-K. Shimizu 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-M. Garner PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
C. Pinson DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .357 2 5
D. Anast SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .417 1 4
D. McGlynn C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 1 1
C. Rodrigues CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .471 2 4
   c-J. Dawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 1 2
   f-B. Leija LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 39 6 13 6 1 9 13      
a - M. Squires substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th
b - K. Shimizu substituted for D. McNamara in the 9th
c - J. Dawson pinch hit for C. Rodrigues in the 9th
d - B. Barnes pinch hit for M. Squires in the 9th
e - C. Benedict pinch hit for E. Monaghan in the 9th
f - B. Leija substituted for J. Dawson in the 10th
g - M. Crawford substituted for B. Barnes in the 10th
h - M. Gonzalez substituted for C. Benedict in the 10th
i - M. Garner pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jacobs 2 (3, 8th Inning off D. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off V. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. McNamara (4, 8th Inning off D. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bacon , B. Barnes , E. Monaghan 2 , M. Dean , A. Jacobs 5 , D. McNamara 4 , M. Garner , C. Pinson , D. Anast 2
2-out RBI: M. Dean
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jacobs , C. Rodrigues
GIDP: D. Anast
Hit by Pitch: M. Dean
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bacon (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Anast-McNamara-Monaghan, Anast-McNamara-Monaghan, Anast-McNamara-Monaghan)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gallegos 5.1 5 2 2 1 5 0 82 3.60   
D. Taylor BS (1) 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 29 3.60   
V. Martinez L (0-1) 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 27 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gallegos 54
Batters Faced: B. Gallegos 23, D. Taylor 9, V. Martinez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gallegos 7-4, D. Taylor 1-2, V. Martinez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gallegos 82-54, D. Taylor 29-22, V. Martinez 27-16
Hit Batsmen: B. Gallegos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Winters 4.0 5 4 4 3 1 1 70 5.40   
M. Collins 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 49 2.38   
E. O'Connor W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 26 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Winters 34
Batters Faced: B. Winters 18, M. Collins 14, E. O'Connor 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Winters 5-4, M. Collins 5-5, E. O'Connor 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Winters 70-43, M. Collins 49-29, E. O'Connor 26-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jacobs
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 20477
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