ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT ANAHEIM MUSIC
04/10/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT ANAHEIM MUSIC
GAME ID: 13058 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (2-1) 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 8 12 0
Anaheim Music (1-2) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 1
Anaheim 8-5 Losers to Panthers
In the 8-5 Wichita win over Anaheim, the impact of George Gericke was substantial. Gericke was 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. The winning pitcher was Satoshi Nishiyama. His record now stands at 1-0. The left-hander went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits for the Panthers. The loss drops Anaheim to 1-2.

Wichita used the timely hitting of Aaron Anderson to capture the win. The center fielder socked a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Panthers ahead, 6-4. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Gericke.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 6 1 1 3 0 1 5 .286 2 5
B. Sidener DH 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .385 0 1
R. Gruber 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .273 1 1
   e-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 2
J. Cook RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .231 1 2
G. Gericke C 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 .417 2 4
L. Gracia 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 2
M. Ayres LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .545 1 1
   a-M. Hedger PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Gilbreath 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .091 0 0
G. Romo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Grant PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   d-J. Rogers LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
Totals 38 8 12 7 7 6 27      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 6th
b - C. Grant pinch hit for G. Romo in the 6th
c - J. Gilbreath substituted for M. Hedger in the 6th
d - J. Rogers substituted for C. Grant in the 6th
e - J. Duvall substituted for R. Gruber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cook (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (1, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Anderson (2, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 4 , B. Sidener , R. Gruber 5 , J. Cook 3 , G. Gericke 3 , M. Ayres , C. Grant , J. Rogers
2-out RBI: A. Anderson , R. Gruber , C. Grant , J. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , B. Sidener , J. Cook , L. Gracia , K. Aitcheson 2
Sac Bunt: L. Gracia 2
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aitcheson-Gracia, Romo-Aitcheson-Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Macurdy CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .273 0 3
C. Lewis SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
M. Bellavance C 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .357 1 2
A. Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .500 0 2
D. Jordan 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .455 0 1
R. Mann LF 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .500 0 2
A. Flores 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
R. Arceri 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .100 0 1
J. Unknown DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
   a-A. Howard DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 5
Totals 36 5 11 5 5 7 23      
a - A. Howard inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (3, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Howard (1, 8th Inning off T. Hill, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bellavance (1, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bellavance 5 , A. Gonzalez 2 , D. Jordan 2 , R. Mann 2 , A. Flores 2 , J. Unknown , A. Howard 2
2-out RBI: M. Bellavance , D. Jordan , R. Mann , A. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Z. Macurdy 2 , D. Jordan , A. Flores
GIDP: A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jordan (1)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama W (1-0) 5.0 6 4 4 4 3 1 80 7.20   
T. Hill H (1) 3.1 5 1 1 0 3 0 50 2.70   
J. Soriano 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 38
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 23, T. Hill 15, J. Soriano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 6-4, T. Hill 2-5, J. Soriano 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 80-45, T. Hill 50-33, J. Soriano 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.2 7 6 6 3 4 2 91 9.53   
J. Unknown 2.1 5 2 2 3 2 0 57 7.71   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 32
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 28, J. Unknown 15, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 9-4, J. Unknown 1-4, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 91-54, J. Unknown 57-31, J. Unknown 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Gericke
Ballpark: Music Grove
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 1138
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