ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
07/22/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13480 - TUESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (74-22) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 1
Wichita Panthers (50-46) 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 X 6 15 0
Gruber Helps Panthers Defeat Super Troopers, 6-3
The Wichita Panthers dealt the Santa Barbara Super Troopers a 6-3 loss at Panthers Park. Rick Gruber, who is tied for 4th in the SL2 with a 1.081 OPS, was the star on offense. He went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Wichita reliever Brian Wilson was the winner. His record is now 7-2. Luis Garcia took the loss. Jesse Soto finished the game for Wichita and earned his 4th save.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the sixth when Gruber hit a 2-run single. It thrust the Panthers into the lead, 4-2.

Wichita manager Ross Meister commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."

The win makes Wichita 50-46.
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McPherson CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .280 1 8
R. Gomez DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .342 14 72
M. MacPherson SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .411 22 75
J. Voci C 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .333 3 12
C. McKeone RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .426 6 36
J. Johnson 2B 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .333 2 9
S. Valkenburg LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .294 3 8
J. Lewis 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .326 4 15
J. Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .292 7 43
Totals 32 3 5 3 5 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lewis (2, 2nd Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Voci (3, 8th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McPherson , M. MacPherson , J. Voci 4 , C. McKeone , J. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: J. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lewis , J. Williams
Hit by Pitch: R. Gomez , M. MacPherson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. MacPherson (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-MacPherson-Lewis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .336 7 50
R. Gruber LF 4 1 4 5 1 0 0 .362 24 85
M. Hedger 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .331 11 30
C. Wojtysiak C 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .382 15 51
B. Sidener DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .365 15 72
K. Marin RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .352 3 19
R. Velez 3B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .260 3 17
K. Aitcheson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257 11 43
   a-J. Zanghi PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .426 4 9
   c-M. Goldbaek 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 13 32
G. Romo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 6 29
   b-T. Renfro PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .391 2 5
   d-S. Phillips SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 3
   e-J. Cook PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346 8 43
   f-J. York SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 4
Totals 39 6 15 6 3 8 28      
a - J. Zanghi pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 6th
b - T. Renfro pinch hit for G. Romo in the 6th
c - M. Goldbaek substituted for J. Zanghi in the 7th
d - S. Phillips substituted for T. Renfro in the 7th
e - J. Cook pinch hit for S. Phillips in the 8th
f - J. York substituted for J. Cook in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wojtysiak (17, 2nd Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gruber (20, 5th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Anderson (37, 8th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Sidener (33, 8th Inning off C. Spears, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (24, 8th Inning off L. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 3 , R. Gruber 8 , C. Wojtysiak 4 , B. Sidener 3 , R. Velez 3 , T. Renfro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wojtysiak , K. Marin 2 , K. Aitcheson , G. Romo
GIDP: M. Hedger
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anderson (25) , J. Zanghi (4) , T. Renfro (1)
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garcia 4.2 8 2 2 2 5 0 83 2.57   
L. Garcia L (1-2) 2.2 5 4 4 1 2 1 48 4.43   
C. Spears 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garcia 43
Batters Faced: R. Garcia 23, L. Garcia 15, C. Spears 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garcia 2-6, L. Garcia 1-5, C. Spears 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garcia 83-57, L. Garcia 48-30, C. Spears 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Garcia 2-0
WP: R. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Brown 5.0 2 1 1 1 6 0 77 4.37   
J. Soriano BS (4) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 29 5.88   
B. Wilson W (7-2) 1.1 1 1 1 2 3 1 25 5.82   
J. Soto SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Brown 64
Batters Faced: C. Brown 19, J. Soriano 6, B. Wilson 7, J. Soto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Brown 6-3, J. Soriano 0-2, B. Wilson 0-1, J. Soto 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Brown 77-49, J. Soriano 29-15, B. Wilson 25-13, J. Soto 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 3-0 , J. Soto 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Brown , J. Soriano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 4171
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