ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
08/27/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
GAME ID: 13816 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (68-61) 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 10 0
South Pasadena Air Riders (51-78) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
Wichita Tacks 6-3 Loss on South Pasadena
The Wichita Panthers defeated the South Pasadena Air Riders, 6-3, in Sub League 2 action at Air Riders Ballpark. Wichita pitcher Chris Soto had a standout performance. With the win over South Pasadena, the Panthers improved to 68-61.

Wichita used the stroke of Gabriel Romo to get the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Panthers ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

Said Wichita manager Ross Meister: "Our approach was outstanding all night long."
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 18 66
C. Wojtysiak DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 4 12
M. Hedger 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .327 23 88
   a-J. Duvall 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 1 8
J. Gilbreath LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .281 16 51
   b-J. Zanghi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 5 21
G. Gericke C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .301 24 78
J. Cook RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289 11 69
L. Gracia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .296 9 72
K. Aitcheson SS 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .299 21 69
G. Romo 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .271 10 43
Totals 37 6 10 6 2 4 16      
a - J. Duvall substituted for M. Hedger in the 7th
b - J. Zanghi substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wojtysiak (1, 5th Inning off J. Fryman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Gilbreath (1, 1st Inning off J. Fryman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Romo (10, 2nd Inning off J. Fryman, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Hedger (23, 3rd Inning off J. Fryman, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Aitcheson (21, 8th Inning off A. Downing, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson , C. Wojtysiak 2 , M. Hedger 5 , J. Gilbreath 4 , J. Cook , L. Gracia , K. Aitcheson 4 , G. Romo 4
2-out RBI: J. Gilbreath , K. Aitcheson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Gericke 2 , J. Cook
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gracia (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gracia-Romo-Hedger, Aitcheson-Romo-Hedger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rael LF 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .293 10 53
S. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .316 9 33
J. Hammons 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .260 14 47
B. Hotchkiss RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .296 2 9
J. Covarrubias CF 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .321 13 44
J. Williams 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .298 8 22
A. de la Cruz C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .264 8 28
C. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 1 1
J. Andrews DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 1 5
   a-T. Gieger DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 25 70
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 7 15      
a - T. Gieger inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rael (18, 7th Inning off B. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Williams (8, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rael 5 , S. Anderson , J. Williams 5
2-out RBI: J. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Anderson , C. Gonzalez
GIDP: J. Hammons 2
Sac Fly: A. de la Cruz
Hit by Pitch: J. Covarrubias 2 , J. Andrews
Team LOB: 7
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto W (6-9) 6.1 5 1 1 2 3 0 76 5.77   
B. Wilson 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 23 6.95   
C. Brown 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 9.66   
J. Soto SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 60
Batters Faced: C. Soto 25, B. Wilson 7, C. Brown 2, J. Soto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 7-7, B. Wilson 0-1, C. Brown 0-1, J. Soto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 76-48, B. Wilson 23-19, C. Brown 7-5, J. Soto 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Soto , B. Wilson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fryman L (1-2) 7.0 9 5 5 2 3 2 92 5.51   
A. Downing 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fryman 40
Batters Faced: J. Fryman 32, A. Downing 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fryman 9-9, A. Downing 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fryman 92-62, A. Downing 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Soto
Ballpark: Air Riders Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 2391
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