Courtesy of Wichita Wind Surge
WICHITA, KS - The Wind Surge put on a team effort where eight out of nine Surge batters recorded at least one hit in the game. They defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6-4 and now lead the series four games to none.
Wichita got off to a swift start in the bottom of the first when Yunior Severino hit a solo home run over the right field wall.
The Naturals bounced right back in the next half inning when Jake Means hit a sacrifice fly that scored a run and then Dillan Shrum hit a solo home run over center field.
Jorge Bonifacio added another run for the Naturals in the top of the fourth. He hit a solo home run on a line drive to left field to tie Yunior Severino for second in the league with 16 home runs.
The fourth inning proved to be productive for both teams. Wichita took the lead back after Seth Gray got walked when the bases were loaded and Brooks Lee hit a two-out two RBI single.
Aaron Sabato hit his second home run of the series in the bottom of the fifth. His two out two run shot was cranked over the right field wall and extended the lead for the Wind Surge.
NW Arkansas looked like they had a little gas left in the tank in the top of the eighth. Tyler Tolbert hit an RBI single but solid pitching by the Wind Surge limited the Naturals to just one run in the inning.
Jose Bravo earned the win in only his second start of the season. He pitched five innings, gave up three runs on four hits, walked no one and struck out three batters.
Starting pitcher for the Naturals Drew Parrish pitched three and two thirds innings, gave up four runs on four hits, walked four batters and struck out seven batters. He was credited with the loss.
The Wichita Wind Surge improve to (4-0),(32-40) and the NW Arkansas Naturals fall to (0-4),(29-44).
NOTES: The Wind Surge have a four game winning streak, longest home winning streak of the season. They hold first place in their division for the second half of the season.
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UPCOMING: The Wind Surge continue their home series against the Naturals. Game five will be played at 1:05 PM on a Sunday Family Funday at Riverfront. RH Travis Adams for Wichita will face RH Andrew Hoffman for NW Arkansas.