ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
09/28/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 13841 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 11 0
Medford Win Evens Series at 3
The Medford Desperados and the Little Rock Golden Gophers will take the League Championship Series to a decisive 7th game. In a must-win situation, the Desperados beat the Golden Gophers, 6-3, at Little Rock Grounds to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Medford left-hander Ben Gallegos had a big role in the win. He threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball.

Medford used the timely hitting of Chris Malone to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Desperados on top, 6-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Little Rock manager Jose Moreno.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Little Rock Grounds in Little Rock.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .333 3 12
A. Helgason LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .429 3 6
A. Davis SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .269 1 6
T. Biggar 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282 0 3
B. Coleman C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .412 1 3
R. Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .195 0 5
C. Griffith DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 2 4
   a-C. Malone DH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .389 0 8
J. Knisley RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .364 0 3
J. LaCasse CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 0 5
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 6 14      
a - C. Malone inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Knisley (4, 7th Inning off M. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Helgason (3, 1st Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Davis (1, 1st Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bridges (3, 3rd Inning off M. Vandenberg, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 5 , A. Helgason 4 , A. Davis 4 , T. Biggar 2 , B. Coleman , C. Malone , J. Knisley 3 , J. LaCasse
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Helgason , B. Coleman , C. Griffith
GIDP: A. Helgason , J. Knisley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. LaCasse (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Coleman
Double Plays: 1 (Biggar-Davis-Robinson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bacon LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .333 1 5
E. Monaghan 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .308 0 2
M. Dean 3B, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .458 3 18
A. Jacobs RF, CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .304 1 12
D. McNamara 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .351 4 11
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-N. Thomas SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .125 0 2
C. Pinson DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .300 2 6
D. Anast SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361 1 7
   b-J. Dawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 2
   d-K. Shimizu 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Barnes PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
D. McGlynn C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .184 1 1
C. Rodrigues CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 2 4
   f-B. Leija PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 1
   g-P. Drake 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3 4 8 30      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 6th
b - J. Dawson pinch hit for D. Anast in the 6th
c - N. Thomas substituted for C. Benedict in the 7th
d - K. Shimizu substituted for J. Dawson in the 7th
e - B. Barnes pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 8th
f - B. Leija pinch hit for C. Rodrigues in the 8th
g - P. Drake substituted for B. Leija in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pinson (3, 8th Inning off J. Cantu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bacon , E. Monaghan , M. Dean , A. Jacobs 2 , D. McNamara , C. Pinson 3 , D. McGlynn 2 , C. Rodrigues
2-out RBI: A. Jacobs , D. McNamara , C. Pinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Monaghan , N. Thomas , J. Dawson , B. Barnes
GIDP: C. Rodrigues
Hit by Pitch: D. McGlynn
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dean-McNamara-Monaghan, Shimizu-Thomas-Monaghan)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gallegos W (1-1) 5.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 84 3.52   
J. Cantu H (1) 2.0 6 1 1 3 1 0 57 4.05   
D. Taylor SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gallegos 54
Batters Faced: B. Gallegos 21, J. Cantu 15, D. Taylor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gallegos 5-7, J. Cantu 2-3, D. Taylor 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gallegos 84-52, J. Cantu 57-23, D. Taylor 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantu 1-1 , D. Taylor 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Gallegos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vandenberg L (0-1) 3.0 4 4 4 1 2 3 60 6.35   
M. Collins 3.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 48 1.80   
E. O'Connor 2.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 27 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vandenberg 34
Batters Faced: M. Vandenberg 14, M. Collins 14, E. O'Connor 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vandenberg 3-4, M. Collins 4-3, E. O'Connor 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vandenberg 60-40, M. Collins 48-33, E. O'Connor 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. O'Connor 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Gallegos
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 20382
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