ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
05/11/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13086 - SUNDAY, MAY 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (26-6) 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 7 15 0
Wichita Panthers (17-15) 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 16 0
Super Troopers Send Wichita Home with 7-6 Loss
The Santa Barbara Super Troopers topped the Wichita Panthers, 7-6, with second baseman Mike MacPherson playing a big role. MacPherson went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs for the Super Troopers in the win. The save went to Steve Albrecht, his 6th this season. Today's win puts Santa Barbara at 26-6, while Wichita falls to 17-15.

MacPherson had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a full count fastball from Eddie Clickner, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Super Troopers a 7-6 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for MacPherson.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," MacPherson said.
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kovatch CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .303 2 16
R. Gomez DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .362 9 30
   a-J. McPherson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0
D. Wagner SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .389 7 27
M. MacPherson 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .400 6 20
E. Propper 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .291 8 31
   b-R. Claydon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Martinez LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .322 4 23
J. Elander 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
D. King RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .379 1 7
A. Woodall C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .348 1 3
Totals 39 7 15 7 1 3 20      
a - J. McPherson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Claydon substituted for E. Propper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. King (2, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Elander (1, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Propper (6, 6th Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Kovatch (11, 8th Inning off E. Clickner, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Wagner (7, 7th Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. MacPherson (6, 9th Inning off E. Clickner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kovatch 2 , D. Wagner 5 , M. MacPherson 6 , E. Propper 2 , J. Martinez 3 , J. Elander 2 , D. King 2 , A. Woodall 3
2-out RBI: D. Wagner , J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wagner , M. MacPherson , E. Propper , J. Elander , D. King 2
Sac Bunt: J. Elander
Sac Fly: R. Gomez , D. King
Hit by Pitch: E. Propper
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez 2 (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kovatch(Gericke at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson LF, CF 6 0 1 2 0 0 3 .346 2 17
R. Gruber 1B, LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .327 7 21
B. Sidener DH 5 2 3 0 0 1 4 .333 1 13
J. Cook RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .321 0 17
G. Gericke C 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .340 5 19
   c-J. Zanghi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .360 1 2
   d-B. Agnew C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Cruz CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326 2 6
   a-M. Hedger PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .314 3 10
L. Gracia 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .264 1 14
   e-C. Wojtysiak PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 4 10
K. Aitcheson SS 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .248 4 18
G. Romo 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .349 5 20
   b-J. Gilbreath PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .330 7 25
Totals 40 6 16 6 4 5 24      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for E. Cruz in the 7th
b - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for G. Romo in the 7th
c - J. Zanghi pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 8th
d - B. Agnew substituted for J. Zanghi in the 9th
e - C. Wojtysiak pinch hit for L. Gracia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Sidener (11, 8th Inning off J. Muro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson , R. Gruber 2 , B. Sidener 4 , J. Cook , G. Gericke 3 , L. Gracia , K. Aitcheson 2 , G. Romo 2 , J. Gilbreath
2-out RBI: A. Anderson , R. Gruber , J. Cook , K. Aitcheson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gruber , B. Sidener 2 , M. Hedger , J. Gilbreath
Sac Bunt: E. Cruz , G. Romo
Team LOB: 12
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hyun 5.0 11 3 3 1 4 0 84 3.54   
J. Muro 2.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 40 10.50   
I. Timmons W (1-0), BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.18   
S. Albrecht SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hyun 36
Batters Faced: J. Hyun 26, J. Muro 13, I. Timmons 3, S. Albrecht 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hyun 4-6, J. Muro 3-4, I. Timmons 1-0, S. Albrecht 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hyun 84-59, J. Muro 40-20, I. Timmons 12-7, S. Albrecht 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Muro 1-0 , I. Timmons 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 74 3.59   
D. Perez 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 33 9.19   
E. Clickner L (1-2) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 40 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 44
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 22, D. Perez 12, E. Clickner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 6-7, D. Perez 3-3, E. Clickner 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 74-49, D. Perez 33-24, E. Clickner 40-24
Hit Batsmen: D. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike MacPherson
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 7218
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