ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT MONTGOMERY MISSIONS
06/27/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT MONTGOMERY MISSIONS
GAME ID: 13492 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (42-33) 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7 9 0
Montgomery Missions (41-34) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 4
Panthers Drop Missions, 7-2
Wichita turned a good effort from starter Matt Lavender into a win over the Montgomery Missions at Missions Grove. The final score was 7-2. Lavender yielded 1 run over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. His record improves to 6-4. By defeating Montgomery, the third-place Panthers improved to 42-33.

Wichita used a well-timed hit by Jim Cook to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Panthers ahead, 3-0. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Cook.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gruber LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .286 21 52
M. Hedger DH 3 2 1 1 0 2 3 .355 11 49
B. Sidener 1B 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 .400 16 52
A. Anderson CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .297 9 40
J. Cook RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .277 6 46
G. Gericke C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .281 12 42
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .296 6 55
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .292 10 43
G. Romo 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .284 7 34
Totals 34 7 9 7 4 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Hedger (8, 1st Inning off J. Carmona, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cook (12, 1st Inning off J. Carmona, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Gruber (10, 5th Inning off J. Carmona, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Anderson (5, 5th Inning off J. Carmona, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gruber 3 , M. Hedger 2 , B. Sidener 2 , A. Anderson 4 , J. Cook 2 , L. Gracia
2-out RBI: A. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hedger , B. Sidener , J. Cook , L. Gracia
GIDP: J. Cook 2 , K. Aitcheson
Sac Fly: M. Hedger
Hit by Pitch: M. Hedger , G. Gericke
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gracia-Romo-Sidener)
PB: G. Gericke
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodriguez 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .295 7 20
K. Hirsch CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .167 2 3
D. Hutchison RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .329 14 52
P. Hoffman LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .318 21 51
T. Hirsch C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .346 17 45
B. Parks 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286 4 22
J. Perez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .381 4 27
M. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 18
   c-E. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 12 42
   d-P. Adam SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 7 29
C. Bush 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .395 1 5
   a-B. Veillette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438 2 9
   b-D. Clemons 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 1 4 8 19      
a - B. Veillette pinch hit for C. Bush in the 7th
b - D. Clemons substituted for B. Veillette in the 8th
c - E. Ramos pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 8th
d - P. Adam substituted for E. Ramos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hirsch (1, 9th Inning off B. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Hoffman (21, 8th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rodriguez , K. Hirsch 2 , P. Hoffman 5 , T. Hirsch 3 , B. Parks , J. Perez , C. Bush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodriguez , P. Hoffman 2 , J. Perez , E. Ramos
GIDP: J. Perez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hirsch (6) , C. Bush (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hutchison (8) , T. Hirsch (5) , B. Parks (3) , M. Garcia (10)
Double Plays: 3 (Parks-Garcia-Rodriguez, Bush-Parks-Rodriguez, Torres-Parks-Rodriguez)
PB: T. Hirsch
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender W (6-4) 6.0 6 1 1 3 4 0 91 4.71   
J. Soriano 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 28 5.72   
B. Wilson 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 57
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 26, J. Soriano 6, B. Wilson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-8, J. Soriano 0-2, B. Wilson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 91-53, J. Soriano 28-19, B. Wilson 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Carmona L (4-7) 5.0 7 5 5 1 7 0 86 7.99   
A. Balladares 1.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 42 3.44   
J. Torres 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carmona 39
Batters Faced: J. Carmona 23, A. Balladares 8, J. Torres 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carmona 3-4, A. Balladares 0-1, J. Torres 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carmona 86-56, A. Balladares 42-20, J. Torres 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Torres 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Carmona , J. Torres
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lavender
Ballpark: Missions Grove
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 6768
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