preGame: Wichita at Sioux City - Game 2

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts conclude a two-game series with the Sioux City Explorers at Lewis and Clark Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. Tonight is also the final game of the first half for Wichita. The Wingnuts can clinch sole possession of second place in the North Division with a win.

The Starters:

Wichita: Justin Young (3-2, 3.49) - Young last worked on 6/22 vs. El Paso. He allowed four runs in 7.0 IP while taking the loss. He is 1-0 in two start vs. Sioux City this season, and is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in four starts on the road.

Sioux City: Cameron Cheek (2-1, 4.08) - Cheek last worked on 6/22 at Lincoln. He allowed two runs in 6.0 IP and earned the win. He is 0-1 vs. Wichita this season in three appearances, one of them a start. Cheek is 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA in six appearances at home.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Steve Pearson 1B

Jose Amado DH

Michael Thompson 3B

Leivi Ventura RF

Bernie Dennis C

Chris Colton CF

 

Sioux City:

Dustin Jones CF

Derek Schermerhorn 1B

Nick McCoola 2B

Chris Grossman DH

Juan Camacho 3B

Anton French RF

Chad Gabriel LF

Tug Gillingham C

Sam Walker SS

 

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

preGame: Wichita at Sioux City - Game 1

The Starters:

Wichita: Richard Salazar (1-2, 3.04)

Sioux City: Nick Singleton (3-3, 2.74)

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Steve Pearson 1B

Jose Amado DH

Michael Thompson 3B

Leivi Ventura RF

Felipe Del Rosario C

Chris Colton CF

 

Sioux City:

Dustin Jones CF

Nick McCoola SS

Alex Llanos 2B

Juan Camaho 3B

Chris Grossman C

Chad Gabriel LF

Anton French RF

Derek Schermerhorn 1B

Sam Walker SS

preGame: Wichita vs. Shreveport - Game 3

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts finish a three-game series vs. the Shreveport Sports at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. Shreveport beat Wichita last night by a score of 4-2. With the loss, the Wingnuts were eliminated from the first half race.

The Starters:

Wichita: Brad Davis (4-5, 3.77) - Davis last worked on 6/19 at Sioux Falls. He allowed three runs, two earned, in 4.1 IP in a loss to the Canaries. Davis is 3-0 with a 1.90 ERA at home in three starts.

Shreveport: Russell Savickas (2-2, 4.73) - Savickas last worked on 6/14 at El Paso, allowing eight runs, six earned in 6.0 IP and earned the win. He is 1-2 with a 5.22 ERA on the road in seven starts.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Steve Pearson 1B

Jose Amado DH

Michael Thompson 3B

Leivi Ventura RF

Bernie Dennis C

Chris Colton CF

 

Shreveport:

Deacon Burns CF

Chris Smith SS

Terrance McClain LF

Justin Humphries DH

Chad Gambill RF

Ron Fenwick 2B

Tommy Bryant C

Adam Miller 1B

Bobby Bratton 3B

 

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

preGame: Wichita vs. Shreveport - Game 2

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts play game two of a three-game series vs. the Shreveport Sports at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. The Wingnuts set an American Association record with 12 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning last night, en route to a 16-2 win. The Wingnuts are 4.5 games out of first place with four games left to play. The Sioux Falls Canaries have six games left.

The Starters:

Wichita: Gustavo Mata (3-1, 2.76) - Mata last worked on 6/18 at Sioux Falls. He allowed one earned run in 8.0 innings of work and picked up the win. He is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in four starts at home.

