ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
07/05/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
GAME ID: 13423 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mt. Vernon Cyclones (46-38) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (53-31) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 X 7 10 0
Kurtz Hits 2 home runs in Super Troopers Win
Noah Kurtz impressed in the 7-4 Santa Barbara win over Mt. Vernon. Kurtz was 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Picking up the save was 18-year old right-handed pitcher J.J. Mendenhall. The first-place Super Troopers have won 5 straight.

Santa Barbara second baseman Alberto Rivas made an impact. He drilled a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth. In the contest, Rivas went 2-4 with a double.

"We've got a great group of guys," Rivas said, "and we're having fun right now."
MT. VERNON BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Reese 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .339 1 7
C. Castro LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .247 3 11
B. Valenta DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 0 5
E. Callender RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .296 18 61
C. Still 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .172 1 3
M. Kym C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 1 4
G. Radziwon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 5
   a-K. Sverdloff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .448 3 6
J. Salazar SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .256 1 3
J. Oliva CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 0 5 11      
a - K. Sverdloff pinch hit for G. Radziwon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Castro (4, 6th Inning off A. Rendon, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Reese (7, 8th Inning off A. Rendon, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Callender (17, 8th Inning off S. Albrecht, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Salazar (3, 9th Inning off J. Mendenhall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Castro (3, 4th Inning off A. Rendon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Reese 2 , C. Castro 6 , E. Callender 2 , C. Still , J. Salazar 4 , J. Oliva
2-out RBI: E. Callender
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Callender , C. Still , J. Oliva 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Still (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Salazar-Radziwon-Reese)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zepeda DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .302 3 15
N. Kurtz RF 5 2 3 3 0 2 2 .266 5 18
R. Gomez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .376 13 43
P. Meech LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 3 10
   a-M. Shea LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 3 21
D. Puskas C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .300 1 3
C. Cantu 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 9 49
R. Vences SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .282 5 21
A. Rivas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .255 5 22
J. Villalobos CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .273 3 13
Totals 30 7 10 6 4 6 18      
a - M. Shea substituted for P. Meech in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Kurtz (6, 1st Inning off R. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rivas (9, 8th Inning off R. Recchini, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Zepeda (1, 8th Inning off C. Brenes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Kurtz 2 (5, 5th Inning off R. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Melendez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zepeda 3 , N. Kurtz 10 , R. Gomez , P. Meech , D. Puskas , R. Vences , A. Rivas 3
2-out RBI: J. Zepeda , A. Rivas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kurtz , P. Meech , A. Rivas , J. Villalobos 2
GIDP: D. Puskas
Sac Bunt: C. Cantu 3 , R. Vences
Team LOB: 7
MT. VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cruz L (0-2) 5.0 6 3 2 2 4 1 84 5.28   
J. Melendez 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 36 4.10   
R. Recchini 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 23 6.97   
C. Brenes 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cruz 47
Batters Faced: R. Cruz 23, J. Melendez 8, R. Recchini 5, C. Brenes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cruz 8-3, J. Melendez 3-1, R. Recchini 2-1, C. Brenes 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cruz 84-53, J. Melendez 36-23, R. Recchini 23-12, C. Brenes 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Melendez 1-1 , R. Recchini 1-0 , C. Brenes 2-2
WP: J. Melendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rendon W (3-0) 7.1 7 4 4 0 5 1 88 4.46   
S. Albrecht H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.12   
J. Mendenhall SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rendon 53
Batters Faced: A. Rendon 29, S. Albrecht 3, J. Mendenhall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rendon 5-12, S. Albrecht 1-1, J. Mendenhall 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rendon 88-59, S. Albrecht 17-12, J. Mendenhall 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Albrecht 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noah Kurtz
Ballpark: Car Ramrod Park
Start Time: 3:35 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 9861
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