ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
05/08/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SIKESTON SHAMROCKS
GAME ID: 13221 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (15-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Sikeston Shamrocks (19-10) 2 0 3 2 0 4 2 1 X 14 18 0
Great Stroke: Cooper Gets 5 Hits
Chris Cooper had an answer for everything the Wichita Panthers threw at him at Shamrocks Park. The Sikeston shortstop went 5-for-5 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Shamrocks a win, 14-0.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Cooper said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Chris Cooper hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, singled in the 6th and tripled in the 8th.

This season, Cooper is batting at a .303 clip with 3 home runs and 21 RBIs.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SIKESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gruber LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .264 4 15
   b-C. Grant PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .583 1 2
M. Hedger DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .349 3 22
B. Sidener 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .367 5 19
   a-J. Duvall PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
A. Anderson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .320 5 15
J. Cook RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .276 1 14
L. Gracia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .301 2 25
G. Gericke C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 7 22
   c-J. Gilbreath PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .325 0 7
G. Romo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 1 6
   d-S. Velazquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
K. Aitcheson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 4 17
Totals 34 0 9 0 1 9 16      
a - J. Duvall pinch hit for B. Sidener in the 7th
b - C. Grant pinch hit for R. Gruber in the 8th
c - J. Gilbreath pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 9th
d - S. Velazquez pinch hit for G. Romo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Anderson (11, 2nd Inning off M. Reich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gruber , C. Grant , J. Duvall , A. Anderson 3 , J. Cook 2 , L. Gracia , K. Aitcheson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hedger , G. Gericke , S. Velazquez
GIDP: B. Sidener
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Larson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303 7 23
   a-A. Encinas PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 5 14
B. Agin CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .283 3 13
K. Mortensen DH 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .406 5 18
N. Cossey C 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 .277 2 8
J. Murphy LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .327 3 10
C. Cooper SS 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 .303 3 21
J. Gillespie 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 5 .312 5 20
A. Solorzano 3B 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 .329 3 13
   b-T. Mizutani PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 2
S. Forlenza 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .290 5 16
Totals 42 14 18 14 4 7 15      
a - A. Encinas pinch hit for A. Larson in the 7th
b - T. Mizutani pinch hit for A. Solorzano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Cossey 2 (3, 1st Inning off S. Nishiyama, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Nishiyama, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Solorzano (3, 3rd Inning off R. Morales, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Cooper (4, 4th Inning off R. Morales, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Forlenza (3, 5th Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Cooper (1, 8th Inning off E. Clickner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Solorzano (3, 6th Inning off A. Rondon, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Mortensen (5, 7th Inning off E. Clickner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Encinas , K. Mortensen 6 , N. Cossey 4 , J. Murphy 2 , C. Cooper 8 , J. Gillespie , A. Solorzano 6 , S. Forlenza 3
2-out RBI: N. Cossey , J. Murphy , C. Cooper 3 , J. Gillespie , A. Solorzano 2 , S. Forlenza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Agin , J. Gillespie 2 , S. Forlenza
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reich-Cooper-Forlenza)
OF assists: 1 (Agin(Duvall at 2nd base))
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SIKESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nishiyama L (3-2) 2.2 6 4 4 1 4 0 76 3.93   
R. Morales 2.1 5 3 3 2 0 0 54 6.75   
A. Rondon 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 23 11.42   
E. Clickner 2.1 4 3 3 0 2 1 36 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nishiyama 29
Batters Faced: S. Nishiyama 15, R. Morales 14, A. Rondon 6, E. Clickner 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nishiyama 0-4, R. Morales 5-2, A. Rondon 0-1, E. Clickner 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nishiyama 76-51, R. Morales 54-31, A. Rondon 23-13, E. Clickner 36-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morales 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Reich W (4-0) 9.0 9 0 0 1 9 0 113 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Reich 77
Batters Faced: M. Reich 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Reich 6-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Reich 113-75
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Cooper
Ballpark: Shamrocks Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 7698
Special Notes: Chris Cooper ties the SL2 regular season game record for hits with 5.
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