9/1/2017-
Wichita
Wingnuts 10 Salina
Stockade 6
This game was played on
9/1/2017 at Lawrence Dumont Stadium
WICHITA, Kans. (September 1, 2017) – Christian
Stringer and TJ Mittelstaedt each recorded
three hits, boosting the Wichita Wingnuts past
the Salina Stockade 10-6 on Friday night at
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
Wichita (58-38) got off to a hot start in the
first two innings against Salina starter Connor
Bach (2-8), who walked eight over his four
frames of work. It was Mittelstaedt who got the
scoring started by shooting a two-run single
through the left side in the first inning.
Bach’s control began to waver in the second,
when he walked five Wingnuts hitters, including
Brent Clevlen, Mittelstaedt, and Martin Medina
with the bases loaded to give the Wingnuts a 5-
0 lead.
Salina (18-79) began to crawl back with a run
in the top of the fifth off Wingnuts starter
Jordan Cooper (8-2), as Jesse Baker grounded an
RBI single to make it 5-1. Three more Stockade
runs crossed the plate in the sixth, with Cody
Coffman, Jordan Caillouet and Kewby Meyer each
driving home a run to trim the Wichita lead to
5-4.
The Wingnuts got a big insurance run in the
bottom of the inning, as Mittelstaedt singled,
stole second, and raced around to score on
Medina’s RBI knock to extend the advantage out
to 6-4. Then Wichita put things away for good
with four runs in the seventh, including a two-
run blast off the bat of Stringer and a
Mittelstaedt run-scoring triple.
Josh Goossen-Brown and Mike Devine each
produced a scoreless outing in relief before
Salina scratched out two runs in the ninth off
Seth Harvey to produce the game’s final margin.
The Wingnuts and Stockade are back at it on
Saturday night for game two of their series,
with first pitch scheduled for 7:05. Eddie
Medina (8-3, 3.30) gets the start for Wichita,
while Salina counters with fellow righty Jordan
Cummings (1-6, 7.02). All the action will be
broadcast on 1410 AM/93.9 FM, and at
americanassociationbaseball.tv.
For information on tickets, group outings, and
party packages, call the Wingnuts main office
at (316) 264-NUTS, or visit the Wingnuts
official website at www.wichitawingnuts.com.
Photo Credit: Ed Bailey/Wichita Wingnuts