Surge Blank Tulsa in 3-0 Win
May 23, 2021 Wichita 3 Tulsa 0 Tulsa, OK – Wind Surge starter Austin Schulfer had a no-hit bid going into the seventh inning and allowed just one hit and Wichita shut-out the Tulsa Drillers 3-0 to earn a series split. Schulfer bounced back from a loss on Tuesday against
May 23, 2021
Wichita 3
Tulsa 0
Tulsa, OK – Wind Surge starter Austin Schulfer had a no-hit bid going into the seventh inning and allowed just one hit and Wichita shut-out the Tulsa Drillers 3-0 to earn a series split.
Schulfer bounced back from a loss on Tuesday against Tulsa, he worked six and two third innings allowed one hit, one walk and hit a batter and six strikeouts for his first win of the season.
Jose Miranda singled in the third inning and scored on a sacrifice fly. The Surge added two more runs in the fifth with RBI single from Ernie De La Trinadad and RBI double from Jermaine Palacios to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Surge bullpen of Jovani Moran, Alex Phillips and Yennier Cano silenced the Drillers bats and held Tulsa to a season low one hit. Wichita picked up its league leading fourth shutout.
The Wind Surge improve to 11-7 and will remain a half game back of first place Arkansas Travelers.
NOTES- The Wind Surge improve to a league best 8-4 record on the road. The Surge added pitcher Jonathan Cheshire from Class A Cedar Rapids. Wichita pitchers held Tulsa to a .139 batting average in the six game series. Sunday’s game was delayed 28 minutes at the start due to potential rain.
COMING UP: The Wind Surge will return to Riverfront Stadium after the upcoming road trip from May 25th-30th, hosting the Springfield Cardinals, Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. RADIO/TV: KGSO 1410 AM and 93.9 FM, MiLB-TV and Windsurge.com