ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
07/23/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13481 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (75-22) 0 0 1 0 9 1 1 1 4 17 21 2
Wichita Panthers (50-47) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Super Troopers Overwhelm Panthers, 17-4
The Santa Barbara Super Troopers defeated the Wichita Panthers, 17-4, in part because of center fielder Cameron Kovatch. Kovatch was 4-5 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 for the Super Troopers. Santa Barbara improves to 75-22 with the win. They lead their division by 17½ games.

With Santa Barbara leading 4-3 in the top of the fifth, Kovatch hit a fastball from Jim Unknown for a bases-clearing double. It was his 28th double of the season and put the Super Troopers ahead, 7-3.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager Ross Meister.
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kovatch CF 5 2 4 4 2 1 0 .356 8 66
R. Gomez DH 5 2 2 1 2 1 6 .342 14 73
D. Wagner 2B 7 2 4 3 0 2 3 .366 19 84
J. Voci C 5 2 2 0 1 0 4 .338 3 12
M. MacPherson SS 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .410 22 76
C. McKeone LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .428 7 39
   a-J. Lewis PH, LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .341 5 17
E. Propper 1B 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 .355 30 112
J. Williams 3B 4 2 1 1 2 1 5 .292 8 44
J. Martinez RF 4 1 0 0 2 2 4 .335 9 71
Totals 45 17 21 16 11 8 28      
a - J. Lewis pinch hit for C. McKeone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kovatch 2 (28, 3rd Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , D. Wagner (25, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , C. McKeone (15, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Voci (7, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. McKeone (7, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Williams (8, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Wagner (19, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lewis (5, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Kovatch 6 , R. Gomez 2 , D. Wagner 8 , J. Voci 3 , M. MacPherson 2 , C. McKeone 6 , J. Lewis 4 , E. Propper 3 , J. Williams 4
2-out RBI: C. Kovatch , M. MacPherson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Gomez 2 , D. Wagner , M. MacPherson , J. Williams
GIDP: R. Gomez , J. Voci , J. Williams
Hit by Pitch: C. McKeone
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hyun (1) , J. Lewis (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Wagner-MacPherson-Propper, MacPherson-Wagner-Propper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Romo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 6 29
   a-J. Matchette PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-M. Hedger PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336 11 31
B. Sidener DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .363 15 72
J. Cook RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .348 8 43
   b-J. Chapman PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .348 0 1
C. Wojtysiak C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .380 15 51
M. Goldbaek 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .319 13 32
   c-T. Mazoch PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 3
K. Marin LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .348 4 22
R. Velez 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .264 3 17
   d-O. Trinidad PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 2 3
K. Aitcheson SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 11 43
   e-R. Price PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Moreno CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .091 0 1
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 9 20      
a - J. Matchette pinch hit for G. Romo in the 7th
b - J. Chapman pinch hit for J. Cook in the 7th
c - T. Mazoch pinch hit for M. Goldbaek in the 8th
d - O. Trinidad pinch hit for R. Velez in the 8th
e - R. Price pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th
f - M. Hedger pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wojtysiak (18, 2nd Inning off J. Hyun, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Marin (4, 4th Inning off J. Hyun, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Romo , M. Hedger , B. Sidener , J. Cook , J. Chapman , C. Wojtysiak 2 , K. Marin 4 , R. Velez , R. Price
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Goldbaek
GIDP: B. Sidener , R. Velez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Nishiyama-Romo-Goldbaek, Romo-Aitcheson-Goldbaek, Unknown-Matchette-Goldbaek)
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hyun 4.2 5 3 3 4 2 1 86 3.73   
D. Diaz W (3-0) 4.1 4 1 1 0 7 0 71 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hyun 40
Batters Faced: J. Hyun 22, D. Diaz 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hyun 6-4, D. Diaz 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hyun 86-51, D. Diaz 71-44
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Diaz 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 42 6.71   
A. Arredondo 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 9.70   
Z. Scott 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.03   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 0.1 5 8 8 4 0 1 40 216.00   
J. Unknown 3.2 8 6 6 2 4 3 83 14.73   
J. Unknown 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 20 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 44
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 10, A. Arredondo 7, Z. Scott 5, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 19, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 4-1, A. Arredondo 1-1, Z. Scott 1-1, J. Unknown 1-0, J. Unknown 3-2, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 42-22, A. Arredondo 21-13, Z. Scott 21-10, J. Unknown 40-19, J. Unknown 83-51, J. Unknown 20-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Arredondo 1-1 , Z. Scott 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown 2
Hit Batsmen: A. Arredondo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cameron Kovatch
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 4334
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