ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
08/16/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13639 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (77-43) 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 0 0 13 18 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (62-58) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 11 0
Santa Barbara Wins, Puskas drives in 4 runs
The Santa Barbara Super Troopers topped the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 13-5, with youngster Dave Puskas playing a key role. Puskas went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Super Troopers in the win. The winning pitcher was Mike McManigle. He tossed 96 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. Santa Barbara, at 77-43, is 14½ games up in the Sub League 2 Central Division.

Jamie Zepeda hit a bases-clearing double off Matt Bradford in the top of the fifth, which put the Super Troopers in front, 5-3. In addition to the double, Zepeda had 2 singles and 1 walk, while going 3 for 5.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Zepeda said.
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zepeda CF 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 .293 3 23
N. Kurtz LF 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .279 11 35
R. Gomez DH 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .381 21 76
C. McKeone RF 5 1 2 0 1 0 5 .359 13 54
E. Propper 1B 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 .348 24 78
D. Puskas C 4 3 2 4 1 0 0 .322 3 21
R. Vences 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .286 9 37
A. Rivas 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .259 5 22
J. Villalobos SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .266 4 24
Totals 43 13 18 13 7 3 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Zepeda (16, 5th Inning off M. Bradford, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Vences (1, 5th Inning off J. Gastelo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Puskas (3, 5th Inning off M. Bradford, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Villalobos (4, 7th Inning off J. Bravo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zepeda 4 , N. Kurtz , R. Gomez 2 , C. McKeone 2 , E. Propper , D. Puskas 5 , R. Vences 4 , A. Rivas 3 , J. Villalobos 5
2-out RBI: R. Gomez , D. Puskas , R. Vences , J. Villalobos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. McKeone 2 , E. Propper , A. Rivas , J. Villalobos
GIDP: E. Propper 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McKeone(Fard at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Fard RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282 6 31
T. Cruz LF 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .353 3 26
K. Beck 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .318 20 61
A. Garcia SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .417 1 6
N. Watkins C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .325 11 54
E. Bruce DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .329 3 10
R. Campbell 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 20 56
   a-J. Vargas PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 0 2
H. Paula CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .310 6 50
C. Sanchez 2B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .246 1 6
Totals 36 5 11 5 2 5 13      
a - J. Vargas pinch hit for R. Campbell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Garcia (5, 1st Inning off M. McManigle, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Fard (8, 7th Inning off T. Roman, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Watkins (17, 8th Inning off T. Roman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Vargas (2, 8th Inning off T. Roman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Cruz (2, 5th Inning off M. McManigle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Fard 3 , T. Cruz 6 , K. Beck , A. Garcia 3 , N. Watkins 2 , J. Vargas 2
2-out RBI: N. Fard , T. Cruz , A. Garcia , J. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Beck , N. Watkins , H. Paula
Sac Bunt: R. Campbell
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia-Sanchez-Campbell, Watkins-Campbell)
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. McManigle W (6-5) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3 0 96 4.75   
T. Roman SV (1) 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 38 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McManigle 43
Batters Faced: M. McManigle 26, T. Roman 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McManigle 11-3, T. Roman 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. McManigle 96-63, T. Roman 38-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bradford L (2-1) 4.0 7 6 6 1 1 1 57 5.28   
J. Gastelo 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 29 7.17   
J. Bravo 3.1 5 4 4 5 1 1 78 4.78   
A. Cohen 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bradford 24
Batters Faced: M. Bradford 19, J. Gastelo 6, J. Bravo 20, A. Cohen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bradford 6-4, J. Gastelo 1-0, J. Bravo 2-7, A. Cohen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bradford 57-40, J. Gastelo 29-15, J. Bravo 78-41, A. Cohen 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gastelo 1-1 , J. Bravo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Puskas
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 7149
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