ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
04/12/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13078 - FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (3-2) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Wichita Panthers (4-1) 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 X 10 16 1
Gracia Powers Panthers to 10-6 Win
Leo Gracia had a hand in Wichita defeating Niskayuna by the score of 10-6. Gracia went 3 for 3 at the plate, scoring 3 times and driving in 3 runs. David Koontz snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 3 innings. He's now 2-0 on the season. The win has Wichita at 4-1.

Wichita first baseman Rick Gruber made an impact. He drilled a 2-run single in the bottom of the fourth. In the contest, Gruber was 2-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Gruber.
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Malabranca CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
A. Garcia SS, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .350 1 2
C. Berrios DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .300 1 2
M. Bosco LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .357 0 3
X. Brandon C 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .375 0 2
K. Beck 3B 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .500 4 12
   a-J. Cluff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Fana 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
B. Borch 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 0 2
F. Castillo RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .533 1 4
   c-B. Cash PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Weidner 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 7 14      
a - J. Cluff pinch hit for K. Beck in the 7th
b - R. Fana substituted for J. Cluff in the 7th
c - B. Cash pinch hit for F. Castillo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Brandon (1, 1st Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Bosco (1, 3rd Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Beck (1, 3rd Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Castillo (1, 6th Inning off D. Koontz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Bosco (1, 1st Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Beck (4, 1st Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Malabranca , A. Garcia , M. Bosco 5 , X. Brandon 4 , K. Beck 6 , F. Castillo 2 , C. Weidner
2-out RBI: M. Bosco , X. Brandon , K. Beck 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , K. Beck , B. Borch 2
GIDP: C. Malabranca
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Malabranca (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bosco(Duvall at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .375 3 8
B. Sidener DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .429 2 4
R. Gruber 1B, LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .333 1 3
   b-J. Duvall 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 1 2
G. Gericke C 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .350 3 7
M. Ayres LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .562 1 1
   a-M. Hedger PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
   c-J. Rogers LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
L. Gracia 3B 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 .294 0 5
J. Cook RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .238 1 3
K. Aitcheson SS 5 1 3 1 0 2 3 .286 0 2
G. Romo 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 .000 0 1
Totals 37 10 16 10 6 4 24      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for M. Ayres in the 5th
b - J. Duvall substituted for R. Gruber in the 7th
c - J. Rogers substituted for M. Hedger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gracia 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Manolas, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Couarde, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (2, 3rd Inning off C. Manolas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Anderson (3, 6th Inning off O. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 7 , R. Gruber 3 , J. Duvall , G. Gericke , J. Rogers , L. Gracia 5 , J. Cook , K. Aitcheson 3
2-out RBI: A. Anderson , R. Gruber , K. Aitcheson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sidener , G. Gericke 2 , K. Aitcheson , G. Romo 2
Sac Fly: G. Romo
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Anderson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Gracia (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Romo-Aitcheson-Gruber, Hedger)
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Manolas 3.2 8 5 5 3 1 0 68 9.64   
O. Garcia L (0-1) 3.0 3 3 3 3 1 1 42 5.40   
T. Couarde 1.1 5 2 2 0 2 0 33 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Manolas 21
Batters Faced: C. Manolas 21, O. Garcia 15, T. Couarde 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Manolas 3-6, O. Garcia 2-6, T. Couarde 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Manolas 68-44, O. Garcia 42-21, T. Couarde 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Garcia 2-0 , T. Couarde 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto 2.1 6 6 6 1 2 1 47 16.50   
J. Soriano 2.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 43 0.00   
D. Koontz W (2-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 38 1.42   
Z. Scott 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 18
Batters Faced: J. Soto 13, J. Soriano 12, D. Koontz 11, Z. Scott 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 1-3, J. Soriano 3-2, D. Koontz 2-5, Z. Scott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 47-31, J. Soriano 43-21, D. Koontz 38-26, Z. Scott 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo Gracia
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 2663
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