ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT ANAHEIM MUSIC
04/11/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT ANAHEIM MUSIC
GAME ID: 13059 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Wichita Panthers (3-1) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 15 1
Anaheim Music (1-3) 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 12 0
Sidener Excels in 8-5 Wichita Win
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

Bobby Sidener knocked in 3 runs to help Wichita beat Anaheim, 8-5. Sidener produced 2 singles and 2 home runs. David Koontz earned the save for Wichita, his 1st.

Wichita used a clutch at-bat from George Gericke to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Panthers ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Bobby was ready to go. Big day for him," said Wichita manager Ross Meister.

The win puts Wichita at 3-1.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 .263 2 5
B. Sidener DH 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 .500 2 4
R. Gruber 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .286 1 1
   b-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 2
J. Cook RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 .250 1 3
   a-J. Rogers LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
G. Gericke C 4 1 1 3 1 2 3 .375 3 7
L. Gracia 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .143 0 2
M. Ayres LF, RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 3 .600 1 1
K. Aitcheson SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .188 0 1
G. Romo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8 7 5 22      
a - J. Rogers substituted for J. Cook in the 7th
b - J. Duvall substituted for R. Gruber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Gericke (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Sidener 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Anderson , B. Sidener 10 , R. Gruber 2 , J. Cook , G. Gericke 4 , L. Gracia 2 , M. Ayres 3 , K. Aitcheson 2
2-out RBI: G. Gericke , K. Aitcheson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , G. Gericke , L. Gracia , M. Ayres , G. Romo 2
GIDP: J. Cook , K. Aitcheson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ayres (1)
CS: J. Cook (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Anderson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gracia-Romo-Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Macurdy CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .312 0 4
C. Lewis SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .167 0 1
M. Bellavance C 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .421 1 3
A. Gonzalez RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 4 .526 1 4
D. Jordan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .375 0 1
R. Mann LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 0 2
A. Flores 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .400 0 0
R. Arceri 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
J. Unknown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Howard DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 5
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 5 16      
a - A. Howard inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (4, 9th Inning off D. Koontz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gonzalez (1, 7th Inning off E. Clickner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Macurdy 2 , C. Lewis , M. Bellavance 3 , A. Gonzalez 7 , D. Jordan , A. Flores , R. Arceri
2-out RBI: M. Bellavance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Lewis , A. Gonzalez , D. Jordan 2
GIDP: A. Flores
Sac Fly: C. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: J. Unknown
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Unknown-Jordan-Arceri, Flores-Jordan-Arceri)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 4.0 9 3 3 1 3 0 74 6.75   
E. Clickner W (1-0) 4.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 44 4.05   
D. Koontz SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 34
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 23, E. Clickner 14, D. Koontz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-4, E. Clickner 3-7, D. Koontz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 74-50, E. Clickner 44-27, D. Koontz 8-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Clickner 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 6 6 6 3 0 2 55 40.50   
J. Unknown 4.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 61 2.25   
J. Unknown 2.2 3 1 1 3 1 1 51 3.38   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 9
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 3-1, J. Unknown 1-5, J. Unknown 4-2, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 55-33, J. Unknown 61-34, J. Unknown 51-35, J. Unknown 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-1
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Sidener
Ballpark: Music Grove
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 1085
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