ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
05/14/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 11042 - THURSDAY, MAY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Joseph Mighty Mites (7-29) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Little Rock Golden Gophers (31-5) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 X 11 12 0
Golden Gophers Topple Mighty Mites, 11-4, as Squires Shines
A 5-RBI performance from right fielder Micah Squires, who is tied for 6th in the SL1 in triples with 2, led the Little Rock Golden Gophers to a win over the St. Joseph Mighty Mites, 11-4. The winner was Little Rock reliever Jared Martinez, now 5-0. The loser was Jim Unknown. Little Rock has run its win streak to 4 straight.

Bobby Barnes, who is tied for 3rd in the SL1 in total bases with 86, aided the Little Rock cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the first baseman was 1-1 with a home run and 3 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Barnes.
ST. JOSEPH BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jung DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .238 3 9
A. Montiel LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
Z. Weakley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 4 18
B. Uribe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 2 8
F. Ramos C 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .298 2 10
   a-G. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Olvera RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .306 3 15
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Estrella 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .286 0 9
   c-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Lee CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 3 13
J. Unknown SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 31 4 7 4 1 6 6      
a - G. Flores pinch hit for F. Ramos in the 9th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for L. Olvera in the 9th
c - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Estrella in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Jung (3, 4th Inning off T. Cheeseman, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Ramos (2, 5th Inning off T. Cheeseman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jung 6 , B. Uribe , F. Ramos 4 , J. Estrella , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Weakley , J. Estrella
Sac Bunt: F. Ramos , J. Lee
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Jung (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Unknown (0)
Double Plays: 2 (Estrella-Uribe-Weakley, Weakley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Jacobs CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .331 8 32
N. Thomas 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .331 6 22
C. Benedict DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .350 2 18
B. Barnes 1B 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 .376 10 39
D. Anast 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 .296 8 24
C. Pinson LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .298 4 23
C. Koerner C 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .291 7 26
M. Squires RF 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 .333 4 14
K. Shimizu SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .318 4 15
Totals 31 11 12 11 10 1 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Thomas (5, 3rd Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Benedict (8, 3rd Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Barnes (10, 1st Inning off B. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Squires 3 (4, 2nd Inning off B. Nicholson, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 3 , C. Benedict 4 , B. Barnes 4 , C. Pinson 2 , M. Squires 12 , K. Shimizu
2-out RBI: C. Benedict , B. Barnes , D. Anast , C. Pinson , M. Squires
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Anast 2 , C. Koerner
GIDP: C. Koerner
Sac Bunt: C. Koerner
Sac Fly: B. Barnes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs (14)
CS: A. Jacobs (4) , N. Thomas (3)
ST. JOSEPH PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nicholson 4.0 6 4 3 3 1 2 63 5.54   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 4 4 4 3 0 2 46 10.80   
J. Unknown 0.2 2 3 3 4 0 0 36 40.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nicholson 34
Batters Faced: B. Nicholson 19, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nicholson 5-4, J. Unknown 3-5, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nicholson 63-33, J. Unknown 46-24, J. Unknown 36-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-1
WP: B. Nicholson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Tagawa 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.19   
T. Cheeseman 2.2 5 4 4 1 1 2 48 2.70   
J. Martinez W (5-0) 4.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Tagawa 54
Batters Faced: H. Tagawa 6, T. Cheeseman 14, J. Martinez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Tagawa 2-2, T. Cheeseman 3-4, J. Martinez 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Tagawa 27-20, T. Cheeseman 48-32, J. Martinez 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martinez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Micah Squires
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 9680
Special Notes: SP Travis Cheeseman was injured while pitching. Micah Squires ties the SL1 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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