ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
07/16/2025
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13450 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Wichita Panthers (49-41) 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 10 16 1
Spring Park Green Knights (35-55) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Gruber, Panthers Wallop Green Knights, 10-2
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 22-year old left fielder Rick Gruber, the Wichita Panthers stopped the Spring Park Green Knights, 10-2, in 9 innings. The win makes Wichita 49-41.

With Wichita leading 4-2 in the top of the sixth, Gruber batted against Spring Park pitcher Jim Unknown. Gruber hit a splitter to left for a 3-run home run. His 23rd home run of the season put the Panthers on top, 7-2.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Wichita manager Ross Meister.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SPRING PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zapata 3B 5 1 2 0 1 1 6 .344 5 21
R. Gruber LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .357 23 79
   a-J. Zanghi PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .435 4 9
   c-J. Garcia PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Sidener DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .361 13 68
C. Wojtysiak C 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .373 12 42
M. Goldbaek 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .298 13 31
A. Anderson CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .341 7 49
   b-B. Amparan PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 1
K. Marin RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 .374 3 19
K. Aitcheson SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .270 10 42
G. Romo 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .309 6 29
Totals 41 10 16 10 6 5 26      
a - J. Zanghi pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 8th
b - B. Amparan pinch hit for A. Anderson in the 8th
c - J. Garcia pinch hit for J. Zanghi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Anderson (35, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Marin (9, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Wojtysiak (15, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Gruber (3, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (23, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Anderson (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Zanghi (4, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata 2 , R. Gruber 8 , J. Zanghi 4 , B. Sidener , C. Wojtysiak 3 , A. Anderson 6 , K. Marin 4 , G. Romo 2
2-out RBI: R. Gruber , A. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Zapata , J. Garcia , M. Goldbaek , K. Aitcheson , G. Romo
GIDP: R. Gruber
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. Romo (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Graham DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 14
R. Willin LF 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .319 19 71
   g-D. Monier PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 5
J. Thurston 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .366 23 50
   a-S. Young PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   h-J. Font PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 1 7
M. Polcyn RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 2 16
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-J. Unknown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-K. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 6 23
J. Bole C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 6 16
   j-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
R. Dowdell 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 4 36
   c-J. Marotta PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 3
   k-G. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 4 17
A. Belot 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 2 12
A. Carlisle CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 3 23
   e-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-M. Keener CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5 37
J. Blevins SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 5 21
Totals 33 2 5 2 0 11 11      
a - S. Young pinch hit for J. Thurston in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for M. Polcyn in the 7th
c - J. Marotta pinch hit for R. Dowdell in the 7th
d - J. Unknown substituted for J. Unknown in the 8th
e - J. Unknown pinch hit for A. Carlisle in the 8th
f - M. Keener substituted for J. Unknown in the 9th
g - D. Monier pinch hit for R. Willin in the 9th
h - J. Font pinch hit for S. Young in the 9th
i - K. Nakamura pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th
j - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Bole in the 9th
k - G. Torres pinch hit for J. Marotta in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Willin 2 (19, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Willin 8 , D. Monier , J. Font , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blevins-Dowdell-Thurston)
OF assists: 1 (Carlisle(Zapata at home))
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SPRING PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama 3.1 2 2 2 0 4 2 47 6.68   
B. Wilson W (6-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 31 5.72   
Z. Scott 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.79   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 50
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 12, B. Wilson 9, Z. Scott 7, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 5-1, B. Wilson 4-1, Z. Scott 2-1, J. Unknown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 47-29, B. Wilson 31-23, Z. Scott 26-17, J. Unknown 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 5.2 10 7 7 4 2 1 108 11.12   
J. Unknown 2.2 6 3 3 2 3 2 68 10.12   
J. Unknown 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 19
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 29, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 5-8, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 108-64, J. Unknown 68-35, J. Unknown 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Ballpark of Spring Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 3885
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