ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
08/28/2024
 
ABA CLASS A-
WICHITA PANTHERS AT SOUTH PASADENA AIR RIDERS
GAME ID: 13817 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wichita Panthers (69-61) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 4 15 18 1
South Pasadena Air Riders (51-79) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 2
South Pasadena Roughed Up By Panthers
The Wichita Panthers cut down the South Pasadena Air Riders by the score of 15-3, with the largest share of the credit going to designated hitter Bobby Sidener. Sidener hit 3 home runs, while adding 7 RBI and scoring three times for the Panthers. Wichita reliever Juan Soriano snagged the win, upping his record to 8-3. Carlos Flores shouldered the loss. South Pasadena's current losing streak is now 4 games.

Wichita used the clutch hitting of Esteban Cruz to capture the win. The center fielder drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth inning to give the Panthers the lead, 4-2. For the game, Cruz had 1 single and 1 double in 4 at-bats.

"We hit the ball on the barrel," said Wichita manager Ross Meister.
WICHITA BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson LF, CF 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 .286 18 67
B. Sidener DH 6 3 4 7 0 1 1 .379 26 86
J. Gilbreath 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .284 16 51
   a-J. Duvall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 8
   c-T. Mazoch PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
R. Gruber 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .309 43 94
   b-G. Romo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 10 43
   d-O. Trinidad PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .462 1 1
   f-V. Castaneda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   h-M. Coker PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 1
G. Gericke C 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .305 26 81
   i-B. Agnew PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 3 21
J. Cook RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .289 12 70
   e-J. Chapman PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 1 3
E. Cruz CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .336 5 28
   g-M. Hedger PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327 23 88
   j-S. Velazquez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
L. Gracia 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .298 9 72
K. Aitcheson SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .299 21 69
Totals 44 15 18 14 6 6 23      
a - J. Duvall substituted for J. Gilbreath in the 7th
b - G. Romo substituted for R. Gruber in the 7th
c - T. Mazoch pinch hit for J. Duvall in the 8th
d - O. Trinidad pinch hit for G. Romo in the 8th
e - J. Chapman pinch hit for J. Cook in the 8th
f - V. Castaneda substituted for O. Trinidad in the 8th
g - M. Hedger pinch hit for E. Cruz in the 9th
h - M. Coker pinch hit for V. Castaneda in the 9th
i - B. Agnew pinch hit for G. Gericke in the 9th
j - S. Velazquez substituted for M. Hedger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Anderson (29, 1st Inning off C. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cruz (10, 6th Inning off C. Oyola, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Sidener (30, 7th Inning off C. Oyola, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Gracia (28, 8th Inning off J. Jacome, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Gericke 2 (26, 2nd Inning off C. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Oyola, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Sidener 3 (26, 3rd Inning off C. Flores, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Jacome, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Leal, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Cook (12, 8th Inning off C. Oyola, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Trinidad (1, 8th Inning off J. Jacome, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 2 , B. Sidener 14 , J. Gilbreath 2 , R. Gruber , O. Trinidad 4 , G. Gericke 9 , J. Cook 4 , E. Cruz 3 , L. Gracia 3 , K. Aitcheson
2-out RBI: O. Trinidad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Gruber 2 , J. Chapman , K. Aitcheson
GIDP: L. Gracia
Hit by Pitch: J. Cook
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Soto (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Aitcheson-Gilbreath-Gruber)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rael LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .295 11 54
   e-H. Burgos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
S. Anderson 2B, SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .320 9 34
C. Hartlaub CF, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .281 4 16
   f-M. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Hammons 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .257 14 47
J. Covarrubias RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 13 44
   a-O. Velez PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 2 7
J. Williams 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293 8 22
   b-E. van Alem PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-R. Plascencia RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 3
T. O'Connor DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .330 1 13
A. de la Cruz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .259 8 28
C. Gonzalez SS 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .194 1 1
   c-P. Vasquez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 1
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 10 19      
a - O. Velez pinch hit for J. Covarrubias in the 8th
b - E. van Alem pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th
c - P. Vasquez pinch hit for C. Gonzalez in the 8th
d - R. Plascencia substituted for E. van Alem in the 9th
e - H. Burgos pinch hit for A. Rael in the 9th
f - M. Baker pinch hit for C. Hartlaub in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rael (19, 7th Inning off B. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rael (11, 5th Inning off J. Soriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rael 6 , S. Anderson 3 , C. Hartlaub 2 , J. Covarrubias , E. van Alem
2-out RBI: C. Hartlaub
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hammons , O. Velez , P. Vasquez
GIDP: J. Hammons
Hit by Pitch: J. Williams , C. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gonzalez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Anderson (13) , J. Covarrubias (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Williams, Anderson-Gonzalez-Williams)
WICHITA PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH PASADENA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto 3.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 50 7.44   
J. Soriano W (8-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 28 7.17   
B. Wilson H (4) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 26 6.95   
C. Brown 1.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 39 9.28   
E. Clickner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 51
Batters Faced: J. Soto 16, J. Soriano 8, B. Wilson 7, C. Brown 9, E. Clickner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 4-5, J. Soriano 1-2, B. Wilson 1-1, C. Brown 1-1, E. Clickner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 50-31, J. Soriano 28-20, B. Wilson 26-18, C. Brown 39-21, E. Clickner 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soriano 1-0 , B. Wilson 1-0 , E. Clickner 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Flores L (0-2) 5.1 8 4 4 1 3 2 83 10.17   
C. Oyola 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 2 31 8.54   
J. Jacome 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 2 12 10.46   
J. Munoz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.45   
A. Leal 0.2 2 4 4 4 0 1 31 11.33   
J. Unknown 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Flores 38
Batters Faced: C. Flores 24, C. Oyola 10, J. Jacome 6, J. Munoz 2, A. Leal 8, J. Unknown 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Flores 7-4, C. Oyola 1-2, J. Jacome 1-1, J. Munoz 0-1, A. Leal 0-2, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Flores 83-56, C. Oyola 31-22, J. Jacome 12-7, J. Munoz 4-3, A. Leal 31-13, J. Unknown 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Oyola 2-1 , J. Jacome 1-1 , J. Unknown 2-0
WP: J. Jacome
Hit Batsmen: C. Flores
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Sidener
Ballpark: Air Riders Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 2343
Special Notes: Bobby Sidener ties the SL2 regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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