Springfield cruises to chilly Opening Day win

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals cruised to an Opening Day victory on Saturday night 6-2 over the Wichita Wind Surge. Jeremy Rivas and Dakota Harris each drove in a pair of runs as the Cardinals picked up their first win of the season on a chilly night in the Ozarks.

Decisions:

W: Edwin Nuñez (1-0)

L: Connor Priellip (0-1)

Jeremy Rivas lifts off with the first homer of the season for Springfield. Cards extend it to a 6-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/Zx6LNDdEy3

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 6, 2025

Notables:

• Friday's scheduled Opening Day game was rained out. It was the first home opener rainout in Springfield franchise history.
• Tekoah Roby struck out five in four shutout innings. The Cardinals twelfth ranked prospect allowed just two hits in his first start of the year.
• Jeremy Rivas hit his first home run of the season in the fifth inning. He hit three in 2024 for Springfield.
• Game time temperature at Hammons Field was 43 degrees. It was the second-coldest Opening Day in Springfield Cardinals history (2022 - 42 degrees). "Feels like temperature" at the ballpark reached a low of 28 degrees.

Saturday night's Opening Day game vs the Wichita Wind Surge was the second-coldest Opening Day game in Springfield Cardinals history at 43 degrees.

Sub-50 degree Opening Day games:
1. 2022 - 42 Degrees
2. 2025 - 43 Degrees
3. 2013 - 46 Degrees
4. 2005 - 48 Degrees

— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 6, 2025

On Deck:

• Sunday, April 6 - 1:05 PM (Doubleheader). Hiland Dairy Ice Cream Sunday, MOST 529 Kids Run the Bases
• G1: SPR RHP Max Rajcic (No record, No ERA) vs WCH RHP Trent Baker (No record, No ERA)
• G2: LHP Pete Hansen (No record, No ERA) vs WCH LHP Aaron Rozek (No record, No ERA)
• Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, Bally Sports Live and MiLB.TV