ABA CLASS A-
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
07/01/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13376 - TUESDAY, JULY 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sikeston Shamrocks (47-32) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 4
Wichita Panthers (42-37) 4 3 3 0 0 7 0 0 X 17 18 1
Gruber Slams 5 Hits for Wichita
Even as a kid, Rick Gruber said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At Panthers Park, Gruber showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 22-year-old left fielder had 5 hits in 5 at-bats for the Wichita Panthers, helping his team knock off the Sikeston Shamrocks by a score of 17-4.

"They always said, just keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing, make contact and you never know what will happen," he said. "That's all I did."

Rick Gruber singled in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, walked in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

A look at his season totals shows Gruber with 19 home runs, .347 BA, .424 OBP, 62 RBIs and 60 runs scored.
SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Philip 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .319 7 38
M. Duval SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .257 7 40
S. Amparan RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .489 1 8
   a-I. Ballesteros PR, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Cotton 1B 3 0 2 4 0 0 1 .267 0 8
   b-M. Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 2
   c-P. Haney 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .321 5 16
S. Benitez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .314 0 6
J. Yenores LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 1 6
M. Cortez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .171 1 4
J. Flowers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 5 28
J. Cabouerde C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 0 6
Totals 36 4 8 4 4 5 24      
a - I. Ballesteros pinch ran for S. Amparan in the 5th
b - M. Escobar pinch hit for J. Cotton in the 7th
c - P. Haney substituted for M. Escobar in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cotton 2 (5, 3rd Inning off G. Marin, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Soriano, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Philip (25, 9th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Philip 4 , M. Duval , S. Amparan , J. Cotton 4 , J. Yenores
2-out RBI: , J. Cotton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Escobar , S. Benitez 3
Hit by Pitch: S. Amparan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Philip (6) , M. Cortez 2 (3) , J. Flowers (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata 3B 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 .322 2 13
R. Gruber LF 5 3 5 3 1 0 0 .347 19 62
B. Sidener DH 5 2 3 1 1 1 3 .350 11 59
J. York SS 4 2 0 0 2 0 6 .205 2 4
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 1 1 4 0 2 4 .309 9 23
   a-B. Amparan PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
A. Anderson CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .326 6 40
K. Marin RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .345 0 7
K. Aitcheson 2B 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .270 8 35
J. Unknown C 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .600 0 2
Totals 43 17 18 16 6 4 19      
a - B. Amparan pinch hit for M. Goldbaek in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (16, 2nd Inning off J. Knudson, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Anderson (27, 6th Inning off L. Barchard, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Zapata (3, 2nd Inning off J. Knudson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Goldbaek (9, 1st Inning off J. Knudson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Zapata 4 , R. Gruber 6 , B. Sidener 3 , M. Goldbaek 4 , A. Anderson 3 , K. Aitcheson 2 , J. Unknown 3
2-out RBI: J. Zapata , R. Gruber 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sidener , J. York 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Zapata (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Zapata (2)
SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knudson L (0-1) 2.0 7 7 7 1 1 1 57 13.50   
G. Harris 3.0 4 5 5 4 1 0 65 5.13   
L. Barchard 0.2 4 5 1 1 1 0 26 4.02   
J. Kuc 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 44 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knudson 10
Batters Faced: J. Knudson 14, G. Harris 16, L. Barchard 8, J. Kuc 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knudson 4-1, G. Harris 6-1, L. Barchard 1-0, J. Kuc 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knudson 57-35, G. Harris 65-35, L. Barchard 26-18, J. Kuc 44-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Barchard 2-2 , J. Kuc 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marin 4.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 73 7.36   
J. Soriano W (7-2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 5.37   
B. Wilson 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 34 6.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marin 38
Batters Faced: G. Marin 21, J. Soriano 10, B. Wilson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marin 11-2, J. Soriano 2-3, B. Wilson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marin 73-49, J. Soriano 38-22, B. Wilson 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 2-2
Hit Batsmen: G. Marin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 3631
Special Notes: RF Steve Amparan was injured being hit by a pitch.
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