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Wichita Wind Surge Bounce Back

Published on June 8, 2023 under Texas League (TL)
Wichita Wind Surge News Release


SAN ANTONIO, TX - DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. and Brooks Lee pushed the Surge to victory with their bats. After dropping the first two games of the road series to San Antonio, Wichita Wind Surge bounced back in spectacular fashion winning 10-3 over the Missions. Combined Keirsey Jr. and Lee earned seven of the ten runs batted in for the Surge.

Starting pitchers Travis Adams for Wichita and Duncan Snider for San Antonio started the game and went three up three down in the first inning.

The flood gates opened in the second inning for the Surge. With two outs already in the inning the Surge went on a hitting streak that scored five runs. Seth Gray singled to right field that scored a run. Keirsey Jr. then hit an automatic double over the right-centerfield wall that scored two more runs. Lee hit a line drive to right field and scored the final two runs of the inning.

The Missions answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the second. Cole Cummings drove in a couple of runs on a hit up to center field.

In the top of the fourth Keirsey Jr. hit a solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the at bat. The ball soared over the right center field wall to give the Surge another run.

Yunior Severino hit a double in the top of the sixth that scored another run for Wichita.

Missions answered again in the bottom of the sixth with their own run. Michael De La Cruz singled a ground ball up to center field that scored a run for San Antonio.

The Surge piled on another three runs in the top of the seventh. Aaron Sabato hit his first home run of the season when he hit a bomb over the right field wall. Then Lee earned his third and fourth RBIs when he hit a ground ball to right field.

Michael Boyle improves to 2-0 for earning the win tonight. Missions starter Snider took the loss and dropped to 0-4.

The Wind Surge improve to 22-31 for the season and snapped their six game losing streak. The first place Missions fall to 29-25 for the season and lead their division by three games.

NOTES: The six-game losing streak was a season long and the longest streak in the teams franchise history. Brooks Lee drove home a professional career best four runs in the game. Catcher David Banuelos was placed on the 7-day injured list.

UPCOMING: The Wichita Wind Surge continue their road trip in Texas. They will take on San Antonio for the fourth game of the series at 7:05. RH Pierson Ohl for the Surge will face RH Efrain Contreras for the Missions.

BROADCAST: Windsurge.com, MiLB.tv and Ballys Live app.

NEXT HOME GAME: The Wind Surge return home on Tuesday, June 20th to play Arkansas Travelers at Riverfront Stadium. The Surge will be home for a two week homestand which includes the first ever postgame concert on Saturday, June 24th "The Spazmatics".

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