Wind Surge String Six Straight Runs On The Way To Third Straight Victory

WICHITA, Kan.—The Wichita Wind Surge capitalized early on in a 6-2 win over the Tulsa Drillers at Riverfront Stadium. Wichita scored in four consecutive innings between the second and fifth to take their third straight victory and become 4-4 to begin the second half of the season.

Tanner Schobel reached on a walk to open the bottom of the second, moved up 90 feet on a groundout, and then took third on a wild pitch. Kyler Fedko allowed him to come around and score on a 5-3 groundout later in the at-bat to give the Wind Surge the game’s first run.

Wichita’s lineup showed patience at the plate in the following frame, loading the bases on walks before Schobel worked a free pass to give the Wind Surge their second run of the night. Jeferson Morales later scurried home on a passed ball to make it 3-0 Wind Surge after three innings.

Jake Rucker would bring home the first run off a base hit for Wichita in the last of the fourth on a single to center as Jorel Ortega got the wave from Ramon Borrego. Rucker would also score as Morales doubled to the right-center wall, although the latter got thrown out 9-4-5 after trying to leg out a triple. Noah Cardenas grounded an opposite-field single to right in the bottom of the fifth for a 6-0 advantage.

Dalton Rushing smoked a ground-rule double to deep right-center in the top of the eighth to give the Drillers their first run. Another would trot in on a sacrifice fly to center from Jose Ramos before Taylor Floyd forced an inning-ending flyout to Luke Keaschall in the right-center alley near the wall.

Cody Laweryson would enter the game with two men on and one out in the top of the ninth, forcing a pair of popouts to end the game and secure his second save of the season.

Andrew Morris improved to 4-1 after throwing six and one-third innings of three-hit baseball with a tied career-high nine strikeouts against three walks. Morris has won four of his last five starts and has a 1.17 ERA in seven games at the Double-A level.

The Wind Surge host their last game of the split series against the Tulsa Drillers at Riverfront Stadium tomorrow, Wednesday, July 3, with a 6:35 PM first pitch on Wine-tastic Wednesday, with an Independence Day Celebration to follow after the game. 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.