May 18, 2022

Isola leads Wind Surge to 11-9 win

Posted May 18, 2022 4:21 AM
<b>Alex Isola hit a grand slam in the fourth. </b>Photo courtesy Wichita Wind Surge
Alex Isola hit a grand slam in the fourth. Photo courtesy Wichita Wind Surge

WICHITA - The Wichita Wind Surge defeated the Springfield Cardinals 11-9 in a wild come from behind game. 

The Cardinals took an early lead at the top of the second off a Nick Dunn two-run bomb. They continued to pile up three more runs though the fifth.

Alex Isola hammered a grand slam home run in the fourth inning to tie the game at five.  Isola had three hits and five RBI in the game.    

Springfield rebuilt their lead with a 3-run RBI double by Pedro Pages in the sixth inning.

The Surge offense responded with a 6-run rally in the seventh inning, sending ten batters to the plate.

Kody Funderburk extended his record 3-0, while Steven Cruz is credited with the save. Funderburk worked 1.2 innings allowing only 2 hits, no runs and 2 strikeouts.

Notes: Matt Canterino allowed his first earned runs in five gamesā€¦ Alex Isola hit his fifth home run of the seasonā€¦ DaShawn Keirsey stole his eleventh baseā€¦The 17 hits is a season high for the Wind Surge. 

Coming Up: The Wind Surge and Cardinals will resume play tomorrow (5/18). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. Louie Varland will start for the Surge against Edgar Escobar. Catch the game on MiLB.com and Windsurge.com.