ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
09/06/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13876 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (66-72) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0
Wichita Panthers (73-65) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 8 2
Wichita Loss Tarnishes Fine Game by Wojtysiak
The inspired effort of Wichita catcher Curtis Wojtysiak was not enough to prevent a loss, 8-7, to the Niskayuna Fighting Knights. Wojtysiak was 3-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Juan Esquibel nailed down his 7th save. The Fighting Knights saw their win-loss record go to 66-72. At the same time, the Panthers fell to 73-65.

With Niskayuna leading 7-1 in the top of the third, Ronald Poole hit a run-scoring single off Wichita pitcher Chris Brown. It put the Fighting Knights ahead 8-1.

"Nice win for us," said Poole. "Now we'll go after the next one."
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Poole 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .190 1 2
J. Chadwick LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 6 17
N. Watkins C 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .154 0 1
J. Vargas 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .272 11 34
   a-Y. Okazaki PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
B. Hernandez DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 1
H. Paula CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .167 0 1
J. Vega SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .286 1 2
A. Munoz RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .234 5 12
   b-T. Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 2
P. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 1 6 7      
a - Y. Okazaki pinch hit for J. Vargas in the 7th
b - T. Cruz substituted for A. Munoz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Okazaki (1, 9th Inning off E. Clickner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Chadwick (3, 2nd Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Munoz (5, 2nd Inning off J. Soto, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Vega (1, 3rd Inning off J. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Poole , J. Chadwick 4 , N. Watkins 2 , J. Vargas , Y. Okazaki 2 , B. Hernandez , H. Paula , J. Vega 4 , A. Munoz 5 , P. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: R. Poole , J. Chadwick , N. Watkins , J. Vargas , H. Paula
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hernandez , J. Vega
GIDP: J. Vargas
Hit by Pitch: R. Poole
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Chadwick (2) , B. Hernandez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vega-Poole-Vargas)
OF assists: 1 (Paula(Cook at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .285 19 75
R. Gruber 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .302 45 99
B. Sidener DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .373 27 93
J. Gilbreath LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 17 54
C. Wojtysiak C 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .308 6 17
J. Cook RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .290 13 72
L. Gracia 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .300 9 75
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 22 70
   a-M. Hedger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 23 88
G. Romo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 12 49
   b-M. Coker PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1 4
   c-G. Gericke PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 26 86
Totals 32 7 8 6 5 6 11      
a - M. Hedger pinch hit for K. Aitcheson in the 9th
b - M. Coker pinch hit for G. Romo in the 9th
c - G. Gericke pinch ran for M. Coker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Wojtysiak 2 (6, 7th Inning off R. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Gastelo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 2 , R. Gruber , C. Wojtysiak 9 , L. Gracia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sidener
GIDP: B. Sidener
Sac Fly: R. Gruber
Hit by Pitch: M. Coker
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Aitcheson (15) , G. Romo (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Gracia-Romo-Gruber)
OF assists: 2 (Anderson(Hernandez at 3rd base), Cook(Rodriguez at 2nd base))
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Flores W (8-12) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2 1 81 6.05   
J. Gastelo 2.0 1 3 3 2 2 1 35 9.49   
J. Esquibel SV (7) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 23 8.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Flores 54
Batters Faced: R. Flores 23, J. Gastelo 9, J. Esquibel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Flores 8-6, J. Gastelo 0-4, J. Esquibel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Flores 81-49, J. Gastelo 35-19, J. Esquibel 23-13
Hit Batsmen: J. Esquibel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto L (5-3) 2.1 9 8 8 1 1 2 44 7.94   
C. Brown 3.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 35 8.05   
E. Clickner 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 34 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 3
Batters Faced: J. Soto 17, C. Brown 13, E. Clickner 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 2-3, C. Brown 6-2, E. Clickner 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 44-27, C. Brown 35-25, E. Clickner 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curtis Wojtysiak
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 6118
Special Notes: LF Mike Coker was injured being hit by a pitch.
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