ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
05/21/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13281 - TUESDAY, MAY 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (21-20) 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 4 2 15 20 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (23-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Hedger Torches Fighting Knights for 6 Hits
A jubilant Mike Hedger joined the postgame press conference at Fighting Knights Field to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the Niskayuna Fighting Knights pitching staff he had just vanquished.

"It may not have looked like it," said the Wichita Panthers first baseman, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."

That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 6-for-7 hitting performance, which led to the 15-0 Panthers win.

"He made it look easy," said Gabe Ludwigsen, manager of the Fighting Knights. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."

Mike Hedger singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, singled in the 7th, struck out in the 8th and singled in the 9th.

Hedger is hitting at a .367 mark this season. His stats show 6 home runs, 31 RBIs and 25 runs scored. He has played 38 games for the Panthers.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gruber LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 7 19
   f-B. Agnew PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .303 1 11
M. Hedger DH 7 2 6 0 0 1 3 .367 6 31
B. Sidener 1B 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 .376 8 28
   a-J. Duvall PH, 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .444 1 3
A. Anderson CF 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 .293 5 19
   b-M. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
   d-E. Cruz CF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .409 1 10
J. Cook RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .299 2 27
   c-J. Chapman PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 5 36
   e-O. Trinidad PH, 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
G. Gericke C 3 3 1 3 3 0 2 .302 8 29
G. Romo 2B 5 1 1 1 1 1 7 .294 3 14
K. Aitcheson SS 5 3 1 1 1 0 4 .281 6 22
Totals 48 15 20 14 7 2 37      
a - J. Duvall pinch hit for B. Sidener in the 7th
b - M. Williams pinch hit for A. Anderson in the 7th
c - J. Chapman pinch hit for J. Cook in the 7th
d - E. Cruz substituted for M. Williams in the 7th
e - O. Trinidad pinch hit for L. Gracia in the 8th
f - B. Agnew pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cook (5, 2nd Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Anderson (15, 5th Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Hedger (4, 6th Inning off E. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Gericke (8, 5th Inning off J. Bravo, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Aitcheson (6, 7th Inning off E. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gruber , B. Agnew , M. Hedger 7 , J. Duvall 2 , A. Anderson 2 , E. Cruz , J. Cook 3 , L. Gracia , O. Trinidad 2 , G. Gericke 4 , G. Romo , K. Aitcheson 4
2-out RBI: J. Duvall , E. Cruz , J. Cook , L. Gracia , G. Gericke 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duvall , J. Chapman 2 , G. Romo 3
GIDP: K. Aitcheson
Hit by Pitch: B. Sidener , A. Anderson
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anderson (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fana 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 6 16
   f-S. Bright PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
A. Garcia DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 7 25
K. Beck 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .361 10 48
   a-A. Marquez PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
H. Landa SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .329 8 17
C. Malabranca LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .354 9 30
   b-T. Ogura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Madrid LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
K. Jones CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 4 25
   d-K. Tanaka PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 5
F. Castillo RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .318 4 16
C. Weidner 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 13
D. Hernandez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 1 2
   e-B. Borch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 19
Totals 31 0 5 0 0 8 7      
a - A. Marquez pinch hit for K. Beck in the 7th
b - T. Ogura pinch hit for C. Malabranca in the 7th
c - J. Madrid substituted for T. Ogura in the 8th
d - K. Tanaka pinch hit for K. Jones in the 8th
e - B. Borch pinch hit for D. Hernandez in the 9th
f - S. Bright pinch hit for R. Fana in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fana (6, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Landa (4, 7th Inning off A. Rondon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fana 2 , S. Bright , A. Marquez , H. Landa 2 , F. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Landa 2 , T. Ogura
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Castillo (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Landa (7) , C. Weidner (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Weidner-Marquez-Fana)
PB: D. Hernandez
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (2-3) 5.1 2 0 0 0 7 0 75 4.15   
A. Rondon SV (1) 3.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 47 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 71
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 17, A. Rondon 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 4-4, A. Rondon 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 75-49, A. Rondon 47-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bravo L (0-2) 4.2 7 5 5 3 0 1 80 10.45   
E. Lopez 2.1 7 7 4 4 1 1 77 15.43   
G. Pena 2.0 6 3 0 0 1 0 48 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bravo 27
Batters Faced: J. Bravo 25, E. Lopez 19, G. Pena 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bravo 5-9, E. Lopez 4-2, G. Pena 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bravo 80-50, E. Lopez 77-37, G. Pena 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Pena 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Bravo , E. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Gericke
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 5744
Special Notes: Mike Hedger sets the WIC regular season game record for hits with 5. Mike Hedger ties the SL2 regular season game record for hits with 6.
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