Surge Take Series Finale in Extras
Published on August 7, 2022 under Texas League (TL)
Wichita Wind Surge News Release
San Antonio, TX- The Wind Surge defeated the San Antonio Missions 2-1 in extra innings on Sunday night as the Surge won their fourth straight and took four out of six in San Antonio.
The Missions tied the game in the bottom of the ninth behind an RBI pinch-hit single from Kelvin Melean to make it a 1-1 ballgame.
Jair Camargo responded in the top of the tenth inning with the game-winning single to right field to score Leobaldo Cabrera and give the Surge a 2-1 lead.
Casey Legumina made his 13th start on the hill for the Surge and allowed zero runs on two hits and tallied three strikeouts in four innings pitched before being relieved by Alex Phillips in the fifth inning.
Nolan Watson got the nod on the mound for San Antonio and pitched five scoreless innings and recorded five strikeouts and allowed four hits.
Edouard Julien singled to center field in the top of the seventh inning and allowed Anthony Prato to score and give Wichita a 1-0 lead. Julien finished two for five with an RBI in the finale.
Notes: Surge Manager Ramon Borrego earned his 500th career win as a Minor League Manager. Julien has reached base in 25 consecutive games and extended his hit streak to six games... The Surge improved to 9-8 in series finales this season and a league best 10-3 in extra-inning games.
Coming Up: The Wind Surge will return home to Riverfront Stadium for a six-game series against the Corpus Christi Hooks starting on Tuesday, August 9th. First pitch is at 7:05 and pitching matchups are to be announced. The game will be carried by radio ESPN Wichita 92.3, MiLB.com and Windsurge.com
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