ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
04/18/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
GAME ID: 12991 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montgomery Missions (7-5) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (7-5) 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 18 0
Cantu Hits Two Homers in 11-4 Win for Santa Barbara
No one was more impactful than Chris Cantu in the 11-4 Santa Barbara win over Montgomery. Cantu went 3-5 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. Ramon Rivera picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-1. He struck out 2 in 6.1 innings. Santa Barbara has a record of 7-5.

Cantu made an early impact for Santa Barbara when he stroked his 2nd home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the second, put the Super Troopers on top, 6-0.

"We'll enjoy this win for now, but it's just one," Cantu told local reporters. "We've got to keep it going."
MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Ross CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .295 1 5
C. Hipkins SS 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .306 2 7
M. Sisson DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .351 3 14
D. Solis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .404 2 8
   a-C. Morgen PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
B. Matthews LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306 2 9
   b-J. Rodriguez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .381 0 2
T. Palmer 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 0 0
   c-X. Encarnao PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Humphrey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .174 0 1
B. Franklin RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .357 1 2
J. Unknown C 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 3 18      
a - C. Morgen pinch hit for D. Solis in the 8th
b - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for B. Matthews in the 8th
c - X. Encarnao pinch hit for T. Palmer in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Hipkins (2, 5th Inning off R. Rivera, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Ross , C. Hipkins 4 , M. Sisson , C. Morgen , B. Matthews , E. Humphrey , B. Franklin 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: C. Hipkins , B. Franklin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sisson 2 , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Ross (1) , J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hipkins-Palmer-Solis, Hipkins-Palmer-Solis, Humphrey-Encarnao-Morgen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Hernandez CF 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .294 2 6
C. Cantu 2B 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .256 2 6
E. Propper 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .350 1 6
   a-N. Groves PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
L. Ortega RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .400 0 7
M. Shea LF 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 .235 0 4
C. McKeone DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .417 4 13
A. Sanchez 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .370 1 3
L. Sharp C 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .364 1 3
A. Rivas SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .205 0 2
Totals 38 11 18 11 6 4 20      
a - N. Groves pinch hit for E. Propper in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ortega (7, 2nd Inning off J. Escobedo, 0 on, 1 out) , C. McKeone (3, 6th Inning off M. Crespo, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Shea (1, 2nd Inning off J. Escobedo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Hernandez (2, 1st Inning off J. Escobedo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cantu 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Escobedo, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Crespo, 1 on, 1 out) , C. McKeone (4, 2nd Inning off J. Escobedo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Hernandez 5 , C. Cantu 9 , E. Propper , N. Groves , L. Ortega 3 , M. Shea 3 , C. McKeone 6 , A. Sanchez 2 , L. Sharp 2 , A. Rivas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ortega , L. Sharp , A. Rivas 2
GIDP: C. McKeone 2 , L. Sharp
Sac Fly: A. Sanchez
Team LOB: 10
MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escobedo L (0-2) 2.1 9 10 10 3 1 3 64 16.00   
M. Crespo 4.2 7 1 1 2 2 1 52 3.29   
J. Ospina 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escobedo -7
Batters Faced: J. Escobedo 19, M. Crespo 21, J. Ospina 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escobedo 3-3, M. Crespo 4-6, J. Ospina 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escobedo 64-33, M. Crespo 52-31, J. Ospina 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Crespo 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera W (2-1) 6.1 5 3 3 2 2 1 90 2.66   
A. Rendon 2.2 4 1 1 2 1 0 46 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 51
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 26, A. Rendon 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 8-9, A. Rendon 0-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 90-58, A. Rendon 46-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Cantu
Ballpark: Car Ramrod Park
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 8178
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