ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT WICHITA PANTHERS
08/09/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
SAVANNAH ALPINES AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13709 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Alpines (59-53) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Wichita Panthers (58-54) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Alpines Roll Past Panthers, 6-2
The Savannah Alpines defeated the Wichita Panthers, 6-2. Doing his part was first baseman Rafael Rodriguez, who was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Casey Thill was the winner. He's now 3-3. The loser was 22-year old right-handed pitcher Matt Lavender. Savannah is now 59-53, Wichita 58-54.

With Savannah leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Rodriguez hit a sinker from Matt Lavender for a 3-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Alpines ahead, 4-0.

"Things didn't bounce our way," said Wichita skipper Ross Meister.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cable SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .281 9 26
R. D'Alessandro 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .291 5 37
C. Mays DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .344 8 37
R. Farrand RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .322 12 53
R. Rodriguez 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .302 7 34
J. Clark LF 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .143 0 1
V. Ontiveros CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .244 1 16
M. Rios 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .202 4 13
P. Espanol C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .230 9 37
Totals 33 6 8 6 7 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cable (11, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mays (13, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Clark (1, 5th Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Rodriguez (7, 1st Inning off M. Lavender, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cable 2 , C. Mays 2 , R. Farrand , R. Rodriguez 4 , J. Clark 2 , V. Ontiveros 2 , P. Espanol
2-out RBI: J. Clark , V. Ontiveros
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cable , P. Espanol
GIDP: R. D'Alessandro , V. Ontiveros
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rios-Rodriguez, Rodriguez-Cable)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 15 58
R. Gruber DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 35 80
M. Hedger 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .322 18 77
J. Gilbreath LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 12 39
G. Gericke C 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .296 18 63
J. Cook RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .290 10 63
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .283 9 69
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 16 60
   a-J. Zanghi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .382 4 18
G. Romo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281 8 35
   b-C. Wojtysiak PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 3 9
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 4 16      
a - J. Zanghi pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th
b - C. Wojtysiak pinch hit for G. Romo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hedger (13, 5th Inning off C. Thill, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Gericke (13, 5th Inning off C. Thill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gruber , M. Hedger 2 , J. Gilbreath , G. Gericke 3 , J. Cook , K. Aitcheson
2-out RBI: G. Gericke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , J. Cook
GIDP: L. Gracia , J. Zanghi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aitcheson-Romo-Hedger, Aitcheson-Romo-Hedger)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Thill W (3-3) 5.0 7 2 2 3 1 0 88 4.01   
T. Oshima SV (4) 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 41 6.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Thill 43
Batters Faced: C. Thill 24, T. Oshima 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Thill 2-11, T. Oshima 7-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Thill 88-48, T. Oshima 41-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender L (9-7) 4.0 6 4 4 3 3 1 77 4.22   
J. Soto 1.0 2 2 2 3 2 0 34 8.69   
C. Brown 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 12.15   
E. Clickner 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 34
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 20, J. Soto 8, C. Brown 7, E. Clickner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 5-3, J. Soto 1-0, C. Brown 3-0, E. Clickner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 77-47, J. Soto 34-17, C. Brown 28-17, E. Clickner 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-0 , E. Clickner 1-0
WP: J. Soto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Rodriguez
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5429
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