Key Wichita Homers Down Travs
Wichita, KS—Caleb Hamilton hit a tie breaking three-run home run as part of a five run sixth inning and the Wichita Wind Surge handed the Arkansas Travelers a 6-4 loss on Saturday night. It was the third consecutive loss for the Travs and their ninth in the last 10 games.
Wichita, KS—Caleb Hamilton hit a tie breaking three-run home run as part of a five run sixth inning and the Wichita Wind Surge handed the Arkansas Travelers a 6-4 loss on Saturday night. It was the third consecutive loss for the Travs and their ninth in the last 10 games. Arkansas starter Devin Sweet pitched shutout ball for the first five innings before the Wind Surge scored five times with two out in the sixth ruining his outing. Wichita used three pitchers in the game, none throwing more than 3.1 innings and holding the Travs down.
Moments That Mattered
* Arkansas got on the board on a booming homer off the bat of David Masters in the top of the fifth. It was the first home run of the season for Masters.
* With two on and two out in the bottom of the sixth Josh Morgan made a diving stop of a grounder behind second base but his one hop throw (off one knee) to first base skipped past Joe Rizzo allowing the tying run to score. Hamilton then followed with the go-ahead three run blast just inside the left field foul pole.
Notable Travs Performances
* CF Connor Lien: 1-3, BB, HBP, run, HR, 2 RBI
* SS David Masters: 2-4, 2 runs, HR, RBI
News and Notes
* Being two games under .500 matches the low point of the season for the Travs (also 0-2).
* With the loss, the Travs have locked into their third series loss of the season in five tries.
Up Next
Tyler Herb (1-2, 1.42) gets the Sunday start against righty Chris Vallimont (0-1, 4.15). First pitch is at 1:05 and the game will be broadcast on AM 920 the Sports Animal, the First Pitch App and milb.tv.