WICHITA – Following a loss Tuesday night, the Wind Surge offense rebounded in a big way on Wednesday with a massive 14-1 victory over the Springfield Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium.
Starter Cole Sands struck out five of his first six outs and walked two. He would finish the night with four innings pitched, one hit, three walks, and six strikeouts and a no-decision.
After a slow offensive day on Tuesday, the Wind Surge came alive on Wednesday night. The six runs plated in the first inning are the most scored in an inning for the season. The Surge would also put up five runs in the sixth, which tied the previous record. Both 1B Jose Miranda and CF Gilberto Celestino had three hits, while Palacios, Morales, Cabbage, de la Trinidad, and Bechtold all had multi-hit games as well.
Brandon Koch would make his home debut for Wichita out of the pen, tossing two complete innings, giving up only one hit with three punchouts. Calvin Faucher threw two scoreless innings of relief, with no hits, on one strikeout and one walk.
Wednesday’s fourteen runs are the most Wichita has scored in a game in franchise history. Wichita and Springfield will play the third game of the series on Thursday night, with the first pitch at 7:05 p.m.