Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge defeated the Frisco RoughRiders 8-7 in eleven innings on Saturday night behind three homers and a Dennis Ortega walk-off single.
Wichita scored two runs as Matt Wallner hit an RBI-single to tie the game at seven in the bottom of the tenth, and Dennis Ortega hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eleventh that allowed DeShawn Keirsey Jr. to score to win the ballgame 8-7.,
Trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Frisco’s Jonathan Ornelas hit a solo home run to tie the game 6-6. The RoughRiders took a 7-6 lead as Sandro Fabian hit an RBI-double to score J.P. Martinez.
Chris Williams got things started for the Surge as he hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give Wichita an early 3-0 lead. Williams finished the night hitting one for three with three RBIs and a walk.
Matt Wallner was efficient at the plate as he finished four for five with three RBIs courtesy of two RBI-singles in the third and tenth inning and a solo homer in the sixth inning.
The Wind Surge will conclude the series against the RoughRiders tomorrow; June 5th for a 1:05 p.m.