ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
09/06/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13745 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (75-64) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 1
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (75-64) 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 6 10 0
Fighting Knights Earn 6-5 Home Win
The Niskayuna Fighting Knights beat the Wichita Panthers, 6-5, at Fighting Knights Field. The win was due in part to first baseman Tommie Tepper, who was 4-4 with 2 doubles and 2 singles, while scoring 2. Danny Manzano got credit for the win, improving to 2-0. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2.1 innings. Zaijiro Watanabe finished the game for Niskayuna and earned his 2nd save.

Ronald Poole aided the Niskayuna cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman drove in one run.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Tepper told the Niskayuna Chronicle.

The Fighting Knights now have a record of 75-64 with the win over Wichita.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .298 8 65
J. Zapata 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .309 9 43
J. Cook RF 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .363 17 73
M. Goldbaek 1B, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .338 36 105
J. Johnson 2B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .364 15 78
   a-E. Delgadillo PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 26
   c-R. Rosas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 3 9
   d-A. Motschenbacher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 5 10
A. Henderson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 3 33
R. Price SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .312 4 25
C. Tomlinson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .326 21 79
R. Gonzalez C 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .289 4 12
   b-D. Skiba PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 4 21      
a - E. Delgadillo pinch ran for J. Johnson in the 8th
b - D. Skiba pinch ran for R. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - R. Rosas substituted for E. Delgadillo in the 8th
d - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for R. Rosas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (47, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cook (17, 3rd Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata , J. Cook 4 , M. Goldbaek 2 , J. Johnson 4 , A. Henderson , R. Price , R. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Zapata 2 , A. Henderson , C. Tomlinson
GIDP: A. Motschenbacher
Sac Bunt: A. Henderson
Sac Fly: R. Price
Hit by Pitch: R. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Goldbaek (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Goldbaek-Price-Goldbaek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hartman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .381 2 4
H. Paula CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 8 61
R. Campbell RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .320 20 59
   a-T. Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 3 29
J. Carter DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .263 1 3
T. Tepper 1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .365 2 21
J. Swander LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .292 6 26
R. Poole 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .268 4 28
C. Sanchez SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 3 12
M. Caudill C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .250 1 2
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 9 15      
a - T. Cruz substituted for R. Campbell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hartman (2, 1st Inning off H. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Tepper 2 (8, 1st Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Carter (1, 1st Inning off H. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Caudill (1, 6th Inning off J. Soriano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hartman 2 , J. Carter 3 , T. Tepper 6 , J. Swander , C. Sanchez 2 , M. Caudill 4
2-out RBI: J. Carter , T. Tepper , C. Sanchez , M. Caudill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Carter , J. Swander 2 , M. Caudill
GIDP: M. Caudill
Sac Bunt: H. Paula
Sac Fly: R. Poole
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Poole-Sanchez-Tepper)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mendoza 4.1 6 3 3 1 4 0 65 3.82   
J. Soriano L (8-5) 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 1 19 6.79   
A. Arredondo 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mendoza 42
Batters Faced: H. Mendoza 20, J. Soriano 7, A. Arredondo 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mendoza 6-2, J. Soriano 1-1, A. Arredondo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mendoza 65-40, J. Soriano 19-15, A. Arredondo 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bravo 5.2 7 4 4 3 1 1 88 4.97   
D. Manzano W (2-0) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 37 1.80   
Z. Watanabe SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bravo 37
Batters Faced: J. Bravo 27, D. Manzano 11, Z. Watanabe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bravo 6-10, D. Manzano 2-3, Z. Watanabe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bravo 88-56, D. Manzano 37-24, Z. Watanabe 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Manzano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Manzano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommie Tepper
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 13943
Special Notes: C Rey Gonzalez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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