ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
07/19/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
GAME ID: 13615 - FRIDAY, JULY 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Wichita Panthers (54-39) 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 15 1
Sikeston Shamrocks (66-27) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 8 1
Panthers Find a Way to Win
The Wichita Panthers defeated the Sikeston Shamrocks, 7-6, at Shamrocks Park. Wichita catcher George Gericke had a superb performance. He hit 3 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring three times. The third-place Panthers go to 54-39.

Wichita needed the clutch hitting of Jimmy Zanghi to seal the deal. The left fielder swatted a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Panthers on top, 7-6. For the game, Zanghi had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"This game showed the grit and grind of our guys," said Zanghi.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 .298 13 52
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .307 25 62
   a-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .415 1 8
   c-J. Gilbreath PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 9 34
B. Sidener DH 6 1 2 1 0 0 5 .386 18 61
J. Zanghi LF 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .412 1 7
G. Gericke C 6 3 3 4 0 1 4 .304 17 58
J. Cook RF 6 1 1 1 0 3 2 .265 8 52
L. Gracia 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .287 7 58
K. Aitcheson SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .298 13 53
G. Romo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .287 8 35
   b-M. Hedger PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335 15 64
Totals 45 7 15 7 6 11 26      
a - J. Duvall substituted for R. Gruber in the 8th
b - M. Hedger pinch hit for G. Romo in the 9th
c - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for J. Duvall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Romo (9, 2nd Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Gracia (21, 5th Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Gericke 3 (17, 2nd Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Santiago, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cook (8, 2nd Inning off B. Santiago, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Zanghi (1, 10th Inning off T. Suttle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Anderson , R. Gruber , B. Sidener 2 , J. Zanghi 5 , G. Gericke 12 , J. Cook 4 , L. Gracia 3 , K. Aitcheson , G. Romo 3
2-out RBI: B. Sidener
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gruber , J. Gilbreath , B. Sidener , G. Gericke , J. Cook
GIDP: A. Anderson
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Romo (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Aitcheson (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 .313 13 60
C. Cooper SS 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .335 8 52
B. Agin RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .322 10 62
J. Hoffmann DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .300 2 21
J. Howard CF 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .353 9 32
B. Hurt 3B 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 .383 7 37
S. Banks C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 2 15
A. Douglass 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .346 10 23
   c-D. Manly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 1 5
T. Schmitt 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328 6 30
   a-N. Owens PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 1 5
   b-S. Ruth 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .361 2 18
Totals 39 6 8 6 6 8 16      
a - N. Owens pinch hit for T. Schmitt in the 8th
b - S. Ruth substituted for N. Owens in the 9th
c - D. Manly pinch hit for A. Douglass in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Hurt (7, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Owens (1, 8th Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Larson (13, 8th Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Larson 4 , C. Cooper 3 , J. Hoffmann , B. Hurt 4 , A. Douglass , N. Owens 4
2-out RBI: B. Hurt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Agin , J. Hoffmann , S. Banks
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Larson (43) , T. Schmitt (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howard (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Douglass-Cooper-Douglass)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama 5.0 2 1 0 3 3 0 76 5.97   
J. Soriano 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 6.75   
C. Brown H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 37 13.50   
J. Soto W (2-1), BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 2 25 11.05   
E. Clickner SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 61
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 21, J. Soriano 3, C. Brown 10, J. Soto 8, E. Clickner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 4-8, J. Soriano 0-0, C. Brown 3-2, J. Soto 2-1, E. Clickner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 76-40, J. Soriano 14-5, C. Brown 37-21, J. Soto 25-20, E. Clickner 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Santiago 5.1 11 6 5 4 5 4 105 8.84   
I. Parez 3.1 3 0 0 2 5 0 57 3.77   
M. Drayton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.82   
T. Suttle L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Santiago 25
Batters Faced: B. Santiago 32, I. Parez 14, M. Drayton 1, T. Suttle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Santiago 2-9, I. Parez 1-3, M. Drayton 0-1, T. Suttle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Santiago 105-64, I. Parez 57-34, M. Drayton 2-1, T. Suttle 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Drayton 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Gericke
Ballpark: Shamrocks Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 10717
Special Notes: George Gericke sets the SL2 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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