Wichita Offense Goes off in Sweep of Travs
July 17, 2022 - Texas League (TL)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
Wichita, KS - Three big innings led the Wichita Wind Surge to an 11-1 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Sunday afternoon. Wichita swept the six game series and the Travelers have now dropped seven consecutive games. The scoring opened early with the Wind Surge scoring three times in each of the first two innings. The lone run of the game for the Travs came in the second.
Moments That Mattered
* Down three, Arkansas loaded the bases with nobody out in the second but scored just a single run on an two out RBI hit from Riley Unroe.
* Wichita followed their three-run first with a three-run second inning including back-to-back home runs by Edouard Julien and Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
Notable Travs Performances
* SS Riley Unroe: 2-3, RBI
* LHP Blake Weiman: 2 IP, H
News and Notes
* Wichita's Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats, finishing the feat with a single in the sixth inning.
* The seven consecutive losses for the Travs are a season high.
Up Next
After a four day break, the Travs are home to face the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday night. Fireworks follow the game with first pitch set for 7:05. The game will be broadcast on 93.3 The Fish, the First Pitch App and milb.tv.
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