ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
10/05/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
MEDFORD DESPERADOS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13825 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Medford Desperados 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 2
Wichita Panthers 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 X 10 17 0
Wichita Tops Medford
The Wichita Panthers earned their 1st World Series title and now have all winter to spend basking in the glory, while the beaten Medford Desperados will have plenty of time to wonder what went wrong.

Wichita became the ABA Class A- champion for 2026 with a 10-4 triumph to capture the series 4-1.

"Both clubs are talented. We just made fewer mistakes than they did," winning manager Ross Meister said to the press corps at the postgame press conference. "We made the crucial plays and got the timely hits."

Medford skipper Noah Alexander agreed with that assessment, saying his club turned out to be "a little weak on fundamentals" at crucial times.

"I have a sneaking suspicion we will be working on fundamentals a lot next spring," he said.

On the way to the World Series championship, the Panthers ended up in second place in the Sub League 2 Central Division and compiled a 76-64 record during the regular season.
MEDFORD BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thompson 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .214 2 5
J. Knisley CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .293 1 4
J. Criscuolo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .186 2 6
J. Martin LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 1 8
T. Gordon C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .314 2 10
O. Castillo 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .370 6 12
C. Griffith DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 2 5
T. Sanchez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 3 8
M. Goetz RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219 0 2
   a-L. Bridges PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 2
Totals 37 4 11 4 0 6 13      
a - L. Bridges pinch hit for M. Goetz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Gordon (2, 6th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Castillo (6, 8th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Castillo 2 (6, 2nd Inning off N. Damm, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off N. Damm, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Thompson (2, 5th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thompson 4 , J. Knisley 2 , J. Criscuolo , T. Gordon 3 , O. Castillo 10 , C. Griffith , M. Goetz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Criscuolo , C. Griffith , T. Sanchez
GIDP: J. Martin
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thompson , O. Castillo
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Sanchez-Castillo)
OF assists: 1 (Knisley(Goldbaek at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 0 5
J. Zapata 3B 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .244 1 11
J. Cook RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .377 2 12
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .364 4 13
J. Johnson 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .253 1 10
A. Henderson LF 4 1 1 4 0 1 4 .250 6 17
R. Price SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .385 2 8
C. Tomlinson DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .339 3 16
R. Rosas C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
Totals 39 10 17 10 2 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Zapata 2 (7, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Diaz, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Goldbaek (5, 1st Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Price (5, 4th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Henderson (6, 4th Inning off J. Diaz, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Tomlinson (3, 5th Inning off K. Price, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zapata 5 , J. Cook 2 , M. Goldbaek 4 , J. Johnson 3 , A. Henderson 4 , R. Price 4 , C. Tomlinson 4 , R. Rosas
2-out RBI: J. Zapata , M. Goldbaek , C. Tomlinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cook , M. Goldbaek , R. Price 2 , R. Rosas
GIDP: A. Henderson
Sac Fly: A. Henderson
Hit by Pitch: A. Anderson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Price (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Price-Johnson-Goldbaek)
PB: R. Rosas
MEDFORD PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz L (2-1) 3.2 9 7 4 0 1 1 83 3.07   
K. Price 3.1 7 3 3 2 3 1 55 6.94   
A. Alvarez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 20
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 20, K. Price 19, A. Alvarez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 4-4, K. Price 4-2, A. Alvarez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 83-54, K. Price 55-32, A. Alvarez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Price 1-0 , A. Alvarez 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Diaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Damm 4.0 6 3 3 0 3 2 62 3.16   
M. Montgomery W (1-1) 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 57 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Damm 41
Batters Faced: N. Damm 18, M. Montgomery 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Damm 3-6, M. Montgomery 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: N. Damm 62-39, M. Montgomery 57-42
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Omar Castillo
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 25880
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