ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
06/03/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13215 - TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (24-29) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Wichita Panthers (29-24) 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 6 10 0
Gruber Helps Panthers Beat Wranglers, 6-4
The Wichita Panthers trumped the Newport News Wranglers, 6-4, at Panthers Park. Wichita left fielder Rick Gruber was terrific. He was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. With the victory, the Panthers upped their record to 29-24.

Wichita took a 6-4 lead on Gruber's 12th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Jim Unknown in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Wichita to the win.

"I keep finding places to plunk down base hits," said Gruber.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lirette 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .351 6 18
R. Leyritana 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .276 6 27
I. Schelling LF, RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .292 8 35
J. Ramos DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .353 10 38
B. Sallee RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .262 2 11
   a-J. Perez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 2 11
   b-P. Shelton RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 1
B. Beason SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .249 4 20
N. Springer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340 0 6
S. Hardin CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .291 5 27
J. Jaramillo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 1 8
   c-B. Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 2 6
   d-J. Dunn C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 6 21      
a - J. Perez pinch ran for B. Sallee in the 6th
b - P. Shelton substituted for J. Perez in the 6th
c - B. Collins pinch hit for J. Jaramillo in the 8th
d - J. Dunn substituted for B. Collins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Springer (2, 8th Inning off B. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Lirette (11, 9th Inning off Z. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hardin (5, 2nd Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Schelling (8, 3rd Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lirette (6, 5th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lirette 7 , R. Leyritana 2 , I. Schelling 4 , J. Ramos , B. Sallee , B. Beason , N. Springer 2 , S. Hardin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ramos 2 , S. Hardin , B. Collins
GIDP: B. Beason
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ramos (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .336 3 21
R. Gruber LF 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .359 12 41
   b-G. Romo SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 6 23
C. Wojtysiak C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .406 9 22
J. Gilbreath 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 8 33
   c-J. York SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 2
B. Sidener DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336 5 39
J. Cook RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .292 1 21
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 2 4
R. Velez 3B 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 .197 1 8
K. Aitcheson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 6 24
   a-J. Zanghi PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .395 2 4
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 4 10      
a - J. Zanghi pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 6th
b - G. Romo substituted for R. Gruber in the 7th
c - J. York substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (11, 2nd Inning off J. Lebreton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (12, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 2 , R. Gruber 7 , C. Wojtysiak , B. Sidener , J. Cook , M. Goldbaek , J. Zanghi
2-out RBI: A. Anderson , R. Gruber 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Wojtysiak 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Velez-Gilbreath-Goldbaek)
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lebreton 3.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 68 3.49   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 33 13.50   
J. Unknown 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lebreton 36
Batters Faced: J. Lebreton 18, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lebreton 2-7, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lebreton 68-45, J. Unknown 33-21, J. Unknown 33-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama 4.1 5 4 4 3 3 3 79 6.14   
J. Soriano W (5-0) 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 37 4.84   
B. Wilson H (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 6.20   
Z. Scott SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 37
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 19, J. Soriano 11, B. Wilson 6, Z. Scott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 4-4, J. Soriano 2-2, B. Wilson 4-0, Z. Scott 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 79-43, J. Soriano 37-25, B. Wilson 18-12, Z. Scott 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 4526
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