ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
05/24/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS AT AURORA PAINTS
GAME ID: 12343 - SUNDAY, MAY 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Little Rock Golden Gophers (36-9) 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 9 15 1
Aurora Paints (14-31) 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 X 11 14 0
Paints Stun Golden Gophers, 11-9
David Short impressed in the 11-9 Aurora win over Little Rock. Short went 2 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. The winner was Jim Unknown in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Jeremy Harrison took the loss. Aurora is now 14-31, Little Rock 36-9.

The game was at a stalemate until first baseman Tim Massey came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Little Rock pitcher Jeremy Harrison, he hit a first pitch fastball for a 2-run double. It was a game-changer, putting Aurora on top, 11-9.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Massey.
LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE AURORA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Thomas 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .353 7 29
M. Squires LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .322 5 18
   a-J. Bacon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 1
   b-V. Lara LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 2
C. Benedict CF 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .338 4 23
B. Barnes 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .368 12 45
A. Jacobs SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .331 10 35
C. Pinson DH 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 .301 5 28
C. Lilley RF 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 .314 7 20
C. Koerner C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .309 9 31
K. Shimizu 2B 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 .306 5 19
   c-N. Amore PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 9 7 5 22      
a - J. Bacon pinch hit for M. Squires in the 7th
b - V. Lara substituted for J. Bacon in the 7th
c - N. Amore pinch hit for K. Shimizu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pinson (10, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Thomas 2 , M. Squires , C. Benedict , A. Jacobs 2 , C. Pinson 5 , C. Lilley , C. Koerner 2 , K. Shimizu , N. Amore
2-out RBI: M. Squires , C. Benedict , K. Shimizu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Thomas , C. Benedict , B. Barnes , C. Lilley
Sac Fly: N. Thomas
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jacobs (16)
CS: N. Thomas (6) , M. Squires (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Benedict (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cerpa DH 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .333 3 10
N. Perry CF, RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 .350 1 9
T. Massey 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .333 3 13
   c-B. Benitez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
D. Short LF 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .406 4 11
S. Ruth 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .260 2 8
M. Follmer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .341 5 24
   b-J. Saenz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 2 5
E. Roebling 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 1 14
S. Mikami SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 2 17
   a-M. Jones PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 6 23
O. Ybarra C 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
Totals 38 11 14 11 1 6 8      
a - M. Jones pinch hit for S. Mikami in the 8th
b - J. Saenz substituted for M. Follmer in the 9th
c - B. Benitez substituted for T. Massey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Ybarra 2 (3, 5th Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Vermillion, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Cerpa (3, 6th Inning off R. Vermillion, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Massey (9, 8th Inning off J. Harrison, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Short (1, 5th Inning off B. Thompson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Perry (1, 1st Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Short (4, 1st Inning off M. Vandenberg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cerpa 4 , N. Perry 5 , T. Massey 2 , D. Short 7 , S. Ruth , M. Follmer , S. Mikami , O. Ybarra 5
2-out RBI: N. Perry , T. Massey , D. Short 2 , S. Ruth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Massey , D. Short , E. Roebling
Hit by Pitch: T. Massey
Team LOB: 5
LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE AURORA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vandenberg 4.2 3 3 3 1 3 2 61 3.60   
B. Thompson 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 16 5.51   
R. Vermillion 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.72   
J. Harrison L (2-3) 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 25 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vandenberg 48
Batters Faced: M. Vandenberg 18, B. Thompson 5, R. Vermillion 8, J. Harrison 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vandenberg 5-6, B. Thompson 0-0, R. Vermillion 3-1, J. Harrison 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vandenberg 61-39, B. Thompson 16-10, R. Vermillion 25-19, J. Harrison 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Thompson 1-1 , R. Vermillion 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Thompson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 6.0 8 4 4 5 3 0 116 6.00   
J. Unknown 0.0 5 5 5 2 0 0 22 0.00   
J. Unknown W (1-0), BS (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 38
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 29, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 7-6, J. Unknown 0-0, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 116-66, J. Unknown 22-11, J. Unknown 38-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Short
Ballpark: Paints Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 3494
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