Vallimont, Wind Surge Blank Travs
July 23, 2021 - Texas League (TL)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
North Little Rock, AR - The Wichita Wind Surge defeated the Arkansas Travelers for the third consecutive night, this time 5-0 in a game called early after rain deluged the field in the bottom of the eighth. Wichita starter Chris Vallimont fired six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to earn his third win of the season. Spencer Steer hit a leadoff home run against Matt Brash staking the Wind Surge to an early lead and the game stayed at 1-0 until the top of the eighth when Wichita scored four times to put the game away. Brash struck out eight over five innings but was the losing pitcher.
Moments That Mattered
* Steer's leadoff blast went to right field and was one of only two hits by the Wind Surge over the first seven innings.
* Arkansas threated in the sixth down a run. They put the tying run in scoring position with one out and had runners at the corners with just one away and even loaded the bases with two out but all three outs in the inning were strikeouts keeping the Travs off the board.
Notable Travs Performances
* RHP Matt Brash: L, 5 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 8 K, HR
* RHP Reid Morgan: IP, 2 K
News and Notes
* The Travs were shutout for the fifth time this season.
* Arkansas is just 2-7 against Wichita this year.
Up Next
The series continues on Friday night with left-hander Brandon Williamson (0-3, 7.11) making the start against righty Austin Schulfer (2-7, 4.38). First pitch is at 7:10 and there are fireworks afterwards. The game will also be broadcast on AM 920 the Sports Animal, the First Pitch App and milb.tv.
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