ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
04/26/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 10817 - SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados (12-7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 9 2
Little Rock Golden Gophers (16-3) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 12 2
Desperados Pull Out Late-Game Win, 6-5
The rain did not keep Medford and Little Rock from finishing their game.

The Little Rock Golden Gophers could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Rick Hall into a win. Instead, the Medford Desperados prevailed, 6-5. Hall came in in relief and pitched to 18 batters. The Desperados raised their record to 12-7.

Matt Sikes drove in one run for Medford. With one out and the game tied in the top of the eighth inning, Sikes had a clutch at-bat. Facing Little Rock hurler Hirofumi Tagawa, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Desperados a 6-5 lead.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Little Rock manager Jose Moreno. "The effort was great."
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bridges 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .284 4 9
R. Ruhl SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .208 1 4
J. Criscuolo 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .357 2 9
J. Cottingham LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 3 15
   a-S. Skidmore PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 1 8
B. Coleman C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .297 2 6
R. Robinson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .303 1 7
C. Griffith DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 4 14
   b-M. Sikes DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .158 0 1
J. Knisley CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .328 1 2
N. Lahab RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .348 1 7
Totals 37 6 9 6 1 6 15      
a - S. Skidmore pinch hit for J. Cottingham in the 8th
b - M. Sikes inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cottingham (3, 2nd Inning off E. O'Connor, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Criscuolo 2 (5, 4th Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Harrison, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Robinson (3, 8th Inning off J. Harrison, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Bridges (4, 6th Inning off R. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bridges 5 , J. Criscuolo 4 , J. Cottingham 2 , S. Skidmore , R. Robinson 3 , N. Lahab
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Robinson , C. Griffith , J. Knisley
Sac Fly: M. Sikes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Snipes (1) , L. Bridges (2)
PB: B. Coleman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333 4 13
D. Anast SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .306 4 11
C. Benedict CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .275 1 8
B. Barnes 1B 5 1 1 4 0 0 5 .429 6 25
A. Jacobs LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .317 2 14
C. Pinson DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .307 3 7
C. Lilley RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .381 5 12
C. Koerner C 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .297 3 12
   a-J. Bacon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Shimizu 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 .378 1 6
Totals 39 5 12 5 3 5 29      
a - J. Bacon pinch hit for C. Koerner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Benedict (4, 1st Inning off D. Snipes, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Koerner (3, 6th Inning off K. Price, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Barnes (6, 5th Inning off L. Perez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Anast 2 , C. Benedict 2 , B. Barnes 4 , A. Jacobs 2 , C. Pinson 2 , C. Lilley , C. Koerner 4
2-out RBI: B. Barnes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Anast 2 , B. Barnes 2 , C. Lilley , J. Bacon , K. Shimizu
Sac Bunt: K. Shimizu 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Anast (2) , K. Shimizu (1)
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Snipes 4.2 6 3 0 0 5 0 79 6.05   
L. Perez 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 14 5.73   
K. Price 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 4.15   
D. Garcia W (2-0) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 35 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Snipes 51
Batters Faced: D. Snipes 21, L. Perez 4, K. Price 8, D. Garcia 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Snipes 6-4, L. Perez 1-0, K. Price 3-2, D. Garcia 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Snipes 79-52, L. Perez 14-8, K. Price 28-17, D. Garcia 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Perez 3-3 , K. Price 1-1 , D. Garcia 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. O'Connor 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.91   
R. Hall 5.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 55 2.11   
J. Harrison L (0-1) 1.0 6 5 3 0 0 0 24 6.75   
H. Tagawa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.50   
J. Maxheimer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. O'Connor 48
Batters Faced: E. O'Connor 5, R. Hall 18, J. Harrison 10, H. Tagawa 2, J. Maxheimer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. O'Connor 2-0, R. Hall 8-3, J. Harrison 1-2, H. Tagawa 1-1, J. Maxheimer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. O'Connor 20-14, R. Hall 55-34, J. Harrison 24-16, H. Tagawa 3-2, J. Maxheimer 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hall 1-0 , H. Tagawa 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Hall
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:28
Attendance: 9638
Special Notes: SP Luis Perez was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 69 minutes in the 6th inning.
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