Wichita Can’t Overcome Arkansas In One-Run Loss

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The Wichita Wind Surge came up short 2-1 against the Arkansas Travelers. The loss puts the Wind Surge at a homely 5-15 record in one-run contests this season while shaving off the Arkansas magic number to 2.

Grant Witherspoon doubled home Hogan Windish on a line drive double to the right field corner in the bottom of the fourth inning. The first three and a half frames saw little to no life between both lineups as Andrew Morris and Blas Castano combined for 10 strikeouts to start the night off.

Tanner Schobel tied the game on a sacrifice fly to right field to bring home Dalton Shuffield from third. The sac fly serves as Schobel’s third of the season and second in June.

Sacrifice flies would also happen for Arkansas as Cole Young pulled one far enough to right field to allow Blake Rambusch to score and put the Travelers ahead 2-1 after the stretch in the bottom of the seventh. Wichita’s final six batters were retired across the eighth and ninth innings for that score to become final in the middle game of the series.

Miguel Rodriguez is now 1-5 on the season after being handed the loss. Rodriguez got an earned run to his name after the Young sacrifice fly to right and walked one in an inning and a third of work.

The Wind Surge continue their final first half series with the Travelers on Friday, June 21, with a 7:05 PM first pitch. You can listen to Wind Surge games on ESPN Wichita 92.3 FM, windsurge.com, or watch them online at MiLB.TV and Bally Live. For ticket information, please visit windsurge.com.