ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
09/01/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
ONTARIO SUNRAYS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13701 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Ontario Sunrays (55-79) 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 2 9 14 0
Wichita Panthers (66-68) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 13 0
Ontario Gets 9-7 Win Versus Wichita in 10
Fans got some free baseball at Panthers Park.

The 9-7 Ontario win over Wichita was due largely to Paul Ruby. The Sunrays designated hitter went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Ontario reliever Jason Eppert picked up the win, upping his record to 5-2. Jim Unknown was saddled with the loss.

Ontario needed the clutch hitting of Jim Unknown to seal the deal. The catcher swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Sunrays on top, 9-7. For the game, Unknown had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Ontario manager Sam Story.

The win has Ontario at 55-79.
ONTARIO BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hammen RF 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 5 36
D. Mikel CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .330 10 36
P. Ruby DH 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .364 7 37
C. Collett LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .321 7 36
J. Deutsch 3B 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .286 6 29
N. Schulz 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 5 14
L. Casperson 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .238 9 40
   a-T. Slagle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 19 41
   c-D. Herman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 4 14
T. Amos SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 6 43
   b-D. Hoffa PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287 5 18
   d-B. Houghton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 5 20
   e-R. Head PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 3 8
   f-G. Cienfuegos SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 0 6
J. Unknown C 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .400 1 2
Totals 41 9 14 9 4 4 12      
a - T. Slagle pinch hit for L. Casperson in the 8th
b - D. Hoffa pinch hit for T. Amos in the 8th
c - D. Herman substituted for T. Slagle in the 8th
d - B. Houghton substituted for D. Hoffa in the 8th
e - R. Head pinch hit for B. Houghton in the 10th
f - G. Cienfuegos substituted for R. Head in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mikel (26, 7th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Collett (14, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Ruby (11, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Casperson (9, 6th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Ruby (7, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Deutsch (6, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Hoffa (5, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hammen , D. Mikel 3 , P. Ruby 7 , C. Collett 3 , J. Deutsch 4 , L. Casperson 5 , D. Hoffa 4 , J. Unknown 5
2-out RBI: , P. Ruby 2 , J. Deutsch , L. Casperson , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Collett , J. Deutsch , L. Casperson
GIDP: C. Collett , N. Schulz
Hit by Pitch: P. Ruby
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hammen (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Houghton-Herman-Schulz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 .323 9 68
R. Gruber LF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .353 31 107
   a-J. Zanghi LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .360 4 12
B. Sidener 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 2 .369 19 103
   b-M. Goldbaek 1B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 17 47
J. Cook RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .315 11 62
   g-T. Renfro PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 3 7
K. Marin DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .390 12 53
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 13 56
   c-J. Gilbreath PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 9 43
   d-R. Price SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Rosas C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .375 2 12
G. Romo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 7 34
   h-J. Zapata PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336 5 22
J. Matchette 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .196 1 4
   e-M. Hedger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 15 48
   f-R. Velez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 5 26
Totals 39 7 13 6 7 5 17      
a - J. Zanghi substituted for R. Gruber in the 7th
b - M. Goldbaek substituted for B. Sidener in the 7th
c - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 7th
d - R. Price substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 8th
e - M. Hedger pinch hit for J. Matchette in the 8th
f - R. Velez substituted for M. Hedger in the 9th
g - T. Renfro pinch hit for J. Cook in the 9th
h - J. Zapata pinch hit for G. Romo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Sidener (40, 5th Inning off T. Koch, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Matchette (2, 5th Inning off T. Koch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Sidener (19, 1st Inning off T. Koch, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Renfro (3, 9th Inning off J. Eppert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 2 , R. Gruber , J. Zanghi , B. Sidener 6 , T. Renfro 4 , K. Marin 2 , K. Aitcheson , R. Rosas , G. Romo , J. Matchette 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , B. Sidener , M. Goldbaek , G. Romo
GIDP: J. Zapata
Sac Bunt: R. Price
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Anderson (34)
CS: A. Anderson (12) , K. Aitcheson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Romo-Aitcheson-Sidener, Sidener-Aitcheson-Sidener)
OF assists: 1 (Cook(Deutsch at home))
ONTARIO PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Koch 4.1 9 6 6 2 1 1 81 4.31   
M. Amos 2.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 44 6.31   
H. Tatta H (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 9.79   
J. Eppert W (5-2), BS (3) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 13 4.55   
N. Fitzkee SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Koch 20
Batters Faced: T. Koch 22, M. Amos 12, H. Tatta 5, J. Eppert 5, N. Fitzkee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Koch 5-5, M. Amos 0-6, H. Tatta 0-2, J. Eppert 2-0, N. Fitzkee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Koch 81-50, M. Amos 44-27, H. Tatta 10-8, J. Eppert 13-5, N. Fitzkee 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Amos 1-1
WP: T. Koch 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Brown 4.2 5 1 1 3 1 0 50 4.27   
B. Wilson 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 36 5.17   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 3.1 6 6 6 1 1 4 53 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Brown 48
Batters Faced: C. Brown 20, B. Wilson 9, J. Unknown 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Brown 5-5, B. Wilson 1-3, J. Unknown 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Brown 50-34, B. Wilson 36-22, J. Unknown 53-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 2-1 , J. Unknown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Ruby
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 11891
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