ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
05/02/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
GAME ID: 10947 - SATURDAY, MAY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (22-3) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 6 9 0
Waco Warlocks (14-11) 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 2
Golden Gophers Win Squeaker, 6-5, Over Warlocks
Little Rock beat Waco at Warlocks Grounds, eking out a 6-5 win. The triumph was primarily due to left fielder Aaron Jacobs. He went 2-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. The Golden Gophers, now 22-3, have played inspired baseball.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for David Anast? The slick-fielding shortstop Anast stroked a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to put Little Rock up, 6-5. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Right now, things are falling our way," said Little Rock manager Jose Moreno.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE WACO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .319 4 16
M. Squires CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 1 7
   b-J. Bacon PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-V. Cruz 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Jacobs LF 5 3 2 2 0 0 2 .344 6 23
D. Anast SS, 2B 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .308 6 18
B. Barnes 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .389 6 27
   e-V. Lara CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 1
C. Pinson DH 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .306 3 14
C. Koerner C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 3 15
C. Lilley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 5 12
K. Shimizu 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .379 2 9
   a-C. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 12
   c-D. McGlynn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 6 4 1 22      
a - C. Benedict pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 9th
b - J. Bacon pinch hit for M. Squires in the 9th
c - D. McGlynn substituted for C. Benedict in the 9th
d - V. Cruz substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th
e - V. Lara substituted for B. Barnes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jacobs (10, 5th Inning off A. Compean, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Anast (3, 9th Inning off B. Rosen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jacobs (6, 1st Inning off A. Compean, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires , J. Bacon , A. Jacobs 6 , D. Anast 3 , B. Barnes , C. Pinson , K. Shimizu
2-out RBI: A. Jacobs , D. Anast , C. Pinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jacobs , C. Pinson , C. Koerner , C. Lilley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Thomas (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Phillips CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .304 5 13
   e-R. Reneau CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Torres LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 4 14
C. McCullough DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .420 6 22
F. Reina RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .330 5 22
J. Johnson C 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .507 5 15
B. Ryan 2B, 3B, SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .242 4 17
C. Gutierre 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .263 3 9
   a-C. Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
   b-L. Flynn 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 2 7
C. Crespo 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .270 1 9
E. Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 4
   c-M. Rea PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 1 2
   d-P. Ernalia 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
Totals 39 5 13 5 2 4 18      
a - C. Gallagher pinch hit for C. Gutierre in the 7th
b - L. Flynn substituted for C. Gallagher in the 8th
c - M. Rea pinch hit for E. Gonzalez in the 8th
d - P. Ernalia substituted for M. Rea in the 9th
e - R. Reneau substituted for D. Phillips in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gutierre (3, 4th Inning off R. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Crespo (5, 4th Inning off R. Hall, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Reina (10, 7th Inning off B. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Phillips 2 , D. Torres , C. McCullough 3 , F. Reina 3 , J. Johnson , B. Ryan , C. Gutierre 2 , C. Crespo 3
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCullough , J. Johnson 2 , B. Ryan , C. Gallagher , E. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: F. Reina
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crespo (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Flynn (1) , E. Gonzalez (1)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE WACO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garza 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 5.00   
R. Hall 3.1 8 4 4 0 2 0 42 3.28   
B. Thompson 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 40 1.80   
J. Harrison W (1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.76   
A. Roberts SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garza 38
Batters Faced: P. Garza 6, R. Hall 18, B. Thompson 8, J. Harrison 7, A. Roberts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garza 2-1, R. Hall 4-4, B. Thompson 3-2, J. Harrison 0-4, A. Roberts 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garza 19-11, R. Hall 42-30, B. Thompson 40-25, J. Harrison 26-17, A. Roberts 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Harrison 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Compean 5.1 7 4 2 2 1 1 85 3.48   
S. Betourne H (1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 6.94   
B. Rosen L (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Compean 41
Batters Faced: A. Compean 26, S. Betourne 9, B. Rosen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Compean 5-10, S. Betourne 4-4, B. Rosen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Compean 85-52, S. Betourne 28-18, B. Rosen 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jacobs
Ballpark: Warlocks Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 7681
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