ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
09/07/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13746 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (76-64) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 9 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (75-65) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 2
Panthers Rally For Late Win Over Fighting Knights
The Wichita Panthers spoiled a good performance by Niskayuna left fielder Jonathan Swander, bumping off Niskayuna, 5-3, at Fighting Knights Field. Swander was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Edwin Lozano snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 1.2 innings. He's now 4-3 on the season. Picking up the save was Danny Espinoza, his 19th.

Wichita used a clutch hit from Mikkel Goldbaek to get the win. The first baseman drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Panthers ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a doozy.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Goldbaek. "And not try to do too much."

The Panthers improved their record to 76-64 with the win over Niskayuna.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .296 8 65
J. Zapata 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .308 9 43
J. Cook RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .367 17 74
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 1 1 3 1 0 6 .337 37 108
J. Johnson 2B, SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .364 15 78
A. Motschenbacher DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .246 5 10
R. Price SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 4 25
   a-C. Hillis PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .389 0 9
   b-A. Roman SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 0 2
A. Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .243 3 33
C. Tomlinson C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .325 21 79
Totals 36 5 9 5 8 5 27      
a - C. Hillis pinch hit for R. Price in the 7th
b - A. Roman substituted for C. Hillis in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Motschenbacher 2 (6, 2nd Inning off M. Bradford, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Endo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Goldbaek (37, 8th Inning off Z. Watanabe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata , J. Cook 3 , M. Goldbaek 4 , J. Johnson 2 , A. Motschenbacher 4
2-out RBI: J. Cook , M. Goldbaek , C. Hillis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Anderson , M. Goldbaek , J. Johnson , A. Henderson , C. Tomlinson
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cook(Mitchell at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hartman 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .385 2 4
H. Paula CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 8 61
   c-E. Bruce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 4 15
R. Campbell RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .316 20 59
J. Futrell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .357 9 51
A. Mitchell C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .329 2 9
J. Carter DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .273 1 4
J. Swander LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .299 7 28
R. Poole 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 4 28
C. Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 3 12
   a-J. Vargas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 2
   b-T. Cruz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 3 29
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 4 13      
a - J. Vargas pinch hit for C. Sanchez in the 8th
b - T. Cruz substituted for J. Vargas in the 9th
c - E. Bruce pinch hit for H. Paula in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mitchell (6, 4th Inning off N. Damm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Swander (7, 3rd Inning off N. Damm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hartman 2 , J. Futrell , A. Mitchell 3 , J. Carter , J. Swander 6
2-out RBI: J. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Futrell , J. Swander , R. Poole , J. Vargas
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Swander (3) , C. Sanchez (6)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Damm 5.1 6 3 3 1 2 1 68 4.72   
E. Lozano W (4-3) 1.2 2 0 0 3 1 0 34 5.70   
J. Soto H (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.87   
D. Espinoza SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Damm 45
Batters Faced: N. Damm 23, E. Lozano 9, J. Soto 4, D. Espinoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Damm 10-4, E. Lozano 3-0, J. Soto 1-1, D. Espinoza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Damm 68-45, E. Lozano 34-17, J. Soto 13-11, D. Espinoza 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lozano 2-1 , J. Soto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bradford 5.1 4 1 0 3 4 0 90 4.70   
T. Endo H (1) 2.1 2 2 1 5 0 0 51 3.86   
Z. Watanabe L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 20 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bradford 59
Batters Faced: M. Bradford 23, T. Endo 15, Z. Watanabe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bradford 7-5, T. Endo 4-3, Z. Watanabe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bradford 90-51, T. Endo 51-24, Z. Watanabe 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Watanabe 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Swander
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 12578
Special Notes: RP Takashi Endo was injured while pitching.
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