ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
04/07/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
GAME ID: 12930 - TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Panthers Earn Late Win
Car Ramrod Park was the site of the home opener for the Santa Barbara Super Troopers. The contest featured a prime matchup between Hector Mendoza of the visiting Wichita Panthers and Ramon Rivera of the Super Troopers. The final score was 2-1, the Panthers getting the win. Ramon Rivera turned in the best performance. The winner in relief was Juan Soriano. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Mikkel Goldbaek? The 22-year old second baseman Goldbaek stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to put Wichita up, 2-1. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"I was a little disappointed," said Santa Barbara manager Tyler Haskin. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
J. Zapata 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
K. Marin DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
A. Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
C. Tomlinson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
G. Kellogg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
G. Ippolito RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Johnson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
E. Cannova LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Cook PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1 2 6 15      
a - J. Cook pinch hit for E. Cannova in the 8th
b - T. Johnson substituted for G. Ippolito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Marin (1, 2nd Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Goldbaek (1, 8th Inning off I. Timmons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Johnson (1, 3rd Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 3 , M. Goldbaek 3 , K. Marin 2 , A. Anderson , J. Cook
2-out RBI: M. Goldbaek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Goldbaek , J. Zapata , K. Marin , G. Kellogg , T. Johnson
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Kellogg-Goldbaek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
R. Gomez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
C. McKeone RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
L. Ortega CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
E. Propper DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Cantu 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. McPherson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Sharp C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
A. Rivas SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Rojas 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 8 17      
a - J. McPherson pinch hit for C. Cantu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Sharp (1, 5th Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. McKeone , L. Ortega , E. Propper , L. Sharp 2 , J. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gomez , C. McKeone
GIDP: L. Sharp
Hit by Pitch: L. Sharp
Team LOB: 7
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 4.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 79 0.00   
J. Soriano W (1-0) 3.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 49 3.00   
D. Espinoza H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
Z. Scott SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 59
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 16, J. Soriano 12, D. Espinoza 3, Z. Scott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 6-3, J. Soriano 2-2, D. Espinoza 1-2, Z. Scott 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 79-47, J. Soriano 49-31, D. Espinoza 6-4, Z. Scott 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-0
WP: J. Soriano
Hit Batsmen: Z. Scott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera L (0-1) 7.1 4 2 2 1 4 0 89 2.45   
I. Timmons 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
S. Albrecht 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 65
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 27, I. Timmons 3, S. Albrecht 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 9-9, I. Timmons 1-0, S. Albrecht 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 89-58, I. Timmons 8-6, S. Albrecht 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Timmons 1-1
WP: R. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Rivera
Ballpark: Car Ramrod Park
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 17723
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