Wichita Can't Erase Early Hole against San Antonio

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Wichita Can't Erase Early Hole against San Antonio

July 11, 2025 - Texas League (TL)
Wichita Wind Surge News Release


WICHITA, Kan. (July 10, 2025)-Kaelen Culpepper had a 3-for-5 night in an 8-6 loss by the Wichita Wind Surge to the San Antonio Missions at Equity Bank Park. Although the Wind Surge consistently kept pace after trailing early 4-0, they came up short by a pair of runs for the second straight night.

San Antonio struck for four runs in the top of the second. Marcos Castañon scorched a 110-mile-per-hour RBI double to the left center alley ahead of coming in himself on a single to center by Albert Fabian. Anthony Vilar yanked a two-run shot to right for the third straight hit for the Missions and the final two runs of the four-run frame.

Ripken Reyes added another tally on the scoreboard with an RBI double to the corner in right in the top of the fourth. A bloop single to shallow left by Francisco Acuña made the new score 6-0 San Antonio.

Kala'i Rosario and Kyler Fedko pulled off a double steal that led to Rosario scoring on a throwing error toward second in the bottom of the fourth.

The Missions got two more on a fielder's choice and a sac fly to center in the early halves of the fifth and sixth innings to give San Antonio an 8-1 lead.

Wichita scored three times in the bottom of the sixth, spearheaded by a Gabby Gonzalez solo shot, his second with the Wind Surge, to the berm in left field. Ricardo Olivar and Nate Baez brought in a run each on a double down the line in left and a high-arcing single to center.

Once Wichita was down to their final two outs, Jose Salas and Culpepper hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the ninth. That wouldn't be enough as a pair of groundouts ended the game in an 8-6 Wind Surge loss.

Darren Bowen took the loss to fall to 2-5 on the year. Over four innings, he gave up six earned runs on seven hits with two walks and a strikeout.

POSTGAME NOTES

Gabby Gonzalez is up to a 17 Game On Base Streak after his home run.

Kaelen Culpepper improves to a 16 Game On Base Streak; he's also gotten a hit in eight straight.

Jose Salas hits his first Double-A home run.

Kaelen Culpepper and Jose Salas are the fifth pair of Wind Surge teammates to hit back-to-back home runs in 2025, and the second in six days (Walker Jenkins/Gabby Gonzalez, July 4).

The Tumba Vacas de Wichita return tomorrow night at Equity Bank Park.

Wichita continues the series with the San Antonio Missions on July 11 at 7:05 PM on Fireworks Friday at Equity Bank Park. The Wind Surge become the Tumba Vacas de Wichita, with the best Fireworks show in Kansas set to follow the game! You can listen to Wind Surge games on ESPN Wichita 92.3 FM and windsurge.com or watch online at MiLB.TV and Bally Sports Live. For ticket information, please visit windsurge.com/tickets.




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