Wichita Powers Past Tulsa
Published on September 3, 2025 under Texas League (TL)
Wichita Wind Surge News Release
WICHITA, Kan. - Kala'i Rosario hits his record-breaking 25th home run of the season in the 12-2 Wichita Wind Surge victory over the Tulsa Drillers at Equity Bank Park. The Wind Surge gained a game on Tulsa and are now one back of the Drillers for a playoff spot after their seventh straight win.
Taylor Young scampered in to score on a passed ball after a swinging strikeout in the top of the third inning. Wichita responded with an eight-run bottom of the third, with a Rosario single up the middle and a Jake Rucker grand slam to right center being the run-scoring hits in the frame.
Kyle Nevin lined a solo home run to left field to open the fourth to make the score 8-2 Wind Surge. Ben Ross doubled home Nate Baez from first base in the home half of the fifth.
Ryan Gallagher threw five innings of two-run (one earned) baseball with six hits, a walk, and a tied Double-A high of eight strikeouts. The righthander earned the win to improve to 4-1 at the level.
Kaelen Culpepper blasted a solo home run, his 10th with Wichita, to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning. Rosario followed two frames later with a two-run homer to right to become the new single-season franchise recordholder for home runs in a season with 25. That would be enough to provide the eventual 12-2 final.
POSTGAME NOTES
Jake Rucker hits Wichita's eighth grand slam of the 2025 season.
Kaelen Culpepper is up to double-digit homers with the Wind Surge and 19 overall this year.
Kala'i Rosario is the new single-season franchise home run leader (25).
Wichita wins their season-high seventh game in a row.
The Wind Surge won by 10 runs despite being outhit 6-9 by Tulsa.
Wichita continues the series against the Tulsa Drillers on September 3 at 7:05 PM on Wet Nose Wednesday, presented by Quantum Credit Union. Bring your dogs to the ballpark and enjoy some baseball under the stadium lights! 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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