Wichita Wingnuts

The Wichita Wingnuts needed ten innings to do it, but won the season opening game 5-3, beating the Amarillo Sox on Thursday night in Amarillo. Juan Richardson used a hit in the extra inning to score two runs, giving the 'Nuts the advantage they needed. The 'Nuts (1-0) and the Sox (0-1) will play Game 2 of the series on Friday night.  Dan Grybash is expected to make the start for the Winguts.

The Wichita Wingnuts bounced back against Fort Worth last night, beating the Cats 6-2.  The Wingnuts' Justin Murry went 6 innings giving up just 2 runs in his first start with Wichita.  The 'Nuts signed him just three days prior. Junior Guerra will get the start tonight for Wichita, he is up against Mike Bacsik.  Bacsik is pretty well-known in baseball.  He is the pitcher who gave up Barry Bonds' record breaking 756th home run. Tonight's game starts at 7:05. 

The Wichita Wingnuts took an early 3-0 lead but end up falling to Kansas City 6-3. Jose Duran and Edwin Bellorin each went 2-4 recording at least one RBI tonight but the Wingnuts' offense went silent after the second inning.  Chad Sherman takes the loss for Wichita.  He went 4 innings giving up 8 hits and 4 runs.  He also struck out 4 in the process. Wichita is off tomorrow before hosting the T-Bones again on Wednesday. 

The Wichita Wingnuts squandered a 5-2 lead, allowing four runs in a fateful 8th inning in a 7-6 loss. The 'Nuts had a chance to move to within 1 1/2 games of the division lead, instead they start the weekend 2 1/2 back of front running Gary, IN which comes into town on Friday for the first of three games over the weekend. The Wingnuts are down to their last eleven games of the season, they continue to lead in American Association's wildcard race.

Today the Wichita Wingnuts traded outfielder Stephen Pearson to the Sioux City Explorers for right-handed pitcher Jae Jung. Pearson has been with Wichita since the team's inception in 2008.  This season Pearson is hitting .306 for the Wingnuts with 3 home-runs and 33 RBI. Jung is 5-7 this season for Sioux City with a 4.44 ERA in 13 games.  The Wingnuts are off today and continue their 13 game road trip tomorrow at Sioux City.

The Wichita Wingnuts finish up their homestand tonight with a final game against the Shreveport-Bossier Captains.  The Wingnuts hold a 2-1 advantage in the series after a 5-0 victory last night. In his first start since returning to the Wingnuts, pitcher Derek Blacksher went 8 innings giving up just 2 hits, 3 walks and striking out 6.  Juan Richardson and Josh Workman both hit home-runs for Wichita.  Richardson finished 2-4 with 3 RBI. Junior Guerra will get the start tonight for Wichita.  Game time is set for 7:05 at Lawrence Dumont Stadium.

I love to try new things.  And I love the sports in Wichita.  WSU is great, so is the Wichita Wild indoor football team and the soon-to-be Wichita Wingnuts. Right now it's hockey season though, and the Wichita Thunder is turning the season around.  I've been to a number of their games and love them.  The guys on the team make it look so easy.  I wanted to see if I could do it too, so I went to one of their practices, suited up and hit the ice.

The Kansas City T-Bones scored twice in the 8th inning to come from behind in a 3-2 win over the Wichita Wingnuts Tuesday night at Lawrence Dumont Stadium.  Kansas City made the most of its 5 hits to spoil the 'Nuts first home game in 17 days. Wichita had just returned from a 15 game road trip while the NBC World Series was played in Wichita. Josh Horn had three hits to lead the Wingnuts attack, Juan Richardson added a couople of his own.  Wichita's loss coupled with Gary, Indiana's win puts them three games off the pace with 13 to play.

Wichita Wingnuts right-hander Adam Cowart was named the American Association's Pitcher of the Week for August 23rd-29th. Cowart went 2-0 in two starts and allowed just one earned run in 14.0 IP.  The 27-year old worked seven-plus shutout innings on Monday at Fort Worth, helping the Wingnuts to their league-best ninth shutout of the season.  Last night, Cowart allowed one earned run in seven innings in a win versus El Paso, striking out five and walking none.  Cowart finished the regular season ninth in the league in ERA at 3.93.

Former Shocker pitcher Nate Robertson is now officially a Chicago Cub, Eyewitness Sports learned Saturday night.  No details of the deal have been released yet. Robertson was a free agent this season after finishing a stint with the Seattle Mariners.  He was first drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 5th round of the 1999 MLB draft out of Wichita State.  First called up in the 2002 season by the Marlins, Robertson was soon traded...