Shreveport: Bert Snow (0-5, 7.85) - Snow is the Sports’ pitching coach and last worked on 6/18 vs. Fort Worth. He allowed seven earned runs, including two homeruns, in 7.2 IP while taking the loss. He is 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA on the road in five starts.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Michael Thompson 3B

Steve Pearson 1B

Jose Amado DH

Leivi Ventura RF

Felipe Del Rosario C

Chris Colton CF

 

Shreveport:

Deacon Burns CF

Wade Robinson SS

Adam Hale LF

Justin Humphries DH

Ron Fenwick 2B

Chad Gambill RF

Tommy Bryant C

Richard Quihuis-Bell 1B

Chris Smith 3B

 

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

preGame: Wichita vs. El Paso - Game 3

Today the Wichita Wingnuts finish a three-game series with the El Paso Diablos at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05pm. The Wingnuts fell last night by a final score of 4-3. Wichita is now 3.5 games out of first place with six left to play.

The Starters:

Wichita: Justin Young (3-1, 3.26)

El Paso: Jusef Frias (2-2, 3.29)

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen DH

Brenan Herrera 2B

Michael Thompson 3B

Steve Pearson 1B

Chris Colton CF

Heath Keel RF

Felipe Del Rosario C

Paul Bartolucci

 

El Paso:

Bryan Cooksey SS

Kory Drew CF

Jorge Alvarez DH

Walter Olmstead 1B

Matthew Kent C

Bryon Smith 3B

JD Reininger LF

Alex Derhak 2B

Stantrel Smith RF

 

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

preGame: Wichita vs. El Paso - Game 2

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts play game two of a three-game series vs. the El Paso Diablos at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. The Wingnuts beat the Diablos 8-3 last night. The Wingnuts trail the first place Sioux Falls Canaries by 2.5 games with seven left to play in the first half.

The Starters:

Wichita: Doug Hurn (2-1, 4.50) - Hurn will make his first start of 2008. He last worked on 6/15 vs. St. Paul, allowing two earned runs in a 1.1 IP relief outing. Hurn started 10 games this spring for Oklahoma Baptist Unviersity. He has a 3.65 ERA in 12.1 IP at home this year.

El Paso: Josh Neitz (3-4, 6.32) - Netiz last worked on 6/15 vs. Shreveport, pitching a complete game and allowing three earned runs in a win. He earned a win against Wichita on 5/14 at El Paso, giving up six runs, one earned, in 6.0 IP. He is 0-2 with a 7.16 ERA in three starts on the road.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen DH

Brenan Herrera 2B

Michael Thompson 3B

Steve Pearson 1B

Chris Colton CF

David Gates RF

Bernie Dennis C

Paul Bartolucci LF

 

El Paso:

Bryan Cooksey SS

Kory Drew CF

Jorge Alvarez DH

Walter Olmstead 1B

Matthew Kent C

Bryon Smith 3B

JD Reininger LF

Alex Derhak 2B

Stantrel Smith RF

 

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

preGame: Wichita vs. El Paso - Game 1

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts open a three-game series vs. the El Paso Diablos at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. The Wingnuts fell to Sioux Falls last night by a final score of 8-1. Wichita is now 3.5 games back of the first place Canaries, and 1.5 games back of the second place St. Paul Saints.

The Starters:

Wichita: Richard Salazar (0-2, 3.06) - Salazar will be making his first start since August 7, 2006. He last worked on 6.15 vs. St. Paul, pitching the final three innings of a 12-4 loss. Salazar did not allow a run. He has made 16 appearances out of the bullpen this season.

El Paso: David Whigham (3-3, 4.85) - Whigham last worked on 6/14 vs. Shreveport, allowing five runs, four earned, in 6.0 IP. He took a no-decision. Whigham beat the Wingnuts in El Paso on 5/13, allowing one earned run in 6.0 IP. He is 2-2 with a 4.03 ERA on the road in four starts.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Michael Thompson 3B

Steve Pearson 1B

Chris Colton CF

David Gates RF

Felipe Del Rosario C

Paul Bartolucci DH

 

El Paso:

Bryan Cooksey SS

Kory Drew CF

Jorge Alvarez 2B

Walter Olmstead LF

JD Reininger 3B

Bryon Smith 1B

Alex Derhak C

Evan Conley DH

Stantrl Smith RF

 

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

preGame: Wichita at Sioux Falls - Game 4

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts play game four of a four-game series against the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. Wichita defeated Sioux Falls last night by a final score of 5-1. Wichita is 2.5 games back of first place Sioux Falls at the start of tonight.

