ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
09/08/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS AT NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 13746 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Barbara Super Troopers (109-31) 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 11 0
Newport News Wranglers (68-72) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 11 1
Santa Barbara Beats Newport News, Goes to 109-31
The Santa Barbara Super Troopers withstood a fine game by Newport News left fielder Joe Bronson at Wranglers Stadium, to upend the Wranglers, 7-6. Bronson was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The save was credited to Mike Williams, his 4th. Santa Barbara is 109-31 and Newport News, with the loss, 68-72.

Matt Shea helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Super Troopers.

Shea said afterward that his team has grown over the course of the season, adding: "It feels good when a plan comes together."
SANTA BARBARA BATTING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cantu SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .340 2 4
R. Gomez DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .349 19 105
D. Wagner 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .367 24 99
J. Voci C 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 .338 13 52
E. Propper 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .343 46 160
J. Williams 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .293 14 74
J. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .325 13 96
M. Shea LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .325 7 22
   a-Z. Black LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Villalobos CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .429 1 5
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 6 22      
a - Z. Black substituted for M. Shea in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Williams (23, 5th Inning off R. Esparza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Gomez (2, 6th Inning off R. Esparza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Wagner (24, 5th Inning off Y. Wang, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Gomez 5 , D. Wagner 5 , E. Propper 2 , J. Williams 2 , M. Shea , J. Villalobos 2
2-out RBI: R. Gomez , J. Williams , M. Shea
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gomez , D. Wagner , J. Voci , J. Martinez 2
Sac Bunt: J. Villalobos
Sac Fly: J. Voci
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bronson LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .285 10 43
J. Perez 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .312 5 26
N. Springer 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .292 5 31
J. Pauly DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 15 72
M. Brown RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 8 46
   b-J. Archie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 9
   c-S. Hardin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 16 71
D. Stoltzfoos 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 9 24
R. Carrigan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304 3 7
J. Edwards CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .326 3 13
C. Brown SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130 1 2
   a-S. Goldfein PH, 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .385 5 32
Totals 38 6 11 6 1 10 13      
a - S. Goldfein pinch hit for C. Brown in the 7th
b - J. Archie pinch hit for M. Brown in the 8th
c - S. Hardin substituted for J. Archie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Perez (6, 4th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Goldfein (15, 7th Inning off B. Porter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bronson (10, 7th Inning off B. Porter, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Springer (5, 8th Inning off J. Nabers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bronson 6 , J. Perez 4 , N. Springer 5 , M. Brown , D. Stoltzfoos , S. Goldfein 2
2-out RBI: J. Bronson , S. Goldfein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Springer , D. Stoltzfoos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Brown (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Perez (7)
OF assists: 1 (Edwards(Propper at home))
SANTA BARBARA PITCHING LINESCORE NEWPORT NEWS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garcia W (17-1) 5.1 4 1 1 0 7 0 83 2.27   
B. Porter 1.1 3 4 4 1 2 1 24 27.00   
J. Nabers H (2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 4.91   
M. Williams SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garcia 63
Batters Faced: R. Garcia 20, B. Porter 8, J. Nabers 6, M. Williams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garcia 5-4, B. Porter 1-1, J. Nabers 2-1, M. Williams 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garcia 83-56, B. Porter 24-14, J. Nabers 25-16, M. Williams 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Porter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Wang L (4-1) 4.1 7 5 3 1 3 1 70 1.95   
R. Esparza 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 3.00   
K. Kano 2.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 40 8.55   
R. Mims 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Wang 35
Batters Faced: Y. Wang 21, R. Esparza 8, K. Kano 12, R. Mims 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Wang 3-6, R. Esparza 1-2, K. Kano 3-3, R. Mims 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Wang 70-44, R. Esparza 26-13, K. Kano 40-23, R. Mims 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kano 1-0 , R. Mims 2-0
WP: R. Esparza , K. Kano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Bronson
Ballpark: Wranglers Stadium
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 11276
Special Notes: SP Robert Esparza was injured while pitching.
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