Wichita, KS – Ernie Yake’s sixth inning, bases clearing double led the Wichita Wind Surge to a 5-3 come-from-behind victory against the Frisco Roughriders on Sunday afternoon.
The Surge took four of six games from Frisco. The first place Wind Surge extended their lead over Tulsa to one-and-one half games.
The Roughriders took an early 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third innings. Chris Williams crushed a 107mph solo homer to left field in the fourth to tie the game at two. Simeon Woods-Richardson started for the Surge and pitched 5.0 innings, allowing six hits and racking up seven strikeouts.
Kody Funderburk pitched two innings and earned his league-leading sixth win of the season. Osiris German pitched the ninth and earned his first save of the season.
Wichita travels to Little Rock, Arkansas Tuesday to begin its longest road trip of the season.