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Birds bats come alive in series finale rout

Springfield scores a dozen runs, slugs three homers
(PJ Maigi)
April 27, 2025

WICHITA, KS - The Springfield Cardinals came alive offensively on Sunday afternoon, totaling three home runs and six extra-base hits, in a 12-4 win over the Wichita Wind Surge at Equity Bank Park. Jeremy Rivas started the scoring with a three-run shot in the first inning before Ramon Mendoza and

WICHITA, KS - The Springfield Cardinals came alive offensively on Sunday afternoon, totaling three home runs and six extra-base hits, in a 12-4 win over the Wichita Wind Surge at Equity Bank Park. Jeremy Rivas started the scoring with a three-run shot in the first inning before Ramon Mendoza and Miguel Ugueto added homers later in the game to help the Cardinals (10-11) take the series finale.

DECISIONS:

• W: Andrew Marrero (1-0)
• L: John Klein (2-2)

NOTES:

• Rivas' home run was his fourth of the season, a new career-high. He added a RBI-double later in the game and finished 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored.
• Mendoza finished 3-for-5 with his second home run of the season, three runs scored, and two RBI.
• Ugueto's two-run blast in the seventh inning was his first at the Double-A level. He totaled three hits in five at-bats with three runs scored, two RBI, and a stolen base.
• Springfield's 5-6-7 hitters (Rivas, Mendoza, Ugueto) combined to for nine hits, three home runs, nine runs scored, and eight RBI.
• The Cardinals' three home runs snapped an eight-game homerless stretch.
• Brycen Mautz allowed thee runs on four hits over three innings pitched in his fourth start of the season. The left-hander tied a season-high with three walks.
• JJ Wetherholt returned to lineup for the first time in over a week and went 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Springfield dropped four of six games in the series at Wichita.

ON DECK:

• Tuesday, April 29, 11:15 a.m. CT vs. NW Arkansas at Hammons Field
• LHP Ixan Henderson vs. TBA
• Cardinals broadcast available on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, Bally Sports Live, MiLB.tv