Cardinals win 700th game at Hammons Field
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals reached the 700 home win plateau with a 5-0 shutout win in game one of a doubleheader against the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon. Despite losing game two 10-2, the Cardinals took two of three games to win their first series of the
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield Cardinals reached the 700 home win plateau with a 5-0 shutout win in game one of a doubleheader against the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon. Despite losing game two 10-2, the Cardinals took two of three games to win their first series of the 2025 season.
Decisions:
Game 1:
W: Max Rajcic (1-0)
L: Aaron Rozek (0-1)
Game 2:
W: John Klein (1-0)
L: Zane Mills (0-1)
With a game one victory today against the Wichita Wind Surge, the Springfield Cardinals have now won 700 times at Hammons Field. pic.twitter.com/3SsXd6FTzJ
— Springfield Cardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) April 6, 2025
Notables:
Game one
- In his first game of 2025, Jacob Buchberger drove in a pair of runs with two RBI hits including a double.
- Max Rajcic tossed five scoreless innings en route to his first win of the year. He factored into 21 decisions in 2024 for Springfield.
- Chase Davis picked up his first RBI of the season with a single in the second.
- The win was Springfield's 700th at Hammons Field all-time. Their first win at their home ballpark occurred on April 12, 2005, a 2-1 final over the Tulsa Drillers in the very first Springfield Cardinals game at Hammons Field.
Game two
- Springfield didn't muster their first hit until the fourth inning thanks to a Ramon Mendoza single.
- Buchberger picked up his third RBI hit of the day with an RBI single in the fourth.
- Brody Moore drove in his first Double-A run with a sac-fly in the fourth.
On Deck:
- Tuesday, April 8 - 7:05 PM @ Amarillo
- SPR RHP Pete Hansen (No record, No ERA) @ AMA TBD
- Broadcast on Classic Rock 106.7, classicrock1067.fm, SpringfieldCardinals.com, Bally Sports Live and MiLB.TV