Wichita, KS – Simeon Woods Richardson impressed through five and two third innings for the Wind Surge on Saturday night, but Tulsa rallied to defeat Wichita 3-2 in ten innings.
The two teams remained scoreless until the third inning. Left fielder DaShawn Keirsey took first base on a wild pitch from Clayton Beeter. Keirsey advanced to third on a stolen base and tagged from second base on a fly ball to right field. With Spencer Steer at the plate, he smacked a sacrifice ground ball bringing home Keirsey with an RBI.
After 5 ⅔ innings pitched from Simeon Woods-Richards, Austin Schulfer came’ in for relief in the seventh inning. With Driller, Justin Yurchak, on third, Schulfer allowed one run off a wild pitch. He threw a second wild pitch and allowed Carson Taylor to score an unearned run for the Drillers.
The two teams battled back and forth but remained scoreless until the tenth when Drillers Brandon Lewis brought in Kody Hoese with an RBI single.
With one out in the bottom of the 10th Austin Martin hit a fly ball to right center field. The ball was caught in the wind and resulted in a pop out to center fielder James Outman. Leobaldo Cabrera attempted to tag from second base and was called out on a close play at third, resulting in a double play ending the ball game.
NWichita will conclude their three-game series against Tulsa Sunday. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. at Riverfront Stadium. Starting pitcher for the Surge is Chris Vallimont and John Rooney takes the hill for the Drillers.