ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
07/03/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES AT LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS
GAME ID: 12694 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Ana Black Aces (56-25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 3
Little Rock Golden Gophers (61-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 0
Golden Gophers Edge Past Black Aces, 2-1
The Little Rock Golden Gophers took Santa Ana pitcher Omar Valentin's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Little Rock Grounds. The final score had Little Rock getting past the Black Aces, 2-1. Valentin went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run, striking out 6. Little Rock reliever Ronnie Downard got the win, raising his record to 5-1. Chris Williams was tagged with the loss. The victory gives Little Rock a record of 61-20.

The decisive blow was delivered by Paul DeVaul in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 20-year old right-handed pitcher Chris Williams to win the game for Little Rock. The home crowd went nuts.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said DeVaul.
SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bandy RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .390 6 24
P. Horne 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .375 9 29
F. Babb DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .318 22 72
C. Wahl C 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .293 5 46
C. Longo SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .281 12 43
P. Gentry 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 1 13
   a-M. Baumgardner PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 16 61
J. Behre 1B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .440 1 6
   b-K. Ross PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 3 22
J. Foote LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .208 1 3
   c-A. Stultz PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 5
R. Lopez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .175 0 4
Totals 37 1 13 1 3 5 21      
a - M. Baumgardner pinch hit for P. Gentry in the 8th
b - K. Ross pinch hit for J. Behre in the 8th
c - A. Stultz pinch hit for J. Foote in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Horne 3 (13, 1st Inning off D. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. Bautista, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Downard, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Gentry (7, 4th Inning off D. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bandy 2 , P. Horne 6 , F. Babb 2 , C. Longo 2 , P. Gentry 2 , J. Behre 2 , R. Lopez
2-out RBI: C. Longo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Wahl 2 , C. Longo , P. Gentry , J. Foote
GIDP: P. Horne
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Behre (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bandy (2) , C. Longo (4) , K. Ross (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Behre, Horne-Behre)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perrigin CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .410 13 74
M. Dean 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .200 1 2
P. DeVaul RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 .511 2 9
J. Dawson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .148 0 5
J. Gordon C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .294 16 57
D. McNamara 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .432 2 8
   a-J. Hunt PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 5
M. Fogg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .335 16 41
N. Cordova LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .364 1 7
   b-V. Gombar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1
   d-J. Pegram 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 2 9
   f-M. Garner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .485 2 13
   g-E. Bruhns 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1 1
F. Montoya SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 3
   c-B. Leija PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363 6 32
   e-O. Ramirez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 4 17
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 9 29      
a - J. Hunt pinch hit for D. McNamara in the 7th
b - V. Gombar pinch hit for N. Cordova in the 7th
c - B. Leija pinch hit for F. Montoya in the 7th
d - J. Pegram substituted for V. Gombar in the 8th
e - O. Ramirez substituted for B. Leija in the 8th
f - M. Garner pinch hit for J. Pegram in the 8th
g - E. Bruhns substituted for M. Garner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. DeVaul (7, 9th Inning off C. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Perrigin 4 , P. DeVaul 2 , J. Gordon , J. Hunt , M. Fogg , B. Leija
2-out RBI: P. DeVaul
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeVaul , J. Gordon , M. Garner
Hit by Pitch: M. Dean , F. Montoya
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Perrigin (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McNamara-Montoya-Fogg)
OF assists: 1 (Cordova(Longo at 2nd base))
SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE LITTLE ROCK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Valentin 6.1 5 1 1 1 6 0 88 4.19   
R. Wall BS (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.11   
C. Williams L (7-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Valentin 64
Batters Faced: O. Valentin 27, R. Wall 3, C. Williams 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Valentin 5-6, R. Wall 0-0, C. Williams 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: O. Valentin 88-53, R. Wall 13-9, C. Williams 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wall 3-1
Hit Batsmen: O. Valentin 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Anderson 4.2 8 1 1 1 2 0 78 3.67   
P. Bautista 3.2 4 0 0 2 3 0 51 0.77   
R. Downard W (5-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Anderson 45
Batters Faced: D. Anderson 21, P. Bautista 16, R. Downard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Anderson 4-6, P. Bautista 4-3, R. Downard 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Anderson 78-49, P. Bautista 51-33, R. Downard 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Bautista 2-0 , R. Downard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Valentin
Ballpark: Little Rock Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 6155
Special Notes: Pete Horne ties the SL1 regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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