ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
04/22/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT GREENSBORO NATURALS
GAME ID: 10733 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (13-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 0
Greensboro Naturals (8-7) 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 X 9 11 0
Naturals Pop Golden Gophers, 9-2
The exploits of left fielder Latrell Poff, who is tied for 6th in the SL1 in doubles with 6, helped the Greensboro Naturals defeat the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 9-2. Poff went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs. Little Rock is 13-2 after the loss.

In the bottom of the second inning, shortstop Takao Fujii had a 2-run home run for Greensboro. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Naturals on top, 2-0.

Said losing manager Jose Moreno: "Give the Naturals credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Monaghan LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 2 9
   b-V. Lara PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
N. Thomas 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .339 3 11
D. Anast 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286 3 10
C. Pinson DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .281 2 5
C. Lilley RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .420 4 7
   d-N. Amore PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Koerner C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 2 8
M. Squires CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .120 1 5
   e-B. Barnes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .446 4 14
M. Crawford 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .429 0 3
K. Shimizu SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 4
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 6
   c-A. Jacobs SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348 2 10
Totals 30 2 6 2 5 4 16      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 8th
b - V. Lara pinch hit for E. Monaghan in the 8th
c - A. Jacobs substituted for C. Benedict in the 8th
d - N. Amore pinch hit for C. Lilley in the 9th
e - B. Barnes pinch hit for M. Squires in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pinson (5, 2nd Inning off K. Augustine, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Amore (1, 9th Inning off R. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Anast (3, 7th Inning off D. Garriga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Anast 4 , C. Pinson 2 , N. Amore 2 , B. Barnes , M. Crawford , A. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Lara , C. Pinson , M. Squires
Sac Fly: M. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: E. Monaghan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Thomas (2) , M. Crawford (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Poff CF, LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .313 2 3
J. Husnick RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .274 2 9
C. Elmore LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .321 0 3
   a-S. Hicks PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Hermosillo 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .288 2 7
   b-L. Garza PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Hiner 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .379 2 13
T. Fujii SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .261 1 7
   c-M. Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-C. Miller 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
D. Orosco 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 1 3
J. Lozada C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 1 4
J. Unknown DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9 0 5 6      
a - S. Hicks pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 7th
b - L. Garza pinch hit for O. Hermosillo in the 8th
c - M. Sanchez pinch hit for T. Fujii in the 8th
d - C. Miller substituted for M. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Fujii (1, 2nd Inning off S. Bruin, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Poff (2, 6th Inning off S. Bruin, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hiner (2, 6th Inning off S. Bruin, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Husnick (2, 7th Inning off S. Bruin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Poff 5 , J. Husnick 4 , C. Elmore , O. Hermosillo , L. Garza , C. Hiner 4 , T. Fujii 4 , D. Orosco , J. Lozada , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: J. Husnick , C. Hiner , D. Orosco
Team LOB: 2
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. O'Connor L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 6.00   
S. Bruin 5.2 8 7 7 0 4 4 71 7.04   
B. Thompson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. O'Connor 43
Batters Faced: E. O'Connor 5, S. Bruin 25, B. Thompson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. O'Connor 0-3, S. Bruin 7-6, B. Thompson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. O'Connor 13-11, S. Bruin 71-50, B. Thompson 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bruin 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Augustine 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 42 7.02   
D. Garriga W (1-1) 4.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 50 4.26   
R. Estrada 2.0 3 1 1 3 1 0 42 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Augustine 51
Batters Faced: K. Augustine 10, D. Garriga 15, R. Estrada 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Augustine 1-5, D. Garriga 4-6, R. Estrada 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Augustine 42-24, D. Garriga 50-30, R. Estrada 42-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garriga 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Augustine
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Latrell Poff
Ballpark: Naturals Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 4004
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