ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT WICHITA PANTHERS
05/06/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13069 - TUESDAY, MAY 6TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Alpines (10-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Wichita Panthers (15-12) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 2
Panthers Hand Savannah 2-1 Loss
Savannah pitcher Jonathan Chavez gave the Panthers all they could handle, but in the end, Wichita left Panthers Park with a win, 2-1. Chavez allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings. Wichita pitcher Juan Soriano earned the win, hiking his record to 2-0. Jonathan Chavez suffered the loss. Picking up his 7th save was 23-year old left-handed pitcher Eddie Clickner.

Rick Gruber had a big solo home run for the Panthers in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Wichita leading 1-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from 19-year old left-handed pitcher Jonathan Chavez and punished it. The result was his 7th home run of the season, which put the Panthers on top, 2-0.

"Scoring was at a premium tonight," Gruber said.

Wichita goes to 15-12, Savannah to 10-17.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Clark CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 2 7
S. Lodi SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .395 3 10
Z. Neal DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 3
M. Michael RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 7 23
   a-B. Elrod PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 2
R. Silva 1B, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 3
E. Fernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .289 4 15
L. Amador LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263 1 3
   b-V. Valenzuela PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
   c-D. Hernandez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 3
P. Espanol C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 3 16
   d-M. Fitzgerald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 6 14
M. Rios 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 0 1
   e-M. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1 0 5 18      
a - B. Elrod pinch hit for M. Michael in the 7th
b - V. Valenzuela pinch hit for L. Amador in the 8th
c - D. Hernandez substituted for V. Valenzuela in the 8th
d - M. Fitzgerald pinch hit for P. Espanol in the 9th
e - M. White pinch hit for M. Rios in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Lodi 2 (5, 1st Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Clark , S. Lodi 4 , M. Michael , P. Espanol
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Lodi , M. Michael , B. Elrod , L. Amador 2 , M. Rios
Hit by Pitch: M. Michael , R. Silva , P. Espanol
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Clark (2) , M. Michael (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Lodi-Silva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .336 2 15
B. Sidener DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .311 1 11
R. Gruber 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .344 7 19
   a-J. Duvall 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 5
J. Gilbreath 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 6 18
   b-G. Romo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .377 4 18
G. Gericke C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .346 4 17
J. Cook RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 0 12
J. Zanghi LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .348 1 2
L. Gracia 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236 1 12
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .280 4 15
Totals 29 2 6 1 2 6 14      
a - J. Duvall substituted for R. Gruber in the 7th
b - G. Romo substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gruber (7, 4th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Sidener 2 , R. Gruber 4 , J. Duvall , J. Gilbreath , G. Gericke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Gericke , K. Aitcheson
GIDP: R. Gruber
Hit by Pitch: A. Anderson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Aitcheson 2 (6)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Chavez L (1-3) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 85 5.35   
K. Jackson 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 34 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chavez 58
Batters Faced: J. Chavez 24, K. Jackson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chavez 8-5, K. Jackson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chavez 85-55, K. Jackson 34-25
Hit Batsmen: J. Chavez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 4.11   
J. Soriano W (2-0) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 42 4.91   
C. Brown H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.58   
E. Clickner SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 55
Batters Faced: C. Soto 15, J. Soriano 11, C. Brown 8, E. Clickner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 6-5, J. Soriano 4-1, C. Brown 1-2, E. Clickner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 56-39, J. Soriano 42-25, C. Brown 23-16, E. Clickner 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-0 , C. Brown 1-1
WP: J. Soriano
Hit Batsmen: C. Soto , J. Soriano 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Chavez
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 4493
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