preGame: Wichita vs. Sioux City - Game 2

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts host the Sioux City Explorers in game two of a four-game series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.

The Starters:

Wichita: Leonard Landeros (2-0, 4.84) - Landeros last worked Sunday against the Saltdogs, allowing two earned runs in 3.1 IP, before a long rain delay. Landeros was relieved by Blake Gailen, who earned the win, when play resumed.

Sioux City: Nick Singleton (0-2, 3.42) - Singleton worked 7.2 IP and allowed four earned runs in his last start at Sioux Falls. Wichita faced Singleton on 5/9 in the first game of a doubleheader. He took a no-decision allowing two earned runs in 6.0 IP in a 4-3 Wingnuts win.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen DH

Michael Thompson 3B

David Gates LF

Heath Keel RF

Chris Colton CF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Steve Pearson 1B

Bernie Dennis C

 

Sioux City:

Nick McCoola 2B

Sam Walker SS

Chris Grossman C

Juan Camacho 1B

Chad Gabriel LF

Alex Llanos DH

Luke Hetherington RF

Dustin Jones CF

Jorge Rodriguez 3B

 

How to catch it: Tonight’s game WILL NOT BE CARRIED ON 1410 KGSO or kgso.com. You can listen to the Sioux City feed from www.americanassociationbaseball.com , or www.xsbaseball.com

Broadcast: No Broadcast Tonight

Tonight’s game between Wichita and Sioux City will not be broadcast on 1410AM KGSO, or carried on www.kgso.com

You can listen to the Explorers’s feed from the league’s website at www.americanassociationbaseball.com or at the X’s team website www.xsbaseball.com

The Wingnuts will be back on the air tomorrow for their 4:05 game vs. Sioux City

preGame: Wichita vs. Sioux City - Game 1

Tonight the Wingnuts begin a four-game series with the Sioux City Explorers at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.

The Starters:

Wichita: Justin Young (1-0, 2.70)- Justin will make his fifth start of the year. He has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of the previous four.

Sioux City: Dusty Bergman (0-4, 7.17)- Dusty Bergman is also making his fifth start. He last worked on 5/23, giving up three runs in 6.1 IP in a loss to Sioux Falls.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen DH

Michael Thompson 3B

David Gates LF

Heath Keel RF

Chris Colton CF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Steve Pearson 1B

Felipe Del Rosario C

Sioux City:

Nick McCoola 2B

Sam Walker SS

Chris Grossman C

Juan Camacho 1B

Chad Gabrial LF

Alex Llanos 3B

Luke Hetherington RF

Geoff Wagner DH

Dustin Jones CF 

How to catch it: Tonight’s game will be carried locally on 1410AM KGSO, and can be heard worldwide at www.kgso.com Fans can send e-mails to the booth at wingnutsradio@gmail.com during the game.

Tonight is also a Wingnuts Friday night postgame autograph session.

preGame: Wichita vs. Sioux Falls - Game 3

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts finish their three-game series with the Sioux Falls Canaries at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05. The Wingnuts fell last night by a score of 7-4.

The Starters:

Wichita: Brad Davis (2-2, 3.75)

Sioux Falls: Travis Kane (1-0, 2.51)

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen DH

Michael Thompson 3B

David Gates LF

Heath Keel RF

Chris Colton CF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Steve Pearson 1B

Felipe Del Rosario C

Sioux Falls:

Kennard Bibbs CF

Beau Torbert LF

Will Smith DH

Ben Van Iderstine RF

Josh Patton 2B

Grant Richardson 3B

Patrick Reilly 1B

Paul Smyth C

Tim Hutting SS

How to catch it: Tonight’s game will be carried locally on 1410AM KGSO, and worldwide on www.kgso.com

It is also Thirsty Thursday at LDS. All domestic beers are just $1. Following tonight’s game will be the Wingnuts’ usual Thursday Home Run Derby contest. For $10, fans will have the chance to take five swings and hit one out of LDS off of former minor league pitcher Ben Keiter.

preGame: Wichita vs. Sioux Falls - Game 2

Tonight the Wingnuts continue a three-game series vs. the Sioux Falls Canaries at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. Wichita won the opening game of the series 8-1 last night.

