Ben Hartman Named Double-A and Texas League Head Groundskeeper of the Year
Minor League Baseball (MiLB™) announced that Ben Hartman was named the Head Groundskeeper of the Year for the Texas League. In addition, he was awarded the overall award for all of Class AA. Hartman repeats as the Texas League Groundskeeper of the Year, earning the award in 2022. He joined
Wind Surge and ESPN Radio Announce Partnership Extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15th, 2023 WICHITA, Kansas – The Wichita Wind Surge and ESPN Wichita (KKGQ 92.3 FM) announced the extension of their partnership today, extending from the ballpark to the airways and beyond. In addition to the exclusive rights to broadcast Wind Surge home and road games, ESPN
Wind Surge Cancel Boo at the Ballpark Event
The Wichita Wind Surge will cancel the upcoming Halloween Event at Riverfront Stadium, due to the upcoming weather forecast. “Boo at the Ballpark” was scheduled to take place this Saturday evening. The Delano Neighborhood Association event has not been impacted by the ballpark cancellation. Delano Safe Treat will happen from
Riverfront Stadium to host College Football
Riverfront Stadium to host College Football Friends University to play McPherson College in conference matchup WICHITA, Kansas – The Wichita Wind Surge will host a KCAC football game on November 4th at Riverfront Stadium. Friends University will take on McPherson College at 1:00 pm. Tickets are currently on sale. General
Post-season falls out of reach
WICHITA, KS - Wichita struggled to get anything going in the season finale until the bottom of the ninth. With the threat of their play-off chances being ended and worse being shutout on top of it, they began to rally. Just as Midland had a late rally in yesterday’s ballgame,
Record-setting crowd gets heart broken
WICHITA, KS - The second to last game of the regular season for the Wind Surge was one for the record books. A record-setting sold-out crowd of 10,442 fans witnessed an electric game five against the Midland RockHounds. The Wind Surge battled it out in a back-and-forth game that unfortunately
Shutout victory keeps post-season in view
WICHITA, KS - Yoyner Fajardo had a fantastic night at the plate. He hit a home run, a triple and a single which left him just a double shy of hitting for the cycle. His four RBIs and a couple of home runs from Patrick Winkel and Jake Rucker pushed
Wind Surge rally to keep playoff chances alive
WICHITA, KS - The Wind Surge jumped out to an early lead off a pair of solo home runs. The RockHounds threatened to significantly reduce the Wind Surge playoff chances in the top of the fifth when they took the lead after piling on four runs. The Surge rallied and
Surge give up close game at Riverfront
WICHITA, KS - Wichita jumped out to an early lead but they could not build on the early momentum and only scored the one run all game. The Midland RockHounds came from behind late and defeated the Wind Surge by the score of 2-1. Midland leads the series after taking
Surge offensive struggles continue at home
WICHITA, KS – The Wind Surge returned to Riverfront to play their last home series opener of the regular season. They got off to a slow start and did not score a run until the sixth inning. The RockHounds were able to string together a few innings where they drove
Chris Paddack to start for Wind Surge on Tuesday
The Wichita Wind Surge open their final home series of the season on Tuesday at 7:05. The Wind Surge will start Chris Paddack on a rehab assignment from the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has missed most of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery. Paddack made a rehab
Series finale ends in late inning excitement
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The ballgame was a tight one. The teams were tied at a run apiece heading into the ninth inning and then the runs started coming in. A huge double from Jake Rucker drove in the tie-breaking run and the Wind Surge would hold off a Hooks
Surge keep trend going in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Wichita had hits but could not string them together consistently tonight. In what has been an unfortunate trend this road series, they once again left multiple runners on base. Corpus Christi took advantage of this opportunity and defeated the Wind Surge by a score of 7-3.
Surge leave men on base in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Wichita left nine men on base and were just one for nine with runners in scoring position in tonight’s ballgame. Corpus Christi took advantage of the cold Surge bats and piled on the runs. The Wind Surge were defeated by the Hooks by a score of
Late excitement in Texas ends with Surge win
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The Wind Surge and the Hooks both had only one run heading into the ninth inning. The tie ballgame was decided by Willie Joe Garry Jr. in the top of the ninth when he took advantage of a throwing and error and displayed excellent base running
Surge get grand slam, Hooks keep hammering
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The Wind Surge sprang to life mid-way through the ballgame when Seth Gray hit a grand slam to put the Surge within one run. The momentum was lost when the Hooks kept hammering home runs of their own and pulled back out of reach. The Wind
Surge come up short in road series opener
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Wichita battled Corpus Christi in what was a one-run ball game until the bottom of the eighth. The Hooks drove in three runs in the bottom of the eighth and earned themselves enough cushion to hold on for the win. Corpus Christi defeated Wichita by a
A free Halloween Event with movie on the big screen
Riverfront Stadium to Boo at the Ballpark A free Halloween Event with movie on the big screen WICHITA, Kansas – The Wichita Wind Surge will host a free Halloween Event at Riverfront Stadium. “Boo at the Ballpark” will take place Saturday, October 28, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dress up
Wind Surge Announce First Concert at Riverfront Stadium
September 5th, 2023 Wind Surge Announce First Concert at Riverfront Stadium WICHITA – The Wichita Wind Surge, Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, announced today that Riverfront Stadium will host “90’s in the Park” on Sunday, October 8th, 2023. This marks the first concert at Riverfront Stadium since construction was