ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
05/09/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT NEWPORT UNICORNS
GAME ID: 10989 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Little Rock Golden Gophers (27-4) 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 4 14 14 0
Newport Unicorns (10-21) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 12 1
Thomas, Golden Gophers Jackhammer Newport, 14-4
The Little Rock Golden Gophers firmly defeated the Newport Unicorns, 14-4, at Chanticleers Ballpark. The Little Rock offense was lit. Neil Thomas, for one, had a solid game. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5 for the Golden Gophers. Bill Thompson claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 3.2 innings. His record stands at 3-0. The Golden Gophers bumped their record to 27-4 with this latest triumph.

Little Rock used the hitting of Chris Pinson to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Golden Gophers on top, 13-4. For the game, Pinson had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I like our moxie," said Golden Gophers manager Jose Moreno.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 3 3 5 0 1 0 .336 6 22
   a-V. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-M. Crawford 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 3
A. Jacobs CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .307 7 26
D. Anast 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .305 8 21
C. Benedict DH 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .315 2 15
B. Barnes 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .389 8 32
C. Pinson LF 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 .303 4 21
C. Koerner C 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .284 5 22
M. Squires RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .309 1 8
K. Shimizu SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .352 3 12
Totals 39 14 14 14 6 8 10      
a - V. Cruz pinch hit for N. Thomas in the 9th
b - M. Crawford substituted for V. Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jacobs (11, 4th Inning off J. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Squires (2, 8th Inning off M. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Thomas 2 (6, 3rd Inning off J. Perez, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Barnes (8, 5th Inning off M. Pena, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Pinson (4, 9th Inning off M. Robinson, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Koerner (5, 9th Inning off D. Guerrero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 9 , A. Jacobs 2 , C. Benedict 3 , B. Barnes 4 , C. Pinson 5 , C. Koerner 5 , M. Squires 3 , K. Shimizu
2-out RBI: N. Thomas , A. Jacobs , K. Shimizu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Anast , M. Squires
Sac Bunt: B. Barnes
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Jacobs (2) , D. Anast (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Trujillo LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .260 7 17
I. Ramos C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .210 2 6
   a-C. Garibaldi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
N. Ladnier SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .336 2 14
   b-S. Ytuarte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 5
R. Paz RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .276 3 8
   c-I. Shimizu PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. MacKoul 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .312 3 8
   d-S. Vargas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 0 3
Y. Lee 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .298 0 12
J. DeLozier DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .221 1 7
S. Warwick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 5 15
J. Tapia CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .228 3 16
Totals 38 4 12 4 3 3 16      
a - C. Garibaldi pinch hit for I. Ramos in the 9th
b - S. Ytuarte pinch hit for N. Ladnier in the 9th
c - I. Shimizu pinch hit for R. Paz in the 9th
d - S. Vargas pinch hit for J. MacKoul in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Paz (5, 2nd Inning off P. Garza, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. MacKoul (3, 5th Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Shimizu (1, 9th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Ladnier (4, 5th Inning off B. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Trujillo (7, 6th Inning off J. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Trujillo 4 , I. Ramos 2 , N. Ladnier 3 , R. Paz 3 , I. Shimizu 2 , J. MacKoul 3 , Y. Lee , S. Warwick , J. Tapia
2-out RBI: J. Trujillo , N. Ladnier , R. Paz , Y. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Trujillo , J. MacKoul , S. Vargas , J. DeLozier , S. Warwick
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Tapia (1)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Lee (4)
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Garza 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 3.86   
B. Thompson W (3-0) 3.2 7 3 3 2 2 0 65 3.29   
J. Martinez SV (1) 3.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 39 1.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Garza 48
Batters Faced: P. Garza 8, B. Thompson 19, J. Martinez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Garza 3-3, B. Thompson 5-3, J. Martinez 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: P. Garza 25-15, B. Thompson 65-40, J. Martinez 39-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Perez L (1-5) 4.0 7 6 2 2 5 1 78 6.06   
M. Pena 2.1 2 2 2 3 1 1 43 16.88   
M. Robinson 1.2 4 5 5 1 2 2 30 15.23   
D. Guerrero 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 7.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Perez 35
Batters Faced: J. Perez 21, M. Pena 11, M. Robinson 10, D. Guerrero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Perez 4-2, M. Pena 2-3, M. Robinson 1-2, D. Guerrero 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Perez 78-50, M. Pena 43-23, M. Robinson 30-17, D. Guerrero 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Robinson 1-0
WP: J. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Neil Thomas
Ballpark: Chanticleers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 3384
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