ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
06/04/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13372 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (29-25) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Spring Park Green Knights (24-30) 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 X 8 9 1
Green Knights Sting Panthers, 8-4
The Spring Park Green Knights overcame a good performance by Wichita left fielder Rick Gruber to knock off Wichita, 8-4, at Ballpark of Spring Park. Gruber slugged 2 home runs. Jim Unknown, the winning pitcher, is now 1-0. He went 7.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 2. Spring Park bumps their record to 24-30 with the win.

Francisco O'Brien, who is tied for 8th in the SL2 in extra base hits with 26, chipped in a run-scoring walk for Spring Park in the bottom of the first. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Green Knights manager Noah Lute.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SPRING PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gruber LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .254 14 35
M. Hedger DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .377 11 44
B. Sidener 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .370 10 34
A. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .288 7 29
J. Cook RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .304 5 34
L. Gracia 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .305 6 45
G. Gericke C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .299 9 35
G. Romo 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .293 5 23
K. Aitcheson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 7 29
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gracia (14, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cook (8, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Aitcheson (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber 2 (14, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gruber 8 , J. Cook 2 , L. Gracia 4 , G. Gericke , K. Aitcheson 2
2-out RBI: L. Gracia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sidener , G. Romo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gracia-Romo-Sidener)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Pantoja at 3rd base))
PB: G. Gericke
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reimann DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .349 7 29
J. Thurston 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .359 9 42
R. Alleyne RF 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 .320 11 31
F. O'Brien 3B 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 .371 14 42
B. Byrnes 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .307 7 28
D. Pantoja SS 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 .295 4 24
P. Shular LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 .357 2 10
C. Bonilla CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .274 6 25
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 8 9 9 27      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Bonilla (5, 4th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. O'Brien (14, 3rd Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Alleyne (11, 6th Inning off E. Lozano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thurston 2 , R. Alleyne 4 , F. O'Brien 5 , B. Byrnes , P. Shular , C. Bonilla 3
2-out RBI: J. Thurston , R. Alleyne , C. Bonilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alleyne , F. O'Brien , J. Unknown
GIDP: P. Shular
Hit by Pitch: B. Byrnes 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Byrnes (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Thurston)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SPRING PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama L (3-3) 1.2 2 4 4 3 1 0 44 6.15   
J. Soriano 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 1 32 6.81   
E. Clickner 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 37 5.10   
E. Lozano 2.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 32 7.03   
Z. Scott 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 27
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 10, J. Soriano 9, E. Clickner 7, E. Lozano 12, Z. Scott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 2-1, J. Soriano 2-1, E. Clickner 0-2, E. Lozano 3-0, Z. Scott 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 44-19, J. Soriano 32-17, E. Clickner 37-23, E. Lozano 32-22, Z. Scott 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Clickner 2-0 , E. Lozano 2-0 , Z. Scott 2-0
WP: J. Soriano
Hit Batsmen: S. Nishiyama , J. Soriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 7.2 8 4 4 2 4 2 110 4.70   
J. Unknown 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 49
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 33, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 6-12, J. Unknown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 110-68, J. Unknown 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Ballpark of Spring Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 3731
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