ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
05/05/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 10967 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (20-7) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 15 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (24-3) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 17 0
Golden Gophers Pull Out Late-Game Win, 5-4
The Little Rock Golden Gophers clipped the Santa Ana Black Aces, 5-4, in 12 innings at Little Rock Grounds. The standout performance belonged to Little Rock pitcher and Duluth, Georgia, native Ian McCullar. Little Rock has run its win streak to 8 straight.

Up to bat in the bottom of the 12th, 22-year old catcher Rich Callanan had a chance to be the hero. Santa Ana pitcher Ryan Martin wanted to foil that plan. But with one out, Callanan hit a sacrifice fly. The Golden Gophers had themselves a thrilling win.

"That's what makes it fun -- everybody's jacked up because of the way we've been winning," said Little Rock manager Jose Moreno.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy DH 5 0 1 2 1 1 1 .385 7 28
R. Miklavcic LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .317 2 10
   b-B. Byrne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 2 11
   c-B. Banuelos LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
A. Nelson 1B, 2B 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 .343 6 31
K. Twigg CF, LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .360 3 26
C. Ulery RF 6 0 4 1 0 0 5 .324 11 33
D. Raney 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 1 6
J. Corcoran 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 0 12
   a-B. Evans PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .455 0 2
K. Pizzuti C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .412 2 9
   d-N. Berg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .457 1 14
   f-J. Brooks SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
R. Cavazos SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .250 2 5
   e-I. Camarillo PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
Totals 49 4 15 4 2 6 19      
a - B. Evans pinch hit for J. Corcoran in the 8th
b - B. Byrne pinch hit for R. Miklavcic in the 9th
c - B. Banuelos substituted for B. Byrne in the 9th
d - N. Berg pinch hit for K. Pizzuti in the 10th
e - I. Camarillo pinch hit for R. Cavazos in the 10th
f - J. Brooks substituted for N. Berg in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Twigg (7, 1st Inning off H. Tagawa, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ulery (4, 4th Inning off I. McCullar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Bandy (4, 6th Inning off I. McCullar, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 3 , R. Miklavcic , A. Nelson 3 , K. Twigg 3 , C. Ulery 5 , K. Pizzuti , N. Berg , R. Cavazos 2
2-out RBI: B. Bandy , A. Nelson , C. Ulery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miklavcic , C. Ulery 2 , D. Raney , K. Pizzuti
GIDP: R. Miklavcic , B. Evans
Hit by Pitch: K. Twigg
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corcoran-Cavazos-Nelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 0 3 1 1 2 0 .327 4 17
M. Squires LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 8
   a-N. Amore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
   b-V. Lara LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357 0 1
   f-K. Shimizu SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 3 11
C. Benedict CF 6 0 2 0 0 4 5 .291 2 12
B. Barnes 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .398 6 28
   d-D. McGlynn 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Jacobs SS, LF 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 .330 7 25
C. Pinson DH 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .299 3 15
D. Anast 2B, SS 6 3 3 0 0 0 3 .314 7 19
C. Lilley RF 6 0 2 1 0 1 5 .333 5 13
C. Koerner C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282 3 18
   c-J. Bacon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-R. Callanan C 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .316 2 4
Totals 49 5 17 5 3 15 30      
a - N. Amore pinch hit for M. Squires in the 6th
b - V. Lara substituted for N. Amore in the 7th
c - J. Bacon pinch hit for C. Koerner in the 8th
d - D. McGlynn substituted for B. Barnes in the 9th
e - R. Callanan substituted for J. Bacon in the 9th
f - K. Shimizu substituted for V. Lara in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas (3, 8th Inning off R. Wall, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Anast (4, 12th Inning off R. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Jacobs (2, 4th Inning off W. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 4 , M. Squires , C. Benedict 2 , D. McGlynn 2 , A. Jacobs 3 , C. Pinson , D. Anast 4 , C. Lilley 2 , C. Koerner , J. Bacon
2-out RBI: C. Lilley , C. Koerner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Amore , C. Benedict 3 , C. Lilley
GIDP: C. Koerner
Sac Bunt: M. Squires
Sac Fly: R. Callanan
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Anast-Jacobs-Barnes, Shimizu-Anast-McGlynn)
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gardner 5.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 78 4.75   
P. Hoster BS (1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 36 1.59   
R. McEntyre 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 29 5.62   
R. Wall 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.79   
R. Deyo 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 5.06   
R. Martin L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gardner 48
Batters Faced: W. Gardner 22, P. Hoster 7, R. McEntyre 7, R. Wall 3, R. Deyo 8, R. Martin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gardner 6-4, P. Hoster 0-0, R. McEntyre 1-0, R. Wall 0-0, R. Deyo 2-3, R. Martin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gardner 78-50, P. Hoster 36-24, R. McEntyre 29-20, R. Wall 18-12, R. Deyo 30-18, R. Martin 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hoster 1-1 , R. Wall 2-1
WP: R. Deyo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Tagawa 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.00   
I. McCullar 7.0 9 3 3 1 3 0 95 4.55   
A. Roberts BS (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17 0.82   
J. Maxheimer 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
J. Harrison W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tagawa 44
Batters Faced: H. Tagawa 5, I. McCullar 31, A. Roberts 6, J. Maxheimer 7, J. Harrison 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tagawa 1-2, I. McCullar 11-6, A. Roberts 1-2, J. Maxheimer 2-2, J. Harrison 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tagawa 12-7, I. McCullar 95-63, A. Roberts 17-13, J. Maxheimer 28-16, J. Harrison 16-10
Hit Batsmen: I. McCullar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian McCullar
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:20
Attendance: 8955
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