WICHITA, Kan. (August 26, 2025)—Jaylen Nowlin, John Stankiewicz, Hunter Hoopes, and Kade Bragg held Arkansas to a hit over the final four frames in a 5-3 Wichita Wind Surge win over the Arkansas Travelers at Equity Bank Park.
The win for the Wind Surge snaps a five game winning streak that the Travelers entered the week with. Kala’i Rosario hit the third of three opposite-field singles to right field in the bottom of the third inning to drive in Wichita’s first run. Andrew Cossetti later worked a bases-loaded walk to give the Wind Surge a 2-0 lead.
Caleb Cali smashed a no-doubt go-ahead three run home run to left field in the top of the fifth to push Arkansas out in front 3-2. Jake Rucker tied the game with an RBI double off the top of the wall near the left field corner in the bottom of the sixth inning.
A groundout to the pitcher from Nate Baez and a run-scoring Ben Ross single to left put Wichita ahead 5-3 after the stretch in the seventh. Starting in the sixth innings, the Wind Surge bullpen began to stretch a lights out display on the mound, with four pitchers combining to give up just one hit over the final four frames.
Jaylen Nowlin pitched a routine sixth, with Stankiewicz following by retiring the minimum in the seventh on the way to a win and a 3-5 record with Wichita. Hoopes retired the side on nine pitches, and Bragg gave up just a hit in the ninth to record his second save with the Wind Surge in the 5-3 victory.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Jaylen Nowlin, John Stankiewicz, Hunter Hoopes, and Kade Bragg hold the Travelers to just a hit over the final four innings of the ballgame.
- Jake Rucker is up to an 8 Game On Base Streak.
- Rubel Cespedes has a 7 Game Hitting Streak.
- Kade Bragg picks up his second save with Wichita and his fifth of his pro career.
- The Wind Surge snap the Travelers’ five-game win streak.
Wichita continues the series against the Arkansas Travelers on August 27 at 7:05 PM on Wet Nose Wednesday, presented by Quantum Credit Union. Bring your dogs to the ballpark and enjoy some baseball under the summertime lights! You can listen to Wind Surge games on ESPN Wichita 92.3 FM and windsurge.com or watch online at MiLB.TV and Bally Sports Live. For ticket information, please visit windsurge.com/tickets.