ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
05/18/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS AT WICHITA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 13153 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (12-27) 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 13 3
Wichita Panthers (23-16) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 12 1
Fighting Knights Victorious at Wichita, 8-6
The Niskayuna Fighting Knights beat the Wichita Panthers, 8-6, at Panthers Park. The win was due in part to second baseman Danny Solis, who was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. With the win, the Fighting Knights are 12-27.

With Niskayuna leading 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Solis hit a run-scoring single off Wichita hurler Mark Montgomery. It was the 33rd hit of the season for Solis and put his team ahead, 3-1.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Solis.
NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Solis 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .273 4 15
P. Gonzalez 1B 5 1 2 4 0 3 0 .283 9 28
K. Beck 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .303 7 15
   d-M. Keeffe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Puskas C 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .380 7 21
T. Tepper DH 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .269 0 5
H. Paula CF 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .263 0 10
J. Swander RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .333 2 5
   b-B. Hernandez PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 3 9
   c-J. Vega SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
R. Poole SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 3 16
   a-T. Cruz PR, SS, RF 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .322 2 8
J. Cortes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 1 3
Totals 37 8 13 8 4 9 11      
a - T. Cruz pinch ran for R. Poole in the 4th
b - B. Hernandez pinch hit for J. Swander in the 9th
c - J. Vega substituted for B. Hernandez in the 9th
d - M. Keeffe substituted for K. Beck in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Beck (6, 4th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Solis (4, 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Gonzalez (9, 4th Inning off M. Montgomery, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Solis 6 , P. Gonzalez 5 , K. Beck 2 , D. Puskas , T. Tepper 3 , H. Paula 3
2-out RBI: T. Tepper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tepper , H. Paula , J. Swander
Hit by Pitch: R. Poole
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Beck (1)
CS: H. Paula (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Solis (4) , J. Vega (2) , T. Cruz (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson 3B 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .419 5 18
C. Tomlinson C 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .383 3 16
   c-A. Motschenbacher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 2
K. Marin DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .366 6 30
   a-T. Johnson DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 0 1
M. Goldbaek 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .294 10 29
J. Cook RF 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .393 4 22
A. Anderson CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .312 3 18
G. Kellogg 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 7 .309 3 17
J. York SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .239 4 13
E. Cannova LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .336 7 25
   b-G. Ippolito PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 9
Totals 42 6 12 5 6 7 37      
a - T. Johnson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - G. Ippolito pinch hit for E. Cannova in the 9th
c - A. Motschenbacher pinch hit for C. Tomlinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (11, 1st Inning off A. Palhao, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. York (3, 6th Inning off J. Esquibel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Kellogg (3, 4th Inning off A. Palhao, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Tomlinson (3, 8th Inning off D. DeBauche, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 3 , C. Tomlinson 5 , K. Marin , T. Johnson , M. Goldbaek 3 , G. Kellogg 4 , J. York 2 , G. Ippolito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Marin , T. Johnson , M. Goldbaek , A. Anderson , G. Kellogg 2 , J. York , E. Cannova
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Goldbaek (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. York (4)
OF assists: 3 (Anderson(Tepper at 2nd base), Cook(Gonzalez at 2nd base), Anderson(Puskas at home))
NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Palhao W (1-3) 5.0 7 3 3 3 2 1 85 5.40   
J. Esquibel 2.0 1 2 0 3 4 0 56 6.57   
D. DeBauche H (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 22 5.56   
A. Cohen SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Palhao 40
Batters Faced: A. Palhao 25, J. Esquibel 12, D. DeBauche 6, A. Cohen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Palhao 8-5, J. Esquibel 1-1, D. DeBauche 2-1, A. Cohen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Palhao 85-52, J. Esquibel 56-29, D. DeBauche 22-13, A. Cohen 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. DeBauche 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Montgomery L (0-3) 3.1 6 7 6 3 3 2 72 5.97   
J. Soriano 3.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 47 7.34   
A. Arredondo 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 26 4.28   
J. Soto 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 20
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 20, J. Soriano 13, A. Arredondo 8, J. Soto 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 2-4, J. Soriano 4-1, A. Arredondo 2-1, J. Soto 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 72-42, J. Soriano 47-28, A. Arredondo 26-15, J. Soto 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Arredondo 2-0 , J. Soto 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Solis
Ballpark: Panthers Park
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 5082
Special Notes: SS Ronald Poole was injured being hit by a pitch.
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