ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
07/05/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13533 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (44-39) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Wichita Panthers (46-37) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 8 0
Newport News Upended, 5-2, by Wichita
The Newport News Wranglers went down to defeat to Matt Lavender and his Wichita teammates. The final score was 5-2, in favor of the Panthers. With the win, Wichita has a record of 46-37. Newport News falls to 44-39.

Curtis Wojtysiak drew 1 walk for Wichita. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, Wojtysiak had a clutch at-bat. Facing Newport News hurler Kyoshi Kano, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead.

"Being able to play a game for a living is one thing. Being able to play it well and contribute to a win is even better," Wojtysiak told the Wichita Daily.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lirette 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .295 4 23
J. Martinez RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .362 10 54
I. Schelling LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .348 1 16
J. Ramos 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 14 52
B. Collins DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .196 0 9
B. Sallee 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .275 2 27
P. Shelton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .138 2 3
V. Murillo SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .297 4 27
C. Larsen C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 5
Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Murillo (9, 6th Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Schelling (9, 8th Inning off E. Clickner, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Lirette (19, 8th Inning off E. Clickner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Sallee (1, 5th Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lirette 3 , J. Martinez , I. Schelling 2 , J. Ramos , B. Sallee 4 , V. Murillo 2
2-out RBI: J. Martinez , I. Schelling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Schelling , J. Ramos , P. Shelton
Sac Bunt: C. Larsen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez (10)
CS: C. Lirette (2) , J. Martinez (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ramos-Murillo-Ramos, Sallee-Murillo-Ramos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gruber LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 23 56
   c-J. Zanghi PH, LF 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .500 0 4
M. Hedger DH 5 0 3 1 0 1 4 .340 13 56
B. Sidener 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .396 17 57
J. Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .319 7 28
J. Cook RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .277 6 47
E. Cruz CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 1 14
   a-J. Rogers PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .156 0 5
   d-A. Anderson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 10 42
L. Gracia 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295 7 58
B. Agnew C 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 .338 3 21
G. Romo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 7 34
   b-C. Wojtysiak PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   e-K. Aitcheson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 11 45
Totals 29 5 8 5 8 2 23      
a - J. Rogers pinch hit for E. Cruz in the 7th
b - C. Wojtysiak pinch hit for G. Romo in the 7th
c - J. Zanghi pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 7th
d - A. Anderson substituted for J. Rogers in the 8th
e - K. Aitcheson substituted for C. Wojtysiak in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Agnew (3, 3rd Inning off J. McCoart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Zanghi , M. Hedger 3 , J. Cook , L. Gracia , B. Agnew 5
2-out RBI: J. Zanghi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hedger , J. Gilbreath 2 , B. Agnew
GIDP: B. Sidener 2
Sac Bunt: E. Cruz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cook (2)
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCoart 5.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 63 2.54   
N. Goto L (1-1) 0.2 0 2 2 4 1 0 36 8.49   
K. Kano 2.0 5 2 2 3 0 0 46 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCoart 58
Batters Faced: J. McCoart 18, N. Goto 6, K. Kano 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCoart 11-2, N. Goto 0-1, K. Kano 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCoart 63-33, N. Goto 36-17, K. Kano 46-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kano 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 78 4.51   
B. Wilson W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.82   
E. Clickner SV (3) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 35 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 63
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 21, B. Wilson 5, E. Clickner 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-7, B. Wilson 1-1, E. Clickner 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 78-47, B. Wilson 22-14, E. Clickner 35-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lavender
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 6847
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