Surge Make It Two Wins in a Row
April 15, 2022 - Texas League (TL)
Wichita Wind Surge News Release
Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge bat's stay hot as they tally nine hits to record their second straight win on the young season to beat Northwest Arkansas 4-2.
Spencer Steer started off the game hitting an RBI double to bring in Austin Martin in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead.
Alex Isola followed up the following inning with a solo shot to left-center field to record his first home run of the season, tallying three hits in the game.
Michael Helman added an RBI triple in the top of the third, followed by an Andrew Bechtold RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.
Woods-Richardson posted another efficient start on the mound, earning his first win of the season and retiring the first six batters he faced and pitched three straight scoreless innings in five total innings, adding three strikeouts and just two hits on 81 pitches before being relieved by Kody Funderburk.
Austin Martin was a threat on the bases the entire night, stealing four bases on four attempts.
Nathan Eaton kept the Naturals in the game as he reached on a fielding error by third baseman Spencer Steer to bring in Seuly Matias and followed his next at-bat with an RBI Triple in the bottom of the 6th to cut the Surge lead to 4-2.
Austin Schulfer earned his first save of the season pitching the ninth inning.
Notes: Spencer Steer extends his hit streak to seven games... Austin Martin becomes the first Surge player to steal four bases in a game, Aaron Whitefield had stolen three bags in a game last year. The Wind Surge 12 for thirteen on stolen base attempts this season...
Coming up: The Wind Surge heads into the fifth matchup of this six-game road trip against the Naturals on Saturday night (4/16) with a 6:05 first pitch. Chris Vallimont will take the hill for his second start on the mound this season, facing Naturals starter Angel Zerpa. The game will be carried by ESPN Wichita 92.3, MiLB.com, and Windsurge.com
Next Home Game- The Wind Surge open a six game home series on Tuesday and will play an afternoon game on Wednesday at noon.
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