ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
04/17/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 12975 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (6-5) 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 12 1
Wichita Panthers (9-2) 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 X 9 15 0
Panthers Beat Wranglers, 9-7
Behind a solid performance from second baseman Jimmy Johnson, the Wichita Panthers defeated the Newport News Wranglers, 9-7. Johnson was 2 for 2 with a double and 2 walks, while scoring 3 for the Panthers. The Panthers, now 9-2, have been playing some good baseball.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Aaron Anderson had a game-changing hit. The Panthers center fielder slammed a run-scoring single off Bobby Hembise, making the score 9-7, Wichita.

"We got the victory," said Anderson. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Shelton LF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 2
S. Hardin RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 1 7
J. Perez 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .250 0 2
J. Belcher 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .600 0 1
M. Irons DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .184 2 6
B. Beason SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .364 2 6
M. Spradling 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .429 1 3
J. Edwards CF 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 .278 2 7
   a-C. Fenton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Jaramillo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7 1 4 13      
a - C. Fenton pinch hit for J. Edwards in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Belcher 2 (2, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Perez (1, 3rd Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Beason (2, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Edwards 2 (2, 2nd Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off Z. Scott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Shelton , J. Perez 4 , J. Belcher 5 , B. Beason 5 , M. Spradling , J. Edwards 8 , J. Jaramillo
2-out RBI: J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Irons 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Spradling
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Belcher (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Perez-Beason-Belcher, Beason-Perez-Belcher)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .314 0 6
C. Tomlinson C 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .405 1 4
K. Marin DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .400 2 6
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .317 2 5
J. Cook RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .387 2 6
J. Zapata 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
J. York SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 1 2
J. Johnson 2B 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 .444 2 8
E. Cannova LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .400 2 5
Totals 37 9 15 9 5 3 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (3, 5th Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Anderson (1, 6th Inning off S. Kym, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Goldbaek (2, 6th Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cook (2, 6th Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cannova (2, 6th Inning off O. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 4 , C. Tomlinson , K. Marin , M. Goldbaek 5 , J. Cook 5 , J. Zapata , J. Johnson 3 , E. Cannova 6
2-out RBI: A. Anderson , C. Tomlinson , J. Johnson , E. Cannova 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Tomlinson 2 , K. Marin
GIDP: K. Marin , J. Zapata
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anderson (2)
CS: M. Goldbaek (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Spradling at 3rd base))
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hernandez 5.2 11 6 6 2 2 3 80 6.28   
S. Kym L (0-2) 0.2 1 3 0 2 0 0 32 9.00   
B. Hembise BS (1) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 2.84   
Z. Ellis 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hernandez 23
Batters Faced: O. Hernandez 27, S. Kym 6, B. Hembise 5, Z. Ellis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hernandez 6-6, S. Kym 0-2, B. Hembise 0-2, Z. Ellis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hernandez 80-49, S. Kym 32-16, B. Hembise 24-13, Z. Ellis 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hembise 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 5.0 9 6 6 0 3 2 64 4.30   
Z. Scott W (2-0) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 27 2.08   
J. Unknown SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 28
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 24, Z. Scott 12, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 4-8, Z. Scott 3-4, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 64-49, Z. Scott 27-21, J. Unknown 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Scott 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Z. Scott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Johnson
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 8801
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