Surge Hit Three Homers and Defeat Tulsa
April 18, 2023 - Texas League (TL)
Wichita Wind Surge News Release
Tulsa, OK - The Wichita Wind Surge hit three home runs and come from behind to defeat the Tulsa Drillers 4-2 on Tuesday. The come from behind win is the first of the season.
Tulsa struck first with a pair of first inning runs and led 2-0 until the seventh inning when DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. crushed a two-run homer on a line drive to left field. Keirsey's homer against Tulsa marks his first of the season.
The Surge carried that same momentum over to the eighth inning at the plate. Brooks Lee hit his second home run of the season to lead off the inning to give Wichita its first lead. Yunior Severino added another before the inning was over to round out the final score.
Blayne Enlow pitched six innings for Wichita and struck out five and walked two. He allowed two runs and four hits. Enlow struggled in the first facing eight hitters but allowed just one hit for the remaining five innings. Jose Bravo earned the win in relief retiring all five hitters he faced.
Kody Funderburk got the final four outs for his first save of the season.
NOTES -Brooks Lee improves his hitting streak to nine straight. The game time of 1:59 is the shortest of the season and only the second sub two hour nine inning game in Wind Surge history. Wichita ended Tulsa's run of four consecutive games with a home run.
UPCOMING - Wichita will play against the Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate the Tulsa Drillers in game two of a six-game series Wednesday at 11:05 AM. RH David Festa will face RH Nick Frasso. RADIO: ESPN 92.3 FM and MiLB App and windsurge.com.
NEXT HOME GAME - Wichita will play against the St. Louis Cardinals affiliate the Springfield Cardinals on Tuesday, April 25 at 7:05 at Riverfront Stadium. Promotion: $5 domestic beers from when gates open until first pitch. Get two tickets for the price of one when you show your Dillions Shopper Card or Dillons app at the box office and $1 hot dogs.
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