ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
08/18/2024
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ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13769 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Wichita Panthers (63-58) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 14 17 2
Spring Park Green Knights (44-77) 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 10 12 0
Wichita Beats Spring Park in 11-Inning Thriller
No one was more impactful than Esteban Cruz in an extra-inning, 14-10 Wichita win over Spring Park. Cruz was 4 for 7 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Jim Unknown snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 4 runs on 4 hits over 2.2 innings. He's now 1-0 on the season. Spring Park has now lost 5 straight.

Chad Grant delivered a big hit for Wichita. The pinch hitter drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Panthers ahead, 13-10. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

Cruz told a Wichita Daily reporter that he felt "ecstatic" after the win.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SPRING PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cruz CF 7 2 4 5 0 1 0 .341 5 27
R. Gruber 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .305 40 88
   a-M. Hedger PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .326 22 86
   g-J. Duvall 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377 1 8
B. Sidener DH 4 2 1 0 2 0 1 .372 23 75
J. Gilbreath LF, 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 14 43
G. Gericke C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 23 74
   e-J. Zanghi PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .372 4 18
   f-B. Agnew C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 3 21
J. Cook RF 5 0 3 0 0 2 2 .290 11 66
   h-B. Spross PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
   j-J. Chapman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
R. Velez 3B 2 2 0 2 3 0 4 .309 4 17
G. Romo SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 8 36
   b-C. Wojtysiak PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 4 12
   c-L. Gracia SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 9 70
   i-C. Grant PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .468 4 9
   k-K. Aitcheson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 19 64
V. Castaneda 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
   d-M. Coker PH, LF 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 43 14 17 13 9 4 17      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 7th
b - C. Wojtysiak pinch hit for G. Romo in the 8th
c - L. Gracia substituted for C. Wojtysiak in the 8th
d - M. Coker pinch hit for V. Castaneda in the 9th
e - J. Zanghi pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 9th
f - B. Agnew substituted for J. Zanghi in the 9th
g - J. Duvall substituted for M. Hedger in the 10th
h - B. Spross pinch hit for J. Cook in the 11th
i - C. Grant pinch hit for L. Gracia in the 11th
j - J. Chapman substituted for B. Spross in the 11th
k - K. Aitcheson substituted for C. Grant in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Gericke (14, 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gruber (40, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cruz 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Hedger (22, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Grant (4, 11th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Coker (1, 11th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Cruz 10 , R. Gruber 4 , M. Hedger 4 , B. Sidener , J. Gilbreath , G. Gericke 2 , J. Cook 3 , B. Spross , G. Romo , C. Grant 4 , V. Castaneda , M. Coker 4
2-out RBI: M. Hedger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cook , V. Castaneda
GIDP: J. Gilbreath , C. Wojtysiak
Sac Bunt: R. Gruber , L. Gracia
Sac Fly: R. Velez
Hit by Pitch: G. Gericke
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Cruz (1) , G. Romo (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lavender (4) , G. Romo (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Castaneda-Romo-Gruber)
PB: G. Gericke
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pantoja 3B 6 1 3 1 0 1 0 .322 16 63
B. Byrnes 2B 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 .337 18 61
J. Bingham DH 5 1 0 2 0 1 8 .328 12 44
R. Willin LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .317 14 34
   e-J. Ellis RF 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .263 2 7
R. Alleyne CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .312 26 68
   a-T. Bell PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 2 6
   c-J. Brunetti CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 .340 7 28
K. Prater 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .363 13 36
   f-G. Torres 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Tynes SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .262 5 21
M. Keener RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 1 6
   b-B. DiCosola PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 9 30
   d-P. Shular RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 6 20
J. Unknown C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 44 10 12 9 5 7 23      
a - T. Bell pinch ran for R. Alleyne in the 6th
b - B. DiCosola pinch hit for M. Keener in the 6th
c - J. Brunetti substituted for T. Bell in the 7th
d - P. Shular substituted for B. DiCosola in the 7th
e - J. Ellis substituted for R. Willin in the 8th
f - G. Torres substituted for K. Prater in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pantoja (18, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Willin (14, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Tynes (5, 2nd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Brunetti (7, 7th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ellis (2, 10th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pantoja 4 , B. Byrnes 3 , R. Willin 4 , J. Ellis 4 , J. Brunetti 4 , K. Prater , T. Tynes 4 , B. DiCosola
2-out RBI: D. Pantoja , B. Byrnes , J. Ellis , T. Tynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bingham 2 , R. Willin 2 , J. Brunetti , M. Keener
GIDP: J. Bingham
Sac Bunt: T. Tynes
Hit by Pitch: B. Byrnes , J. Bingham , J. Brunetti , J. Unknown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pantoja (14) , B. Byrnes (6)
CS: K. Prater (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pantoja-Byrnes-Prater, Tynes-Byrnes-Torres)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SPRING PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 4.1 4 3 2 2 2 2 73 4.31   
B. Wilson 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 6.98   
C. Brown 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 10.44   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 2.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 55 13.50   
J. Unknown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 45
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 20, B. Wilson 8, C. Brown 7, J. Unknown 16, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 9-1, B. Wilson 1-2, C. Brown 0-2, J. Unknown 3-3, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 73-48, B. Wilson 26-13, C. Brown 28-19, J. Unknown 55-33, J. Unknown 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 2-0 , C. Brown 3-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender , C. Brown , J. Unknown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown 7.1 10 5 5 4 2 2 105 6.14   
J. Unknown BS (1) 2.0 4 5 5 3 2 2 52 22.50   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 1 31 27.00   
J. Unknown 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 36
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 34, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 7, J. Unknown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 9-8, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 105-60, J. Unknown 52-29, J. Unknown 31-16, J. Unknown 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-0
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteban Cruz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Spring Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:37
Attendance: 3728
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