ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
07/03/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13531 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (43-38) 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 10 13 0
Wichita Panthers (45-36) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 13 2
Martinez Homers Twice in 10-5 Wranglers Win
The Newport News Wranglers cut down the Wichita Panthers by the score of 10-5, with the largest share of the credit going to right fielder Jose Martinez. Martinez was 3-6 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 6 for the Wranglers. Picking up the save was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Naohiro Goto. The Newport News win streak is now 3 games.

In the top of the sixth, Martinez put his team in front with his 13th double of the season. The 2-run double, which came against Chris Brown, made it 5-3, Newport News.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Martinez.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lirette 3B 6 2 1 0 0 0 5 .291 4 23
J. Martinez RF 6 3 3 6 0 1 4 .360 10 50
I. Schelling LF 5 0 1 2 1 1 0 .333 1 14
B. Collins DH 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 .208 0 9
J. Archie 2B 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .435 0 6
V. Murillo SS 5 1 3 2 1 0 3 .294 4 25
D. Mejia CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 .309 5 32
D. Stoltzfoos 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 5 14
   a-G. Reese PR, 1B 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .429 0 1
C. Larsen C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .375 1 5
Totals 40 10 13 10 9 5 23      
a - G. Reese pinch ran for D. Stoltzfoos in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Schelling (8, 6th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Martinez (13, 6th Inning off C. Brown, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez 2 (10, 1st Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Murillo (4, 3rd Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lirette , J. Martinez 10 , I. Schelling 2 , J. Archie , V. Murillo 6 , G. Reese 3 , C. Larsen
2-out RBI: J. Martinez , I. Schelling , V. Murillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Martinez 2 , V. Murillo , D. Mejia 3
Sac Bunt: C. Larsen
Hit by Pitch: J. Archie , D. Stoltzfoos
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murillo-Archie-Reese)
PB: C. Larsen
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gruber LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 23 56
M. Hedger DH 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 .336 13 55
A. Anderson RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .298 9 40
C. Grant 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .476 3 6
E. Cruz CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 .345 1 14
G. Gericke C 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .285 12 46
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .297 7 58
K. Aitcheson SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .288 11 45
   a-J. Gilbreath PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .331 7 28
G. Romo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289 7 34
Totals 37 5 13 5 5 7 22      
a - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gruber (11, 4th Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Cruz (3, 7th Inning off D. Voeller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Aitcheson (11, 4th Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Gruber 3 , A. Anderson , C. Grant 3 , E. Cruz 2 , G. Gericke , L. Gracia , K. Aitcheson 5 , G. Romo 2
2-out RBI: E. Cruz , L. Gracia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , E. Cruz 2 , G. Gericke , L. Gracia , J. Gilbreath
GIDP: G. Romo
Sac Bunt: E. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: E. Cruz
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anderson (20)
CS: G. Gericke (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Grant (1) , L. Gracia (5)
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales W (4-1) 5.0 10 3 3 1 4 1 91 4.27   
D. Voeller 3.2 3 2 1 4 2 0 61 1.50   
N. Goto SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 38
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 25, D. Voeller 18, N. Goto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 4-6, D. Voeller 2-6, N. Goto 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 91-57, D. Voeller 61-33, N. Goto 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goto 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Voeller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto 3.2 3 3 3 3 4 2 73 12.21   
C. Brown L (0-1) 2.0 4 4 4 2 0 0 34 7.94   
J. Unknown 2.1 4 1 1 2 0 0 47 3.86   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 2 1 2 1 1 33 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 42
Batters Faced: J. Soto 19, C. Brown 12, J. Unknown 13, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 3-4, C. Brown 3-3, J. Unknown 2-5, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 73-42, C. Brown 34-20, J. Unknown 47-25, J. Unknown 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Martinez
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 5340
Special Notes: SS Davey Stoltzfoos was injured being hit by a pitch.
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