ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
09/08/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13878 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (67-73) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 15 0
Wichita Panthers (74-66) 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 12 14 1
Niskayuna Roughed Up By Panthers
The Wichita Panthers downed the Niskayuna Fighting Knights, 12-3, at Panthers Park. Joe Gilbreath led the way, going 3-for-5 for Wichita. The win makes Wichita 74-66.

Gilbreath made an early impact for Wichita when he stroked his 20th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came in the bottom of the first, put the Panthers on top, 3-0.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Gilbreath said. "We did a good job of that today."
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Poole 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 2 6
   e-B. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 0 1
E. Bruce DH 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .450 7 17
   a-P. Anderson DH 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .545 0 7
J. Chadwick LF 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .252 6 19
   b-D. Baker PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 3 15
   f-R. Vazquez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Vargas 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 11 34
   c-T. Ogura PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .111 0 1
T. Cruz RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .314 1 4
H. Paula CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .231 0 1
J. Vega SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .233 2 3
M. Farrell C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310 4 13
   d-M. Freeland PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .714 1 2
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 40 3 15 3 1 10 21      
a - P. Anderson inserted as DH in the 5th
b - D. Baker pinch hit for J. Chadwick in the 7th
c - T. Ogura pinch hit for J. Vargas in the 8th
d - M. Freeland pinch hit for M. Farrell in the 9th
e - B. Hernandez pinch hit for R. Poole in the 9th
f - R. Vazquez pinch hit for D. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Bruce (2, 3rd Inning off M. Lavender, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Poole , E. Bruce 4 , P. Anderson 2 , J. Chadwick , R. Vazquez , T. Ogura , T. Cruz 2 , H. Paula 2 , M. Freeland , A. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: T. Ogura , T. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Poole , T. Cruz , H. Paula , M. Farrell
Hit by Pitch: J. Vargas
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Paula (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vargas-Vega-Vargas, Poole-Vega-Ogura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson CF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .289 20 76
   b-E. Cruz PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 6 30
R. Gruber 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .303 45 100
   c-V. Castaneda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   d-J. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
B. Sidener DH 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 .377 27 97
J. Gilbreath LF 5 3 3 5 0 2 2 .295 20 60
G. Gericke C 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .299 28 88
J. Cook RF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .294 14 75
L. Gracia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .299 9 75
K. Aitcheson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .295 22 70
G. Romo 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .271 12 49
   a-S. Velazquez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
Totals 33 12 14 12 7 7 17      
a - S. Velazquez pinch hit for G. Romo in the 7th
b - E. Cruz pinch hit for A. Anderson in the 7th
c - V. Castaneda pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 7th
d - J. Garcia substituted for V. Castaneda in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Sidener (34, 2nd Inning off J. Bravo, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Anderson (7, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gilbreath 3 (20, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Gastelo, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Manolas, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Gericke 2 (28, 1st Inning off J. Bravo, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Manolas, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Anderson (20, 4th Inning off J. Gastelo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 8 , R. Gruber , V. Castaneda , B. Sidener 3 , J. Gilbreath 12 , G. Gericke 8 , J. Cook 2
2-out RBI: J. Gilbreath , G. Gericke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Gericke , K. Aitcheson , G. Romo 2
GIDP: L. Gracia , K. Aitcheson
Sac Fly: R. Gruber , B. Sidener
Hit by Pitch: L. Gracia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Aitcheson (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Romo-Gruber)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Bruce at 3rd base))
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bravo L (1-8) 1.1 5 7 7 3 0 2 48 10.28   
J. Gastelo 4.1 5 3 3 1 5 2 71 9.33   
C. Manolas 2.1 4 2 2 3 2 2 53 7.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bravo 7
Batters Faced: J. Bravo 12, J. Gastelo 19, C. Manolas 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bravo 2-2, J. Gastelo 6-1, C. Manolas 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bravo 48-22, J. Gastelo 71-40, C. Manolas 53-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gastelo 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Gastelo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lavender 4.1 6 1 1 1 7 0 73 4.19   
J. Soriano W (9-3) 3.2 4 0 0 0 3 0 37 6.49   
J. Unknown 1.0 5 2 2 0 0 0 24 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lavender 53
Batters Faced: M. Lavender 20, J. Soriano 14, J. Unknown 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lavender 0-4, J. Soriano 3-4, J. Unknown 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lavender 73-44, J. Soriano 37-24, J. Unknown 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Lavender
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Gilbreath
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 7631
Special Notes: 1B Elijah Bruce was injured in a collision at a base. Joe Gilbreath ties the SL2 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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