ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
06/15/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
GAME ID: 13298 - SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (34-30) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 3
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (53-11) 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 6 X 16 14 1
Super Troopers Swat Panthers, 16-2
The Santa Barbara Super Troopers soundly defeated the Wichita Panthers, 16-2, at Car Ramrod Park. Corey McKeone let his bat do the talking. He went 4 for 4 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 runs and drove in 4 for Santa Barbara. Mike McManigle earned the win, while 21-year old right-handed pitcher Rico Hache took the loss for Wichita. Josue Muro closed the game out for Santa Barbara, earning his 2nd save.

McKeone contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Santa Barbara in the bottom of the second. With his team trailing 1-0, McKeone took a splitter from Rico Hache and stroked the home run to left-center. His 1st home run of the season allowed the Super Troopers to leap in front, 3-1.

"What a lackluster performance," lamented losing manager Ross Meister.

Santa Barbara's record now stands at 53-11, placing them first in the Sub League 2 Central Division.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .240 0 0
   b-D. Moreno PH, 3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
R. Gruber LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .336 14 46
   c-C. Hillis PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
C. Wojtysiak C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .386 9 25
B. Sidener DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .335 6 45
J. York SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 0 2
A. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .321 5 31
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .290 4 13
K. Marin RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .382 0 5
K. Aitcheson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 6 27
   a-G. Romo PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 6 24
Totals 30 2 4 1 3 8 10      
a - G. Romo pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 8th
b - D. Moreno pinch hit for J. Zapata in the 8th
c - C. Hillis pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: G. Romo (1, 8th Inning off J. Muro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata , R. Gruber , C. Wojtysiak , G. Romo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Goldbaek
Sac Fly: D. Moreno
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Arredondo (1) , R. Gruber (1) , K. Aitcheson (11)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Williams at 3rd base))
PB: C. Wojtysiak
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kovatch CF 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .348 5 42
R. Gomez DH 5 1 1 1 1 2 0 .329 10 50
D. Wagner 2B, SS 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 .403 13 57
M. MacPherson SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .424 14 49
   a-J. Johnson PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
E. Propper 1B 3 4 3 4 1 0 0 .311 19 76
   b-J. Hearne PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-C. Wallace SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 1 5
C. McKeone LF 4 4 4 4 1 0 0 .483 1 10
J. Williams 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .312 5 32
J. Martinez RF 4 0 2 4 1 0 0 .325 5 47
L. Sharp C 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .227 0 3
Totals 39 16 14 15 9 4 15      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for M. MacPherson in the 8th
b - J. Hearne pinch hit for E. Propper in the 8th
c - C. Wallace substituted for J. Hearne in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. MacPherson (19, 7th Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Kovatch (7, 8th Inning off A. Arredondo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. McKeone (1, 2nd Inning off R. Hache, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Propper 2 (19, 5th Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kovatch 3 , R. Gomez , M. MacPherson 2 , J. Johnson , E. Propper 9 , C. McKeone 7 , J. Martinez 2 , L. Sharp
2-out RBI: , E. Propper 2 , J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Kovatch 2 , D. Wagner , L. Sharp
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez 2 (18)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Kovatch (3)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hache L (1-3) 3.1 3 5 5 4 2 1 66 9.24   
J. Soto 3.1 4 4 4 1 1 2 53 7.49   
A. Arredondo 0.2 5 5 4 1 1 0 36 10.20   
Z. Scott 0.2 2 2 2 3 0 0 24 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hache 30
Batters Faced: R. Hache 17, J. Soto 15, A. Arredondo 9, Z. Scott 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hache 7-0, J. Soto 1-8, A. Arredondo 0-1, Z. Scott 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hache 66-40, J. Soto 53-31, A. Arredondo 36-20, Z. Scott 24-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soto 1-0 , Z. Scott 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. McManigle W (2-0) 6.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 91 1.59   
J. Muro SV (2) 3.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 33 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McManigle 65
Batters Faced: M. McManigle 23, J. Muro 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McManigle 5-8, J. Muro 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. McManigle 91-55, J. Muro 33-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey McKeone
Ballpark: Car Ramrod Park
Start Time: 3:05 PM PT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 11329
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