Wingnuts Beaten Again by Early Big Inning

Published on July 1, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release


WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 11-8 to the Kansas City T-Bones at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Friday night.

Wichita led 5-1 after two innings, but an eight-run top of the third handed the T-Bones the lead for good. Consecutive singles from Jimmy Mojica, Rico Washington, and Ray Sadler loaded the bases with no outs against Wingnuts' starter Justin Murray. Kala Ka'aihue singled through the left side to score Mojica and Washington and cut the Wingnuts' lead to 5-3. Aharon Eggleston walked to re-load the bases, setting up Prentice Redman's line drive RBI single to center.

With the lead now at 5-4, and with the bases still loaded, Keanon Simon doubled to deep right field to score Ka'aihue and Eggleston with the tying and go-ahead runs. Jeff Hulett doubled to left center to score two more runs and give Kansas City an 8-5 lead. Johnny Bowden singled to center to drive in Hulett with the T-Bones' ninth run of the game.

The Wingnuts came right back in the bottom half of the third against T-Bones' starter Reid Santos. Juan Richardson led off with a double down the right field line. After Jorge Delgado walked, Josh Workman ripped a double into the right field corner that scored Richardson to make it 9-6. Edwin Bellorin drove in Delgado from third with a groundout to second base. Josh Horn brought the Wingnuts back within one run with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Workman. Jose Duran then reached on an infield single to put the tying run on first, but Santos went on to retire the next 12 hitters in a row. Wichita had only two hits after Duran's single through the remainder of the game.

Kansas City added a run in the top of the fourth on an errant pickoff attempt by Bellorin. Bowden drove in Hulett for a second time in the game in the sixth with a groundball single through the middle that made it 11-8.

Steven Stewart and Andy Shipman combined for two and two-thirds scoreless innings in relief of Santos. Shipman earned the save.

Mojica led off the game with a single to left and scored on a double to left-center from Washington. Murray limited the T-Bones to the one run in the opening inning, allowing Wichita to take the lead.

With two outs and no one on base, Brent Clevlen and Richardson drew back-to-back walks against Santos. Jorge Delgado was next and lined a single to left that scored Clevlen to tie the game. Mojica cutoff the throw from left and attempted to throw behind Richardson at second base, but his throw overshot Hulett and went clear across the field. Richardson scored the lead run. With Delgado now on third, Workman grounded an infield single up the middle that made it 3-1 Wichita.

Ryan Patterson hit a two-out, two-run home run to left-center field in the second to give Wichita a 5-1 lead.

Murray took the loss, allowing nine earned runs on 10 hits in two and two-thirds innings. Murray walked three and struck out three.

Santos allowed eight runs, six earned, in six and one-third innings for the win. Santos walked three and struck out five.

Jared Simon allowed one earned run in two and one-third innings of long relief. Michael Cotter, Eric Gilliland, Marcos Tabata, and Josh Dew each worked a scoreless inning.

Duran had three hits and has now hit safely in 13 games in a row. The six Wingnuts pitchers combined to throw 212 pitches in the game.

The Wingnuts and T-Bones continue their series on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. Junior Guerra takes on right-hander T.J. Large. For tickets, call the Wingnuts' office at (316) 264-NUTS or visit the Wingnuts' official website at www.wichitawingnuts.com

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