The Starters:

Wichita: Demetri White (0-2, 12.60)

Sioux Falls: Kevin Cheppenko (0-2, 8.10)

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Michael Thompson 3B

David Gates DH

Heath Keel RF

Chris Colton CF

Steve Pearson 1B

Bernie Dennis C

Derek Schermerhorn 2B

 

Sioux Falls:

Kennard Bibbs CF

Beau Torbert LF

Will Smith DH

Ben Van Iderstine RF

Josh Patton 2B

Grant Richardson 3B

Patrick Reilly 1B

Paul Smyth C

Tim Hutting SS

How to catch it: Tonight’s game can be heard locally on 1410AM KGSO, and worldwide on www.kgso.com

It is “Weenie Wednesday”, so all hot dogs in the park are only $1. It is also WingnutsWebsiteWednesday, so log onto www.wichitawingnuts.com for special discounts on select items for tonight’s game.

postGame: Wingnuts 8 - Canaries 1

The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the Sioux Falls Canaries by a final of 8-1 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Tuesday evening. Gustavo Mata pitched seven strong innings, allowing one run to earn the win. David Gates broke the game open with a bases-loaded two-run single amidst a six-run third inning. Felipe Del Rosario hit a two-run homerun in the sixth, his first of the year. Michael Thompson walked in the third and has now reached base in 18 consecutive games.

…this was arguably the best all around game played by wichita this year. great starting pitching, timely hitting, and flawless defense. mata took total control after wichita went up 6-1 in the third, retiring 12 of the final 13 to face him…

…del rosario creamed his homerun, and also held onto the ball for the final out in the top of the third after taking a hit at home plate from dh will smith. wichita took advantage of a pair of infield hits and a pair of bloops in their six-run third…

…crisp, crisp win…

preGame: Wichita vs. Sioux Falls - Game 1

Tonight the Wingnuts open a three-game series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium vs. the Sioux Falls Canaries. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM.

The Starters:

Wichita- Gustavo Mata (1-1, 3.45)

Sioux Falls- Ben Moore (2-1, 5.31)

The Lineups:

Wichita: Kevin Hooper SS, Blake Gailen LF, Chris Colton CF, Michael Thompson 3B, David Gates DH, Heath Keel RF, Brenan Herrera 2B, Stephen Pearson 1B, Felipe Del Rosario C

Sioux Falls: Kennard Bibbs CF, Beau Torbert LF, Will Smith DH, Paul Smyth C, Josh Patton 2B, Ben VanIderstine RF, Patrick Reilly 1B, Grant Richardson 3B, Tim Hutting SS

 

How to cacth it: Tonight’s game can be heard locally on 1410AM KGSO, and worldwide on www.kgso.com

preGame: Wichita at Lincoln - Game 3

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts conclude their series with the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park.

The Starters:

Wichita: Leonard Landeros (2-0, 4.74) Leonard has strung together two good starts in a row. He carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning on 5/15 at El Paso, and pitched into the seventh inning without allowing an earned run on 5/21 vs. Fort Worth.

Lincoln: Jarrett Gardner (1-1, 7.43) Gardner is Lincoln’s ace despite a slow start to 2008. The righty won 10 games last season with an ERA just over 3.00. He allowed one run in seven innings in his last start en route to a win vs. Sioux Falls.

The Lineups:

Wichita: Kevin Hooper SS, Brenan Herrera 2B, Michael Thompson 3B, Dustan Mohr RF, David Gates LF, Heath Keel CF, Steve Pearson 1B, Bernie Dennis C, Derek Schermerhorn 3B

Lincoln: Jonny Kaplan CF, Anthony Contreras SS, Eduardo Rios DH, Mario Delgado 1B, Luis Perez LF, Ross McCoy RF, Corey Harrington 2B, Ben Tinius 3B, Shawn McGill C

How to catch it: Tonight’s game has a 7:05 first pitch and can be heard locally on 1410AM KGSO, and worldwide on www.kgso.com

postGame: Saltdogs 4 - Wingnuts 3 (12 inn.)

