Surge slam Drillers
Wichita, KS – The Wind Surge broke their season high for runs after they defeated the Tulsa Drillers 17-4 tonight behind a career best ten strikeouts from starting pitcher, Simeon Woods Richardson. Simeon Woods Richardson recorded the win for the Wind Surge after tying the season high from a Wind
_Wichita, _**KS **– The Wind Surge broke their season high for runs after they defeated the Tulsa Drillers 17-4 tonight behind a career best ten strikeouts from starting pitcher, Simeon Woods Richardson.
Simeon Woods Richardson recorded the win for the Wind Surge after tying the season high from a Wind Surge pitcher this season for strikeouts. The Wind Surge pitching staff recorded the franchise high 20 strikeouts, the most by a team in the Texas League this season.
Andy Pages’ two out double in the first inning set up Justin Yurchak for an RBI single to give the Drillers an early 1-0 lead.
Yunior Severino recorded his first Wind Surge home run in the bottom of the second inning to give the Surge a 3-1 lead. Severino finished the night two for six with three RBIs.
The Wind Surge’s recent additions both recorded RBI’s tonight in the fourth inning with Will Holland’s double that scored DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. and Aaron Sabato’s RBI single that scored Holland. The Surge led 6-1 after the fourth.
The Surge set a season high for runs in an inning after ten runs in the sixth, led by Will Holland hitting his first Wind Surge grand slam. The Wind Surge also recorded six straight walks which led to three straight runs. The Wind Surge led the game 17-2 through six.
A late home run from Brandon Lewis brought in two runs for the Drillers but was not enough for the comeback.
Notes: Wind Surge recorded a season high 14 walks…Alex Isola has a hit in all five games with the Wind Surge after returning from injury and has an eleven game hit streak…Anthony Prato recorded the most walks in a game from a Wind Surge player this season with four…Will Holland recorded his season high five RBIs…
Coming up: The Wind Surge continue their homestand against the Tulsa Drillers tomorrow, August 17th. First pitch will be at 7:05 pm with the gates opening at 6:00 pm. The starter for the Wind Surge will be RHP Cody Laweryson vs LHP Lael Lockhart will take the mound for the Drillers. The game will be carried by radio ESPN Wichita 92.3, MiLB.com and Windsurge.com