ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
08/02/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 13548 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (68-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Newport News Wranglers (64-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 3 9 0
Wranglers Get Past Santa Barbara, 3-2
The Newport News Wranglers eked out a 3-2 win versus the Santa Barbara Super Troopers at Wranglers Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Alex Gonzales. He was terrific. Zach Ellis locked down his 4th save. The second-place Wranglers lifted their record to 64-43.

Newport News took the lead, 3-2, on Nick Bannister's 1st home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Santa Barbara pitcher Ben Laing in the bottom of the eighth.

Newport News manager Adam Tate commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zepeda DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 3 17
N. Kurtz LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .295 9 30
E. Propper SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340 20 67
C. McKeone 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .359 11 43
D. Puskas C 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .321 1 15
J. McPherson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .262 8 30
R. Vences 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 8 31
M. Shea CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 4 28
J. Rojas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .252 3 19
Totals 32 2 7 2 0 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Kurtz (13, 6th Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Zepeda (2, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zepeda 4 , N. Kurtz 3 , C. McKeone , D. Puskas 2
2-out RBI: D. Puskas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Puskas , R. Vences 2
GIDP: E. Propper , C. McKeone
Hit by Pitch: E. Propper , D. Puskas
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hardin RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .304 6 33
M. Spradling 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .321 2 19
B. Beason SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .339 9 40
   b-D. Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 5 17
   c-J. Dodge 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 12
C. Tatum 1B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 3 12
V. Colan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 6 13
   d-N. Bannister PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1 3
   e-M. Guerra C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
F. Zavala CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .247 2 11
L. Alvarez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .384 1 7
T. Orr DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 2 7
P. Binzer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 8
   a-A. Rollins PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 7
Totals 32 3 9 3 2 6 15      
a - A. Rollins pinch hit for P. Binzer in the 7th
b - D. Horn pinch hit for B. Beason in the 7th
c - J. Dodge substituted for D. Horn in the 8th
d - N. Bannister pinch hit for V. Colan in the 8th
e - M. Guerra substituted for N. Bannister in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hardin 2 (20, 3rd Inning off J. Wesson, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Wesson, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Tatum (10, 8th Inning off B. Laing, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Zavala (1, 6th Inning off J. Wesson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Bannister (1, 8th Inning off B. Laing, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hardin 4 , M. Spradling , B. Beason , C. Tatum 3 , N. Bannister 4 , F. Zavala 3 , T. Orr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Spradling , B. Beason , L. Alvarez 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Rollins
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Zavala (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Spradling-Binzer-Tatum, Beason-Binzer-Tatum)
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wesson 5.2 6 0 0 1 6 0 88 0.00   
B. Laing L (1-2), BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 29 7.36   
I. Timmons 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wesson 62
Batters Faced: J. Wesson 24, B. Laing 8, I. Timmons 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wesson 5-6, B. Laing 4-0, I. Timmons 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wesson 88-60, B. Laing 29-20, I. Timmons 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Laing 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Laing
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 7.1 5 2 2 0 6 0 88 2.57   
M. Austin W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.26   
Z. Ellis SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 66
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 27, M. Austin 2, Z. Ellis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 8-6, M. Austin 1-1, Z. Ellis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 88-58, M. Austin 5-3, Z. Ellis 15-10
WP: A. Gonzales
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzales 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Gonzales
Ballpark: Wranglers Stadium
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 8476
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