ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
05/03/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT WACO WARLOCKS
GAME ID: 10948 - SUNDAY, MAY 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (23-3) 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 9 14 1
Waco Warlocks (14-12) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 0
Golden Gophers Mow Down Warlocks, 9-4
Golden Gophers first baseman Bobby Barnes put his stamp on his team's 9-4 win over the Waco Warlocks. Barnes was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs for Little Rock in the contest. The winner in relief was Jared Martinez. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 3 innings. He now owns a record of 4-0. The Golden Gophers, now 23-3, have hit the ground running this season.

Tied up with the Warlocks in the top of the sixth inning, the Golden Gophers got a boost from catcher Curt Koerner. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Koerner saw a 2-0 fastball from Chris Rodriguez and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put Little Rock on top, 3-2.

"Solid performance from our side," said Golden Gophers manager Jose Moreno.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE WACO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 4 16
A. Jacobs CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .337 7 25
D. Anast 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .302 7 19
C. Benedict DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .288 2 12
B. Barnes 1B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .411 6 28
C. Pinson LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .307 3 14
C. Koerner C 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .280 3 17
M. Squires RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 5 .240 1 8
K. Shimizu SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .387 3 11
Totals 41 9 14 9 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Benedict (5, 2nd Inning off C. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Barnes (7, 9th Inning off C. Ahern, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Jacobs (7, 7th Inning off M. Galinski, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Anast (7, 7th Inning off M. Galinski, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Shimizu (3, 8th Inning off M. Galinski, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Thomas , A. Jacobs 4 , D. Anast 4 , C. Benedict 3 , B. Barnes 5 , C. Pinson , C. Koerner , M. Squires , K. Shimizu 5
2-out RBI: C. Koerner , M. Squires
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Squires 2 , K. Shimizu
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shimizu (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Anast-Shimizu-Barnes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .292 5 13
D. Torres LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .269 4 14
C. McCullough DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .413 6 22
F. Reina RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .327 5 23
J. Rivera 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 4 11
   a-C. Gallagher PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 3
   c-J. Johnson 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .514 5 15
P. Ernalia SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .200 0 1
M. Ekstedt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 3
C. Gutierre 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .275 4 11
C. Crespo 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 1 9
   b-L. Flynn PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 2 8
Totals 36 4 11 4 5 3 22      
a - C. Gallagher pinch hit for J. Rivera in the 8th
b - L. Flynn pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 8th
c - J. Johnson substituted for C. Gallagher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. McCullough (9, 1st Inning off M. Vandenberg, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Torres (8, 5th Inning off J. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Reina (11, 8th Inning off J. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gutierre (4, 2nd Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Torres 4 , C. McCullough 2 , F. Reina 2 , J. Johnson , P. Ernalia 2 , C. Gutierre 5 , L. Flynn
2-out RBI: , C. Gutierre 2 , L. Flynn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Phillips , F. Reina 2 , J. Rivera , P. Ernalia , C. Gutierre
GIDP: M. Ekstedt
Sac Bunt: M. Ekstedt
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Torres 2 (4)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE WACO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vandenberg 4.2 5 2 2 0 1 1 43 3.18   
J. Martinez W (4-0) 3.0 4 2 0 4 0 0 47 0.69   
J. Maxheimer SV (1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vandenberg 47
Batters Faced: M. Vandenberg 18, J. Martinez 17, J. Maxheimer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vandenberg 7-5, J. Martinez 3-5, J. Maxheimer 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vandenberg 43-28, J. Martinez 47-21, J. Maxheimer 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Maxheimer 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodriguez L (1-2) 6.0 8 4 4 1 4 0 83 3.90   
M. Galinski 1.1 4 4 4 1 3 3 31 7.85   
C. Ahern 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 28 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodriguez 43
Batters Faced: C. Rodriguez 27, M. Galinski 9, C. Ahern 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodriguez 7-7, M. Galinski 1-0, C. Ahern 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodriguez 83-55, M. Galinski 31-19, C. Ahern 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Galinski 1-1
WP: C. Ahern
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Barnes
Ballpark: Warlocks Grounds
Weather: Rain (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 5234
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