ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
08/02/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13676 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (56-50) 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 15 15 1
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (49-57) 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 7 11 0
Gruber, Panthers Beat Fighting Knights, 15-7
A 5-RBI performance from the 21-year old left fielder Rick Gruber helped the Wichita Panthers beat the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 15-7. The Panthers improved their record to 56-50 by beating Niskayuna.

The Panthers got a big hit from pinch hitter Mike Hedger. Facing Niskayuna pitcher Alejandro Rivera in the top of the seventh, Hedger pounded a grand slam home run to right. His 16th home run of the season put the Panthers ahead, 12-5.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Panthers manager Ross Meister.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 6 1 2 0 0 3 4 .300 15 58
R. Gruber 1B 5 3 3 5 1 0 1 .312 34 77
B. Sidener DH 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .378 22 70
J. Gilbreath LF 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 .284 11 38
G. Gericke C 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .288 18 60
J. Cook RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .288 9 58
L. Gracia SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .289 8 68
R. Velez 3B 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 .310 3 14
V. Castaneda 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   a-M. Hedger PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .325 16 72
   b-S. Velazquez 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 41 15 15 15 8 7 21      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for V. Castaneda in the 7th
b - S. Velazquez substituted for M. Hedger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cook 2 (18, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Manolas, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Anderson (26, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gruber (17, 7th Inning off A. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Sidener (22, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gruber 2 (34, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off A. Rivera, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Hedger (16, 7th Inning off A. Rivera, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Gilbreath (11, 7th Inning off C. Manolas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 3 , R. Gruber 10 , B. Sidener 4 , J. Gilbreath 6 , J. Cook 5 , L. Gracia , V. Castaneda , M. Hedger 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , B. Sidener , L. Gracia
Sac Fly: R. Velez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gilbreath (2) , R. Velez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Gracia (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .311 12 47
K. Beck 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320 18 67
   a-T. Ogura PH, 1B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
A. Garcia SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .291 23 78
K. Hunt 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .227 2 3
   b-M. Freeland PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .600 1 2
   c-M. Beauford 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 2 12
D. Baker RF, LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 8 .133 0 1
A. Marquez 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .333 6 21
   e-P. McCall PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .350 11 31
M. Farrell C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .286 2 5
   f-S. Bright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .414 3 8
R. Campbell DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .286 6 10
   g-B. Cash DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .360 2 20
A. Munoz LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .204 1 3
   d-B. Borch PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 3 31
Totals 37 7 11 6 6 13 26      
a - T. Ogura pinch hit for K. Beck in the 7th
b - M. Freeland pinch hit for K. Hunt in the 7th
c - M. Beauford substituted for M. Freeland in the 8th
d - B. Borch pinch hit for A. Munoz in the 8th
e - P. McCall pinch hit for A. Marquez in the 9th
f - S. Bright pinch hit for M. Farrell in the 9th
g - B. Cash inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hunt (1, 5th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Marquez (1, 4th Inning off C. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Farrell (2, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Castillo , T. Ogura , A. Garcia 2 , K. Hunt 2 , M. Freeland , M. Beauford , A. Marquez 3 , P. McCall , M. Farrell 4 , R. Campbell
2-out RBI: A. Garcia , K. Hunt , A. Marquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Castillo , D. Baker 2 , M. Farrell 2 , B. Cash
Sac Bunt: A. Munoz
Team LOB: 10
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto 4.1 2 3 3 5 8 0 74 6.14   
J. Soriano W (7-3) 1.2 4 3 2 0 1 1 30 7.10   
J. Soto SV (2) 3.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 45 8.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 50
Batters Faced: C. Soto 19, J. Soriano 10, J. Soto 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 2-2, J. Soriano 3-1, J. Soto 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 74-40, J. Soriano 30-18, J. Soto 45-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 2-2 , J. Soto 1-1
WP: J. Soriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bravo 0.2 6 5 5 1 0 2 29 10.34   
J. Gastelo 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 41 9.39   
C. Manolas L (3-5) 2.1 3 6 6 3 3 1 61 7.41   
A. Rivera 2.0 4 4 4 2 1 2 37 5.17   
T. Couarde 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bravo 11
Batters Faced: J. Bravo 9, J. Gastelo 13, C. Manolas 13, A. Rivera 12, T. Couarde 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bravo 0-2, J. Gastelo 2-5, C. Manolas 0-4, A. Rivera 3-2, T. Couarde 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bravo 29-19, J. Gastelo 41-29, C. Manolas 61-34, A. Rivera 37-23, T. Couarde 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gastelo 2-0 , C. Manolas 1-0 , A. Rivera 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Gruber
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 5427
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