ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
06/16/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
GAME ID: 13299 - MONDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (35-30) 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 8 14 1
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (53-12) 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 7 15 1
Panthers Deal Super Troopers 8-7 Defeat
The Wichita Panthers beat the Santa Barbara Super Troopers, 8-7, at Car Ramrod Park. Wichita left fielder Rick Gruber had an outstanding performance. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Zack Scott earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.2 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. Wichita now has a record of 35-30 with the win.

In the top of the seventh, the Panthers grabbed the lead when Gruber hit his 15th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Luis Garcia made it 7-6, Wichita.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Gruber.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .233 0 0
R. Gruber LF 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .342 15 48
   c-M. Goldbaek 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 4 13
M. Hedger 1B 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .371 8 22
   d-C. Hillis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
C. Wojtysiak C 4 1 2 4 1 0 2 .389 9 29
B. Sidener DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .328 6 45
A. Anderson CF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .325 5 32
J. Gilbreath RF, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .306 8 36
   b-G. Romo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 6 24
J. York SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 0 2
K. Aitcheson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 6 27
   a-K. Marin PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .386 0 5
Totals 38 8 14 8 1 6 15      
a - K. Marin pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 6th
b - G. Romo substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 7th
c - M. Goldbaek substituted for R. Gruber in the 9th
d - C. Hillis substituted for M. Hedger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wojtysiak 2 (8, 3rd Inning off M. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Zapata (2, 7th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Anderson (22, 7th Inning off L. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Hedger (6, 9th Inning off S. Albrecht, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Hedger (1, 7th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (15, 7th Inning off L. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata 2 , R. Gruber 6 , M. Hedger 7 , C. Wojtysiak 4 , A. Anderson 3 , J. Gilbreath , K. Marin
2-out RBI: , C. Wojtysiak 2 , A. Anderson , J. Gilbreath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Sidener 2 , J. Gilbreath , J. York 2 , K. Marin
GIDP: J. Zapata
Sac Bunt: A. Anderson , J. Gilbreath
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gruber (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Zapata-Aitcheson-Hedger)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(McKeone at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kovatch CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .345 5 42
R. Gomez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327 10 50
   a-B. Mallinson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 10 46
D. Wagner 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .403 13 57
M. MacPherson SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .421 14 49
E. Propper 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .314 19 77
C. McKeone LF 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .545 1 11
J. Williams 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .312 5 33
   b-J. McPherson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 1 6
J. Martinez RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 .326 5 48
L. Sharp C 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .231 0 5
   c-J. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 2 7
Totals 40 7 15 6 5 8 22      
a - B. Mallinson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. McPherson pinch hit for J. Williams in the 9th
c - J. Lewis pinch hit for L. Sharp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gomez (20, 3rd Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Propper (14, 5th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Wagner (5, 1st Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kovatch , R. Gomez 2 , D. Wagner 4 , M. MacPherson , E. Propper 3 , C. McKeone 4 , J. Williams , J. Martinez 2 , L. Sharp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gomez , D. Wagner 2 , M. MacPherson , L. Sharp , J. Lewis
GIDP: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Williams (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Propper-MacPherson)
OF assists: 1 (Kovatch(Wojtysiak at 3rd base))
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Brown 4.0 9 6 6 3 5 0 81 4.75   
Z. Scott W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.25   
J. Unknown H (1) 2.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 44 4.50   
J. Unknown SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Brown 22
Batters Faced: C. Brown 23, Z. Scott 10, J. Unknown 11, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Brown 4-2, Z. Scott 4-3, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Brown 81-44, Z. Scott 25-19, J. Unknown 44-22, J. Unknown 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Scott 2-1 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: C. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rodriguez 4.2 7 5 5 1 4 0 80 4.60   
L. Garcia L (1-1) 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 37 3.98   
A. Brittain 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
S. Albrecht 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rodriguez 33
Batters Faced: M. Rodriguez 22, L. Garcia 11, A. Brittain 4, S. Albrecht 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rodriguez 4-5, L. Garcia 2-4, A. Brittain 1-0, S. Albrecht 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rodriguez 80-50, L. Garcia 37-25, A. Brittain 19-12, S. Albrecht 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Garcia 1-0 , A. Brittain 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Car Ramrod Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 10021
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