ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
04/24/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 11086 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (9-7) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Little Rock Golden Gophers (10-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Black Aces Deal Golden Gophers 4-0 Defeat
The Santa Ana Black Aces racked up a win at Little Rock Grounds, bumping off the Little Rock Golden Gophers, 4-0. Omar Valentin, who started for Santa Ana, pitched effectively for his team. Picking up his 2nd save was 20-year old left-handed pitcher Randy Wall. With the win, Santa Ana is 9-7.

Santa Ana used a clutch at-bat from Mike Bolden to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Black Aces ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Bolden expressed little emotion after the game. "Every game we win now," he said, "is one less win we'll need to get in the end."
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mathis SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .239 4 5
M. Bolden LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .303 6 17
P. Horne 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .333 5 12
M. Baumgardner 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .361 2 8
F. Babb DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .317 5 13
J. Garza RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .234 1 7
K. Ross CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .357 0 6
D. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 2
C. Wahl C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .298 0 10
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Babb (4, 6th Inning off N. Kern, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Wahl (5, 9th Inning off V. Alvarenga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bolden (6, 1st Inning off N. Kern, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mathis , M. Bolden 4 , M. Baumgardner 2 , F. Babb 2 , J. Garza , K. Ross , C. Wahl 3
2-out RBI: K. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Baumgardner , K. Ross 2 , D. Rodriguez
GIDP: P. Horne
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: C. Wahl
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Talton CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .446 1 10
D. Benavides LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 2 8
   a-C. McCarty PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 13
J. Perrigin RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .439 4 15
M. Fogg DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .348 3 3
B. Chavarria 3B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .184 0 6
J. Gordon C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .228 2 10
M. DeRise 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .275 1 10
J. Teehan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .339 2 11
A. de la Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .205 1 6
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 9 13      
a - C. McCarty pinch hit for D. Benavides in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Talton (8, 8th Inning off R. Wall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Chavarria (1, 2nd Inning off O. Valentin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Talton 2 , J. Perrigin , M. Fogg , B. Chavarria 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Perrigin , M. Fogg , B. Chavarria , A. de la Cruz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Chavarria 2 (4) , A. de la Cruz (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Teehan-de la Cruz-DeRise)
OF assists: 1 (Perrigin(Baumgardner at home))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Valentin W (2-2) 6.1 3 0 0 3 6 0 94 5.23   
R. Wall SV (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 36 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Valentin 70
Batters Faced: O. Valentin 25, R. Wall 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Valentin 6-7, R. Wall 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Valentin 94-59, R. Wall 36-25
WP: R. Wall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kern L (2-2) 5.2 4 2 2 2 4 1 78 1.38   
S. Moss 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.84   
V. Alvarenga 2.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 39 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kern 55
Batters Faced: N. Kern 24, S. Moss 4, V. Alvarenga 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kern 7-5, S. Moss 0-2, V. Alvarenga 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kern 78-51, S. Moss 17-13, V. Alvarenga 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Moss 1-0 , V. Alvarenga 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Valentin
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 1257
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