PENSACOLA, FL- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 11-6 to the Pensacola Pelicans at Pelican Park on Friday night.Gabe Medina locked into a pitchers duel with right-hander Jared Gothreaux for the first five and a half innings before a lead off home run from Adolfo Gonzalez in the bottom of the sixth broke a scoreless tie.Medina went 6.2 strong innings, striking out seven and allowing three earned runs on nine base hits.  Medina allowed a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the seventh on back-to-back singles from Francisco Leandro and Adolfo Gonzalez.The Pelicans broke the game open with an eight-run eighth inning against relievers Jacob Wiley and J.R. Boling.  Kyle Brown, Francisco Leandro, and Javier Brito all had extra-base hits that drove in two.Wichita rallied against Gothreaux in the top of the ninth, breaking up his bid for a complete game shutout.  Steve Pearson singled to right with the bases loaded and two outs to put ... More»

Newcomers Help Wingnuts Take Series Opener

July 30,2010
PENSACOLA, FL- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the Pensacola Pelicans 7-4 at Pelican Park on Thursday night.Tied 3-3 in the top of the eigth, the Wingnuts scored four times to re-gain control of the game.  Cesar Suarez reached first on an infield single to open the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch by reliever Seth Overbey.  Jorge Delgado drove a double to right field that scored Suarez and gave the Wingnuts a 4-3 lead.  Jeff Christy laid down a bunt to the left side of ... More»

Wingnuts Add Major League Bopper

July 29,2010
WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts announced two major player acquisitions on Thursday, signing former Major League first baseman Carlos Rivera and trading for veteran infielder Cesar Suarez.Rivera played 85 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2003 and 2004 and is currently in his 14th season of professional baseball.  The 32-year old hit .373 with 16 home runs and 82 RBI in 104 games this summer for the Mexican League's Petroleros de Minatitlan.  A native of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, ... More»

All-Star Game, Home Run Derby Tonight in Wichita

July 28,2010
WICHITA, KS- The American Association announced its starting pitchers for the University of Phoenix - Wichita Campus 2010 American Association All-Star Game on Tuesday night, as well as the contestants for the annual Home Run Derby.Brandon Sing (23), Reggie Abercrombie (18), and Beau Torbert (16), all of Sioux Falls, participate in the derby for the North Division.  Grand Prairie's Greg Porter (12), and Shreveport-Bossier's Christopher Garcia (10) and Palmer Karr Jr. (10) represent the ... More»