ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
08/14/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13609 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newport News Wranglers (55-62) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
Wichita Panthers (60-57) 0 4 3 0 1 0 3 2 X 13 20 0
Velez Excels, Wichita Blows Out Newport News
The Wichita Panthers romped over the Newport News Wranglers, 13-3, at Panthers Park. Rodrigo Velez led the way. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 4 runs for Wichita. The winner was Gabriel Marin, who threw 65 pitches over 5 innings. The left-hander was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits. The Panthers win now puts them at 60-57.

Bobby Sidener, who is tied for 8th in the SL2 with a .426 on-base percentage, contributed to the Wichita win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We did a lot of things right," said Sidener.
NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brown LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 8 45
   a-P. Shelton PR, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 2 6
B. Beason SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .301 12 55
S. Goldfein 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333 4 19
J. Ramos DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .333 15 62
J. Archie 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298 1 7
   b-N. Bourg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 1
   e-E. Diehl RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 0 1
S. Hardin RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 11 49
   c-A. Gault PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   f-A. Rollins 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
D. Stoltzfoos 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272 7 19
   d-M. Spradling PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 5 20
C. Larsen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 5 19
   g-A. Belk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 4
J. Edwards CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342 2 12
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 4 14      
a - P. Shelton pinch ran for M. Brown in the 5th
b - N. Bourg pinch hit for J. Archie in the 8th
c - A. Gault pinch hit for S. Hardin in the 8th
d - M. Spradling pinch hit for D. Stoltzfoos in the 8th
e - E. Diehl substituted for N. Bourg in the 8th
f - A. Rollins substituted for A. Gault in the 8th
g - A. Belk pinch hit for C. Larsen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edwards (4, 3rd Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Brown (19, 5th Inning off G. Marin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramos (15, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brown 2 , P. Shelton , S. Goldfein 2 , J. Ramos 4 , J. Archie 2 , S. Hardin , J. Edwards 3
2-out RBI: S. Goldfein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Beason , J. Ramos
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beason-Archie-Goldfein)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 .333 8 64
R. Gruber LF 6 1 3 2 0 0 3 .365 30 103
B. Sidener 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .368 17 94
J. Cook RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .331 8 54
   a-J. Chapman PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 0 1
K. Marin DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .358 7 37
J. York 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .243 4 9
   b-T. Mazoch PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 3
   c-B. Spross 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 5
R. Velez 3B 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 .300 5 26
K. Aitcheson SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .268 13 50
R. Rosas C 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .462 0 4
Totals 43 13 20 12 4 4 23      
a - J. Chapman pinch hit for J. Cook in the 7th
b - T. Mazoch pinch hit for J. York in the 8th
c - B. Spross substituted for T. Mazoch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. York (4, 3rd Inning off J. Lebreton, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Rosas 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Hennis, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off N. Goto, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Sidener (17, 2nd Inning off J. Lebreton, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Velez (5, 5th Inning off J. Hennis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson , R. Gruber 3 , B. Sidener 5 , J. Cook 2 , K. Marin 3 , J. York 2 , T. Mazoch , R. Velez 6 , K. Aitcheson , R. Rosas 5
2-out RBI: A. Anderson , R. Gruber 2 , B. Sidener 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gruber , B. Sidener , J. York 2
GIDP: R. Rosas
Hit by Pitch: B. Sidener
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Beason at 3rd base))
NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lebreton L (7-4) 2.1 7 7 7 2 1 1 54 3.84   
J. Hennis 3.1 6 1 1 0 2 1 49 3.43   
N. Goto 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 21 5.31   
R. Mims 1.1 5 2 2 1 0 0 32 3.71   
J. Aubry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lebreton 10
Batters Faced: J. Lebreton 17, J. Hennis 15, N. Goto 5, R. Mims 10, J. Aubry 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lebreton 4-2, J. Hennis 3-4, N. Goto 0-1, R. Mims 0-4, J. Aubry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lebreton 54-32, J. Hennis 49-34, N. Goto 21-12, R. Mims 32-22, J. Aubry 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hennis 2-2 , N. Goto 2-0 , R. Mims 2-2 , J. Aubry 3-0
WP: N. Goto , R. Mims
Hit Batsmen: J. Lebreton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marin W (7-4) 5.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 65 6.25   
J. Soriano 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 41 5.85   
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marin 48
Batters Faced: G. Marin 21, J. Soriano 13, B. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marin 6-6, J. Soriano 2-5, B. Wilson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marin 65-43, J. Soriano 41-31, B. Wilson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodrigo Velez
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 3969
Special Notes: CF Matthew Brown was injured while running the bases. Rodrigo Velez ties the WIC regular season game record for runs with 4.
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