ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
07/07/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 13421 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (46-39) 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 9 14 0
Newport News Wranglers (35-50) 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 X 11 14 0
Gruber Goes Off, But Wranglers Win
The Newport News Wranglers overcame a pretty good performance by Wichita left fielder Rick Gruber, beating the Panthers, 11-9, at Wranglers Stadium. Gruber went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Newport News is now 35-50.

The Wranglers got a big hit from shortstop Brian Beason. In the bottom of the sixth, Beason smacked a 3-run home run off Wichita pitcher Juan Soriano. It was his 8th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Wranglers were ahead, 5-3.

Wranglers manager Chris Rice wasn't all too pleased, despite the win, telling reporters that the performance highlighted some clear areas for improvement moving forward. He refused to be more specific, however. "I'm not gonna publicize our weaknesses," he said. "That stuff stays in the clubhouse."
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata 3B 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 .352 4 19
R. Gruber LF 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 .355 22 73
B. Sidener DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .354 11 62
C. Wojtysiak C 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .373 12 42
J. Gilbreath RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .312 8 40
A. Anderson CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 6 44
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .321 12 29
S. Phillips SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 1
   a-M. Hedger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .359 9 26
   b-J. Matchette SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Marin PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .353 2 16
G. Romo 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .297 6 28
   d-T. Renfro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .438 2 4
Totals 36 9 14 8 6 5 18      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for S. Phillips in the 8th
b - J. Matchette substituted for M. Hedger in the 8th
c - K. Marin pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 9th
d - T. Renfro pinch hit for G. Romo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (18, 7th Inning off J. Hennis, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Anderson (31, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Anderson (2, 6th Inning off S. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Goldbaek (12, 2nd Inning off S. Romero, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (22, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata , R. Gruber 8 , B. Sidener 2 , C. Wojtysiak , J. Gilbreath , A. Anderson 5 , M. Goldbaek 4 , K. Marin , G. Romo
2-out RBI: R. Gruber , K. Marin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , S. Phillips 2 , T. Renfro
GIDP: B. Sidener , J. Gilbreath
Sac Bunt: R. Gruber , A. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: M. Goldbaek
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Goldbaek (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Leyritana 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .262 6 32
M. Spradling 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .360 5 19
J. Belcher 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .222 0 2
J. Pauly DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .320 7 40
   a-E. Diehl DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .412 0 1
P. Shelton LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .277 2 6
B. Beason SS 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .276 8 36
M. Brown RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .296 8 30
C. Larsen C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .211 3 5
J. Edwards CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .344 0 3
Totals 38 11 14 11 4 8 10      
a - E. Diehl inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pauly (13, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Leyritana (12, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Shelton (1, 4th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Beason (8, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Brown (8, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Leyritana 4 , M. Spradling 2 , J. Belcher , J. Pauly 2 , E. Diehl , P. Shelton 3 , B. Beason 4 , M. Brown 5 , C. Larsen , J. Edwards
2-out RBI: P. Shelton , M. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Spradling , B. Beason 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Leyritana-Beason-Belcher, Leyritana-Beason-Belcher, Belcher-Spradling)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Brown 5.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 70 4.55   
J. Soriano L (7-3), BS (3) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 26 5.75   
J. Unknown 2.2 7 5 5 2 1 1 57 16.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Brown 62
Batters Faced: C. Brown 19, J. Soriano 6, J. Unknown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Brown 2-6, J. Soriano 0-1, J. Unknown 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Brown 70-48, J. Soriano 26-12, J. Unknown 57-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Romero W (1-2) 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 1 83 4.78   
J. Hennis 1.2 4 3 3 2 3 0 37 3.82   
J. Unknown 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 1 29 20.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Romero 46
Batters Faced: S. Romero 26, J. Hennis 10, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Romero 7-7, J. Hennis 0-1, J. Unknown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Romero 83-52, J. Hennis 37-21, J. Unknown 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
WP: S. Romero
Hit Batsmen: S. Romero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Wranglers Stadium
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 2728
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