WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) —The Wichita Wind Surge battled until the final pitch in a 9-8 defeat against the Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium. The Wind Surge trailed by as many as six runs and rallied back to tie the game before Arkansas took the game back in the top of the seventh and subsequently throughout.
Harry Ford opened the night on a double down the left field line before scoring on a Ben Williamson sacrifice fly to left in the top of the first.
Aaron Sabato was awarded the plate on a balk in the bottom of the second, and then Kyler Fedko gave the lead to Wichita on a sacrifice fly to left field.
Six runs got put up in the start of the third for the Travelers. The first came in on an RBI single by Hogan Windish; the second was next on a bases-loaded walk from Brock Rodden. Kaden Polcovich emptied said bases on a triple to the left-center gap and touched the plate himself on a groundout for a 7-2 lead that grew to six runs in the next inning on a wild pitch.
Carson McCusker struck an opposite-field double to the corner in right to open the bottom of the fourth, and Andrew Cossetti singled him in two batters later. Dalton Shuffield put the Wind Surge within two runs on a high-arcing three-run home run that stayed fair off the foul pole.