ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
07/26/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS
GAME ID: 13645 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (55-44) 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 16 1
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (69-30) 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 1 11 11 0
Super Troopers Get Hard-Earned Win, Stop Panthers, 11-10
The game was a shootout. To win it, the Santa Barbara Super Troopers had to outpace the Wichita Panthers. The final score was 11-10, Super Troopers. Neither team lacked hitting stars. For Santa Barbara, catcher Roland Clement was the foremost. He belted 3 home runs. He drove in 8 runs and scored three times. Santa Barbara reliever Steve Albrecht picked up the win, raising his record to 7-3. Chris Brown was tagged with the loss. With the win, Santa Barbara raised its record to 69-30.

The decisive blow was delivered by John Hearne in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off fireballing left-hander Chris Brown to win the game for Santa Barbara. The home crowd went nuts.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Wichita manager Ross Meister. "But we decided not to take it."
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .302 15 56
M. Hedger LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .329 15 67
B. Sidener DH 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 .389 19 65
J. Gilbreath 2B 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .301 10 36
R. Gruber 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .307 30 69
J. Cook RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .271 9 56
G. Gericke C 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .301 18 60
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .292 7 63
K. Aitcheson SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .307 13 56
Totals 39 10 16 10 6 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gracia 2 (24, 1st Inning off M. Lopez, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Bobbitt, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gruber (15, 2nd Inning off A. Gabriella, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (30, 1st Inning off M. Lopez, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Sidener (19, 2nd Inning off M. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Gilbreath (10, 6th Inning off M. Bobbitt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Sidener 5 , J. Gilbreath 5 , R. Gruber 6 , J. Cook 2 , G. Gericke 2 , L. Gracia 6 , K. Aitcheson 2
2-out RBI: R. Gruber , J. Cook , L. Gracia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , M. Hedger , G. Gericke , K. Aitcheson
GIDP: M. Hedger , J. Cook
Sac Bunt: L. Gracia
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Anderson (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martinez CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .311 12 56
E. Monaghan LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .313 14 65
M. MacPherson 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .316 15 46
A. Morales DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .338 11 61
J. Hearne 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .238 7 20
D. Wagner 3B 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .316 11 79
J. Williams SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .312 2 12
R. Clement C 4 3 4 8 0 0 0 .336 20 72
T. Kanemoto RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .381 3 10
   a-J. McPherson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 25 73
Totals 37 11 11 10 4 5 14      
a - J. McPherson pinch hit for T. Kanemoto in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (24, 1st Inning off C. Soto, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Williams (7, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Monaghan (27, 7th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Clement 3 (20, 4th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Wilson, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Hearne (7, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martinez 2 , E. Monaghan 2 , J. Hearne 5 , D. Wagner , J. Williams 2 , R. Clement 13 , T. Kanemoto
2-out RBI: , R. Clement 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morales , J. Hearne 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacPherson-Williams-Hearne, Hearne-Williams-Hearne)
OF assists: 1 (Martinez(Gericke at home))
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto 3.2 2 1 0 2 2 0 55 6.26   
J. Soriano 1.2 5 4 4 0 0 2 25 6.95   
B. Wilson 1.1 3 5 5 2 2 1 34 4.18   
C. Brown L (0-3) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 11.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 53
Batters Faced: C. Soto 16, J. Soriano 10, B. Wilson 9, C. Brown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 5-4, J. Soriano 2-3, B. Wilson 1-1, C. Brown 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 55-33, J. Soriano 25-19, B. Wilson 34-19, C. Brown 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Buon 0.2 0 2 2 3 0 0 25 5.56   
M. Lopez 0.2 5 4 4 1 0 2 24 6.27   
A. Gabriella 3.1 6 1 1 2 5 0 58 4.05   
M. Bobbitt 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 20 20.25   
R. McKenzie 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 5.74   
S. Albrecht W (7-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Buon 33
Batters Faced: A. Buon 4, M. Lopez 8, A. Gabriella 16, M. Bobbitt 8, R. McKenzie 6, S. Albrecht 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Buon 1-0, M. Lopez 0-2, A. Gabriella 1-2, M. Bobbitt 2-1, R. McKenzie 3-1, S. Albrecht 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Buon 25-12, M. Lopez 24-14, A. Gabriella 58-38, M. Bobbitt 20-13, R. McKenzie 17-14, S. Albrecht 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lopez 2-2 , M. Bobbitt 2-0 , R. McKenzie 1-0
WP: M. Bobbitt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roland Clement
Ballpark: Car Ramrod Park
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 10085
Special Notes: SP Alan Buon was injured while pitching. Roland Clement ties the SL2 regular season game record for home runs with 3. Roland Clement sets the SBST regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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