ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT MT. VERNON CYCLONES
06/27/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT MT. VERNON CYCLONES
GAME ID: 13357 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (40-35) 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 11 19 1
Mt. Vernon Cyclones (41-34) 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 7 13 1
Big Day for Gruber: Swats 5 Hits
A jubilant Rick Gruber joined the postgame press conference at Mt. Vernon Grounds to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the Mt. Vernon Cyclones pitching staff he had just vanquished.

"It may not have looked like it," said the Wichita Panthers left fielder, "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 5-for-6 hitting performance, which led to the 11-7 Panthers win.

"He made it look easy," said Tom Whiting, manager of the Cyclones. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."

Rick Gruber singled in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off Tyler Bourassa in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

This year, Gruber is hitting at a .344 pace with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. He has played in 70 games and scored 56 times.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE MT. VERNON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata 3B 6 2 3 3 0 0 1 .319 2 8
R. Gruber LF 6 2 5 3 0 0 1 .344 19 56
J. Cook RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 5 .338 6 35
C. Wojtysiak C 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .391 11 35
B. Sidener DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .337 11 52
A. Anderson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .324 5 36
J. York SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 1 3
   a-M. Goldbaek 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .322 8 19
M. Hedger 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .375 9 26
   b-G. Romo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 6 24
K. Aitcheson 2B, SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .259 7 31
Totals 44 11 19 11 2 5 22      
a - M. Goldbaek substituted for J. York in the 7th
b - G. Romo substituted for M. Hedger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (14, 3rd Inning off L. Guerra, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Cook (6, 3rd Inning off L. Guerra, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Zapata (4, 9th Inning off C. Hobbs, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Zapata (1, 3rd Inning off L. Guerra, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hedger (9, 5th Inning off L. Guerra, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Sidener (11, 7th Inning off T. Bourassa, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (19, 8th Inning off T. Bourassa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Zapata 6 , R. Gruber 9 , J. Cook 3 , C. Wojtysiak , B. Sidener 4 , A. Anderson , J. York , M. Goldbaek , M. Hedger 5 , K. Aitcheson 2
2-out RBI: J. Zapata , R. Gruber , M. Hedger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cook , C. Wojtysiak , B. Sidener , J. York , K. Aitcheson
GIDP: J. Cook
Sac Bunt: A. Anderson
Sac Fly: J. Cook
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anderson (20)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gruber (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Carballo 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .279 9 33
T. Schnupp 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .310 5 23
M. Jackson LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .396 4 21
J. Harris CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .326 7 21
G. Shroyer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .286 5 22
N. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317 14 51
J. Morgan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .330 3 26
R. Sanabria DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1
L. Torres SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .315 3 16
   a-G. Stotler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   b-J. Collins SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .583 0 7
Totals 40 7 13 7 0 11 13      
a - G. Stotler pinch hit for L. Torres in the 8th
b - J. Collins substituted for G. Stotler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Schnupp (6, 1st Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Johnson (12, 2nd Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Jackson (13, 3rd Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Morgan (6, 4th Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Shroyer (14, 6th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Harris (7, 7th Inning off B. Wilson, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Schnupp (5, 9th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Carballo 2 , T. Schnupp 7 , M. Jackson 4 , J. Harris 4 , G. Shroyer 2 , N. Johnson 2 , J. Morgan 2 , R. Sanabria
2-out RBI: R. Sanabria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Harris , G. Shroyer , R. Sanabria , L. Torres 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Torres (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Schnupp-Shroyer)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE MT. VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marin W (3-3) 5.0 7 2 2 0 6 0 82 7.33   
B. Wilson 1.1 5 4 4 0 0 1 30 6.52   
A. Arredondo H (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 10.02   
J. Soriano 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 5.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marin 51
Batters Faced: G. Marin 22, B. Wilson 9, A. Arredondo 6, J. Soriano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marin 2-7, B. Wilson 0-4, A. Arredondo 3-0, J. Soriano 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marin 82-55, B. Wilson 30-21, A. Arredondo 18-12, J. Soriano 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Guerra L (6-7) 4.2 10 6 5 1 2 1 88 4.97   
T. Bourassa 4.0 6 3 3 1 3 2 61 5.70   
C. Hobbs 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 9 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Guerra 23
Batters Faced: L. Guerra 26, T. Bourassa 18, C. Hobbs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Guerra 7-5, T. Bourassa 7-1, C. Hobbs 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Guerra 88-54, T. Bourassa 61-40, C. Hobbs 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hobbs 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Mt. Vernon Grounds
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 6391
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