Wichita fell to Lincoln last night by a final of 4-3 in 12 innings at Haymarket Park. Saltdogs’ catcher Shawn McGill hit an opposite field drive that fell just inside the right field line and allowed second baseman Corey Harrington to score the winning run from third base. Newcomer Alejandro Martinez took the loss for Wichita.

The two teams are back into a virtual tie for second place and are each 0.5 games back of St. Paul.

…this game featured some great relief pitching from both sides. in fact, wichita did not allow a base hit from the fifth through the 10th innings. the wingnuts tied the game in the top of the fifth, scoring two runs, and after that only two runners for either side got past second base…

…in the end, it came down to leaving men on base. wichita stranded 11 runners and outhit the saltdogs 12-5. the night before the wingnuts were outhit 8-5, but won the game 6-3. ironic…

…the wingnuts’ had two chances to break the 3-3 tie that come to mind. in the seventh inning, heath keel leadoff with a single, stole second, and advanced to third on a felipe del rosario groundball. however, both derek schermerhorn and kevin hooper made outs and keel was stranded on third base. in the top of the 12th, the wingnuts got a leadoff hit from kevin hooper, his third of the night. blake gailen laid down a sacrifice bunt that was bobbled by pitcher johnny thompson, putting runners on first and second and no one out. chris colton then tried to lay down another bunt, but this time thompson made a nice play to his left and narrowly forced out hooper at third. brenan herrera and michael thompson were then retired to end the inning. other than that, neither team really had a prime scoring opportunity after the fifth…

…amad stephens has been flat out dominant since joining wichita. he threw another two and two thirds scoreless innings last night, retiring all eight batters to face him. stephens has not allowed a base hit in seven innings with the wingnuts…

…kevin hooper stole two more bases and had three base hits. he just looks locked in at the plate right now. he is currently 3-8 with three walks, four runs, and five steals in the first two games of the series…

…more hard luck for justin young, who allowed two earned runs over 6.2 innings, but took his third no-decision of the year. young has pitched well in all four of his starts this season…

…for the second straight sunday, the wingnuts will now play in a rubber match. leonard landeros goes for the wingnuts, while jarrett gardner pitches for the saltdogs…

preGame: Wichita at Lincoln - Game 2

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts play the middle game of a three-game series vs. the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park in Nebraska. There will be no audio on 1410 KGSO or www.kgso.com

The Starters:

Wichita: Justin Young (1-0, 2.70) - Justin turned in his best outing of the year on Monday in the series opener vs. Fort Worth, retiring 24 of 26 at one point and reaching the ninth inning.

Lincoln: R.D. Spiehs (1-0, 2.38 ) - Spiehs, a former Nebraska Husker, has been Lincoln’s top starter early in 2008. He last worked on 5/18 allowing two earned runs in 6.1 IP in a win vs. Pensacola.

The Lineups:

Wichita: Kevin Hooper SS, Blake Gailen LF, Chris Colton CF, Dustan Mohr DH, Michael Thompson 3B, David Gates 1B, Heath Keel LF, Felipe Del Rosario C, Derek Schermerhorn 2B.

Lincoln: Jonny Kaplan CF, Anthony Contreras SS, Eduardo Rios DH, Mario Delgado 1B, Luis Perez LF, Ross McCoy RF, Corey Harrington 2B, Ben Tinius 3B, Shawn McGill C

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05

…wichita played a lot of “beauchamp ball” last night, scoring five of their six runs without using a base hit. the wingnuts also stole six bases, and took advnatage of five satldogs errors. brad davis was solid on the mound, allowing three runs, one earned, in six innings. the bullpen was dominant, as it has been over the last week, with gustavo mata, amad stephens, and byron embry each throwing a scoreless inning…

…let’s go for the series win tonight!…