Wind Surge Homers Doom Travs

Wichita goes deep three times

July 21, 2021

North Little Rock, AR—The Wichita Wind Surge hit three home runs and defeated the Arkansas Travelers 6-4 on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Arkansas got a three-run homer from Zach DeLoach in the sixth, his first Double-A hit, but could not close the gap after being down early. Travs starter

North Little Rock, AR—The Wichita Wind Surge hit three home runs and defeated the Arkansas Travelers 6-4 on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Arkansas got a three-run homer from Zach DeLoach in the sixth, his first Double-A hit, but could not close the gap after being down early. Travs starter Adam Hill surrendered all three of the homers which accounted for all six of Wichita’s runs. Hill took the loss with Bryan Sammons netting the win out of the Wichita bullpen and Ryan Mason notching his fourth save.

Moments That Mattered

* BJ Boyd ended an 11 pitch at-bat with a three-run homer off of Hill in the fourth inning.

* Down by two, Stephen Wrenn tripled and Joe Rizzo walked to open the seventh inning but the Travs failed to score and allowed Wichita to retain a multi-run lead.

Notable Travs Performances

* RF Zach DeLoach: 1-4, run, HR, 3 RBI

* 1B Jake Scheiner: 2-3, BB

News and Notes

* Arkansas is just 2-6 against Wichita this season.

* Wichita stranded just one baserunner on the night.

Up Next

The series continues on Thursday night with right-hander Matt Brash (0-0, 3.60) making his second Double-A start against righty Chris Vallimont (2-4, 4.71). First pitch is at 7:10 for a Thirsty Thursday at the ballpark. The game will also be broadcast on AM 920 the Sports Animal, the First Pitch App and milb.tv.