The Starters:

Wichita: Brad Davis (4-4, 3.74) - Davis last worked on 6/14 vs. St. Paul, allowing two earned runs in eight innings in a win vs. St. Paul. He is 1-1 vs. Sioux Falls this year, having allowed just three earned runs in 15.2 IP. Davis is 1-4 with a 5.22 ERA on the road in five starts.

Sioux Falls: Lenny Bays (0-1, 8.31) - Bays last worked on 6/14 at Grand Prairie. He allowed four runs in four innings of work while taking the loss. Bays spent much of the early part of this season on the DL with an oblique strain. He has yet to pitch at home this year.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Michael Thompson 3B

Steve Pearson 1B

Chris Colton CF

David Gates DH

Bernie Dennis DH

Heath Keel RF

 

Sioux Falls:

Grant Richardson 3B

Beau Torbert CF

Josh Patton 2B

Ben Van Iderstine RF

Patrick Reilly 1B

Paul Smyth C

Andrew Barbaro DH

Tim Hutting SS

Ryan Grant LF

 

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

preGame: Wichita at Sioux Falls - Game 3

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts play game three of a four-game series against the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. Wichita dropped both ends of a double header last night by scores of 2-0 and 10-2. Wichita is 3.5 games back of first place Sioux Falls at the start of tonight.

The Starters:

Wichita: Gustavo Mata (2-1, 3.11) - Mata last worked on 6/13 vs. St. Paul. He allowed five earned runs in 5.0 IP in a no-decision. He beat Sioux Falls at home on 5/27, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP. He is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA on the road in four starts.

Sioux Falls: Travis Kane (4-1, 1.91) - Kane is second in the league with a 1.91 ERA. He last worked on 6/13 at Grand Prairie. He earned the win allowing no earned runs in 7.2 IP. He is 1-1 in two starts against Wichita this year with a 0.61 ERA. He is 2-0 with a 1.31 ERA in three starts at home.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Blake Gailen LF

Brenan Herrera 2B

Michael Thompson 3B

Steve Pearson 1B

Chris Colton CF

David Gates DH

Felipe Del Rosario C

Heath Keel RF

 

Sioux Falls:

Grant Richardson 3B

Beay Torbert CF

Josh Patton 2B

Ben Van Iderstine RF

Patrick Reilly 1B

Paul Smyth C

Andrew Barbaro DH

Tim Hutting SS

Ryan Grant LF

 

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

preGame: Wichita at Sioux Falls - DH/Series Game 1

Tonight the Wichita Wingnuts open a four-game series against the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium in South Dakota. Tuesday features a double header, made of two seven inning games. The twinbill makes up the game lost between the two teams due to rain on 6/5. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 6:05pm.

The Starters:

Wichita: Justin Young (3-0, 3.30) - Young earned his third win of the year in his last start, allowing three runs in 6.0 IP vs. Lincoln on 6/11. He took a no-decision against Sioux Falls on the road on 6/4, allowing five earned runs in 4.1 IP in heavy rains. He is 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA on the road in three starts.

Sioux Falls: Ryan Ford (3-3, 2.85) - Ford last worked on 6/11 at El Paso, throwing 7.1 shutout innings in a winning effort. He has not pitched in either of the previous two series vs. Wichita this year. Ford is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA at home in four starts.

The Lineups:

Wichita:

Kevin Hooper SS

Chris Colton CF

Michael Thompson 3B

David Gates 1B

Brenan Herrera 2B

Heath Keel RF

Blake Gailen DH

Felipe Del Rosario C

Scott Dunham LF

 

Sioux Falls:

Kennard Bibbs CF

Grant Richardson 3B

Beau Torbert LF

Josh Patton 2B

Ben Van Iderstine RF

Patrick Reilly 1B

Paul Smyth C

Andrew Barbaro DH

Tim Hutting SS

 

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