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.