Surge Strike Out 15 in 5-1 Win Over Tulsa 

May 22, 2021

Wichita 5

Tulsa 1

*Tulsa, OK – *The Wichita Wind Surge used three pitchers on Saturday to limit Tulsa to one run on three hits and the Surge defeated the Drillers 5-1 in front of 5,004 fans at ONEOK Field. The Surge punched out 15 strike outs, matching a season high.

Tulsa’s Jacob Amaya hit a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first to give the Drillers a 1-0 lead. Wichita responded in the second with a Mark Contreras single and scored on a Jermaine Palacios RBI single.

The Surge scored in the fourth with a two-out single from Aaron Whitefield to give Wichita a 2-1 advantage. The Surge added three more runs in the sixth with RBI from Ernie De La Trinidad, Sherman Johnson and Jose Miranda.

Wichita starter Chris Vallimont worked 4 2/3 innings in his debut and allowed one run, one hit ands struckout eight Drillers. Calvin Faucher worked two and a third innings and earned the win. Brandon Koch worked the final two innings.

The Wind Surge improve to 10-7 and will remain a half game back of first place Arkansas Travelers.

NOTES- The Wind Surge improve to 7-4 on the road, tied for the league lead in road wins. Gilberto Celestino picked up a hit to extend his hitting streak to four games and Mark Contreras extended his to five games.

COMING UP: The Wind Surge wrap up the road trip with game six against the Tulsa Drillers. First pitch on Sunday at 1:05pm. Wichita will start RHP Austin Schulfer against Tulsa’s Michael Grove. RADIO/TV: KGSO 1410 AM and 93.9 FM, MiLB-TV and Windsurge.com

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.