ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
04/30/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 10850 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tacoma Thunder Wolves (7-16) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2
Little Rock Golden Gophers (20-3) 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 2 X 11 16 0
Shimizu Helps Little Rock Cruise to 11-3 Win
The Little Rock Golden Gophers met little resistance from the Tacoma Thunder Wolves, beating them, 11-3, at Little Rock Grounds. Kevin Shimizu led the way. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for Little Rock. Tacoma falls to 7-16.

The Thunder Wolves had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Golden Gophers going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 22-year old shortstop David Anast came to the plate. Anast hit a 2-run home run on a 1-2 curveball from Tacoma hurler Tuomas Taipale. It was Anast's 6th home run of the year.

"We're in a funk right now," said Tacoma skipper Alfonso Estrada.
TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McConnon 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .369 2 14
   a-L. Rodriguez PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-D. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 0 4
J. McDaniel DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .293 2 13
D. Owens LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .287 6 18
   b-D. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
   d-C. Kelley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 12
A. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 4
   c-B. Kelly PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
B. Barretta RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 2 10
R. Lynch 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .469 1 7
J. Sitko CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 0 3
M. Parker SS, 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .300 4 9
V. Tijerina C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 1 6
   e-R. Lenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342 6 15
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 10 13      
a - L. Rodriguez pinch hit for H. McConnon in the 8th
b - D. Lopez pinch hit for D. Owens in the 8th
c - B. Kelly pinch hit for A. Johnson in the 8th
d - C. Kelley substituted for D. Lopez in the 8th
e - R. Lenger pinch hit for V. Tijerina in the 9th
f - D. Gonzalez pinch hit for L. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lynch (2, 2nd Inning off E. O'Connor, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McDaniel 2 (5, 3rd Inning off I. McCullar, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Kelly (1, 8th Inning off I. McCullar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McConnon , J. McDaniel 4 , D. Owens , B. Kelly 2 , R. Lynch 3 , M. Parker 3
2-out RBI: B. Kelly , M. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gonzalez , J. McDaniel , A. Johnson , B. Barretta
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. McConnon (5)
CS: M. Parker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. McConnon (1) , J. Sitko (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Lynch-Parker-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Barretta(Pinson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires LF, CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .220 1 7
D. Anast 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .299 6 16
A. Jacobs SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .325 4 18
C. Benedict CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .274 1 9
   a-V. Lara PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
B. Barnes 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .402 6 26
   b-M. Crawford PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
C. Pinson DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .295 3 10
C. Koerner C 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .301 3 15
C. Lilley RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 6 .368 5 12
K. Shimizu 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .392 2 9
Totals 38 11 16 11 5 1 17      
a - V. Lara pinch hit for C. Benedict in the 8th
b - M. Crawford pinch hit for B. Barnes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Squires (3, 7th Inning off S. Campbell, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Crawford (2, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Shimizu (2, 5th Inning off T. Taipale, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Anast (6, 5th Inning off T. Taipale, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Jacobs (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires 4 , D. Anast 4 , A. Jacobs 5 , C. Benedict , M. Crawford 2 , C. Koerner 4 , C. Lilley 2 , K. Shimizu 6
2-out RBI: M. Squires , C. Koerner , K. Shimizu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Anast , C. Lilley 3
GIDP: D. Anast
Sac Fly: A. Jacobs
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs (7)
TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Taipale L (2-1) 4.2 7 4 4 3 0 2 87 4.85   
S. Campbell 2.1 6 5 5 2 1 0 40 6.43   
J. Unknown 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 18 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Taipale 31
Batters Faced: T. Taipale 25, S. Campbell 13, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Taipale 8-6, S. Campbell 3-1, J. Unknown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Taipale 87-58, S. Campbell 40-25, J. Unknown 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Campbell 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. O'Connor 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 24 5.00   
I. McCullar W (3-0) 7.0 8 2 2 1 6 0 94 4.79   
R. Vermillion 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. O'Connor 44
Batters Faced: E. O'Connor 7, I. McCullar 29, R. Vermillion 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. O'Connor 1-1, I. McCullar 5-9, R. Vermillion 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. O'Connor 24-15, I. McCullar 94-62, R. Vermillion 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. McCullar 1-1 , R. Vermillion 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Shimizu
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 7888
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