News
Wichita Sweeps RedHawks The Wichita Wingnuts completed a three-game sweep of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, winning 14-9 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Wednesday night.
All nine of the Wingnuts' starters scored a run and reached base with either a hit or a walk. Eight of the Wingnuts' starters had at least one hit. Brent Clevlen hit two home runs, and in the process, set a Wingnuts' team record by homering in a fourth consecutive game. Josh Horn had two hits and drove in four.
The Wingnuts broke things open early, scoring 10 runs in the bottom of the first. Mike Conroy led off the inning with a groundball to RedHawks' starter Josh Smith. Smith fielded the ball cleanly, but bounced his throw to first. The ball went down the right field line and allowed Conroy to take third base. Horn drove in Conroy with a groundout to second to give Wichita a 1-0 lead.
Clevlen followed with his first home run, lining it just over the left-center field fence. Juan Richardson and Jorge Delgado drew back-to-back walks to put runners on first and second. Josh Workman pulled a single through the right side to score Richardson and send Delgado to third. Peter Barrows lifted a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Delgado to make it 4-0.
After Workman stole second, Edwin Bellorin crushed a two-run home run over the left field wall to increase the Wingnuts' lead to six runs. With two outs and no one on base, Tyler Robbins walked and advanced to third when Conroy doubled into right field. Horn was next, and drove in his second and third runs of the inning with a groundball single off of the second base bag. Clevlen hit a two-run home run to left-center to cap off the 10-run outburst.
Chad Sherman earned the win for the Wingnuts, allowing four earned runs on seven hits in six innings. Sherman struck out six and walked three. Sherman struck out the side in the top of the fifth.
The RedHawks got on the board in the top of the third on Zach Penprase's two-out, RBI double down the right field line. The Wingnuts responded with two in the bottom half of the inning. Delgado led off with a towering home run to left field that made it 11-1. Later in the frame, Conroy singled to center with two outs to drive in Barrows from third base.
Penprase hit a two-run homer in the sixth while Jesse Hoorelbeke added an infield, RBI single to cut the lead to 12-4. The Wingnuts answered back in the bottom of the sixth with RBI doubles from Horn and Richardson.
Fargo scored one in the seventh, and two in both the eighth and ninth innings, but four relievers kept the Wingnuts in front through the end of the game.
Wichita worked out 10 walks in the win. The Wingnuts' four home runs tied a franchise single-game record.
Smith took the loss, allowing 10 runs, two earned, in two-thirds of an inning. Smith gave up eight hits, three walks, and did not strike out a batter.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the RedHawks turned a groundball triple play on Jorge Delgado with first and second and no outs.
|
Browse by Month »
February 2021 January 2021 November 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 November 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 December 2008 November 2008 September 2008 |
