Wichita Wingnuts News

Wingnuts Hang on for Fourth Straight Win

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the El Paso Diablos 6-5 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.Wichita staved off a late Diablos' rally that saw a home plate collision in the top of the eighth that cut down the potential tying run.With the Wingnuts leading 6-4, and with the bases loaded and one out for El Paso, Josh Dew was… Read More

Wingnuts Blank Diablos Again

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the El Paso Diablos 9-0 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Tuesday night.All nine of the Wingnuts' starters had at least one hit, while Ryan Hinson worked seven shutout innings to lead Wichita's second consecutive shutout.For a second straight night, the Wingnuts struck in the bottom of the third to break a… Read More

Guerra Masterful as Wingnuts Blank Diablos

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts shutout the El Paso Diablos 10-0 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Monday night.Wingnuts' starter Junior Guerra tossed eight innings of two-hit shutout ball to earn his second win of the year.  Guerra struck out a career-high eight batters while walking only three.After a leadoff infield single to Stephen Douglas… Read More

Home Runs, Clutch Relief Pitching Lead Wingnuts

ST. PAUL, MN- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the St. Paul Saints 6-4 at Midway Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Trailing 3-2, the Wingnuts took the lead for good with three runs in the top of the fifth inning.  Jose Duran led off and homered to deep left field against Saints' starter Jacob Schmidt.  It was Duran's second home run in as many… Read More

Saints Overcome Wingnuts' Early Lead

ST. PAUL, MN- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 9-6 to the St. Paul Saints at Midway Stadium on Saturday night.Trailing 9-4 in the top of the ninth, the Wingnuts eventually rallied to bring the tying run to the plate before Robert Manuel, who earned the win on Friday night, notched the final out to earn the save.  Mike Conroy singled to center field… Read More

Saints Win Tight Game Over Wingnuts

ST. PAUL, MN- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 4-3 to the St. Paul Saints at Midway Stadium on Friday night.Adam Frost drove in the winning run with a two-out single to left field in the bottom of the ninth that scored Jonathan Van Every from second base.  Van Every nearly won the game himself one batter earlier, doubling to the fence in left… Read More

Wingnuts All-Around Effort Snaps Streak

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts ended a four-game losing streak, winning 6-1 over the Fort Worth Cats at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Thursday night.Ryan Hinson delivered seven terrific innings, allowing one earned run on five hits to earn his fifth win of the year.Wichita scored twice in the bottom of the first in support of Hinson.  Josh… Read More

Cats Use Big Inning to Beat Wingnuts

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 7-3 to the Fort Worth Cats at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Wednesday night.The Cats scored all of their runs with a seven-run top of the third against Wingnuts' starter Junior Guerra.Wichita grabbed a 1-0 lead when Josh Workman ripped a two-out, solo home run down the right field line against Cats' starter Mike… Read More

Cats' Late Rally Tops Wingnuts

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 3-2 to the Fort Worth Cats at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Tuesday night.Justin Murray allowed two earned runs on five hits over seven and two-thirds innings, but a two-out double from Trent Lockwood in the top of the eighth inning scored an unearned run that proved the difference in the game.Wichita held a 2-1… Read More

Sox Rally Past Wingnuts Again

AMARILLO, TX- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 11-6 to the Amarillo Sox at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium on Sunday evening.The Wingnuts had a 6-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth, but Amarillo rallied for nine unanswered runs from the fifth through the seventh to re-take the lead.  Amarillo's run started with a four-run bottom of… Read More

Sox Hang on Against Wingnuts

AMARILLO, TX- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 6-4 to the Amarillo Sox at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium on Saturday night.Amarillo scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the second to build a 4-1 lead that they held through the end of the game.  Van Pope hit a groundball double to deep center field that scored Cyle Hankerd from second… Read More

Clevlen Rescues Wingnuts in Ninth

AMARILLO, TX- The Wichita Wingnuts won 8-6 over the Amarillo Sox at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium on Friday night.Brent Clevlen hit a tie-breaking home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning that gave Wichita its fourth and final lead of the night.  Jose Duran opened the inning with a double into the right field corner against… Read More

Sox Outslug Wingnuts

AMARILLO, TX- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 17-10 to the Amarillo Sox at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium on Thursday night.The Sox scored at least one run in each of their first seven team at bats with all nine of their starters collecting at least one hit and scoring at least one run.Wichita had a 6-3 lead after three and a half innings, but… Read More

Wingnuts Blanked by Captains

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 8-0 to the Shreveport-Bossier Captains at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Wednesday night.Captains' starter Ryan DiPietro worked eight scoreless innings, allowing only two hits, and was supported by a pair of early rallies against Wingnuts' starter Jonathan Ellis.Mike Provencher opened the game with a line drive… Read More

Singleton Headed to Mexican League

WICHITA, KS- Wichita Wingnuts' right-handed pitcher Nick Singleton has signed with the Mexican League's Acereros de Monclova (Monclova Steelers).Singleton currently leads the American Association with an 8-0 record, ranks sixth with a 2.11 ERA, and leads the league with 47 strikeouts.  The 28-year old righty has logged 47.0 innings over seven… Read More

Singleton Improves to 8-0 as Wingnuts Top Captains

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the Shreveport-Bossier Captains 6-2 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Tuesday night.Nick Singleton improved to 8-0 on the season, allowing two earned runs on just five hits over seven innings.  Singleton walked only one and struck out eight.  The right-hander struck out the side in the top of the… Read More

Hinson, Offense Defeat Captains

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts beat the Shreveport-Bossier Captains 13-7 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Monday night.Ryan Hinson worked into the eighth inning to earn his fourth win of the season, while the Wingnuts offense scored eight times in the bottom of the seventh to break the game open.Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Ryan… Read More

Wingnuts Comeback Falls Short

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 10-7 to the Sioux City Explorers at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Sunday evening.After facing deficits of five and six runs, the Wingnuts twice rallied to pull within two, but Explorers' reliever Eddie De La Cruz worked two scoreless innings over the seventh and the eighth to prevent Wichita from coming all the… Read More

Murray Helps Wingnuts Blank X's

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts shutout the Sioux City Explorers 4-0 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Saturday night.Wingnuts' starter Justin Murray pitched eight-plus shutout innings to earn his second win of the season, scattering nine hits and never allowing a runner past second base.The Wingnuts broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the… Read More

Clevlen Returns to Wingnuts

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts re-signed former Major League outfielder Brent Clevlen on Sunday.Clevlen (pronounced KLEEVE-lehn) opened spring training on the Wingnuts' roster before signing with the Cincinnati Reds' organization.  In 29 games for the Triple-A Louisville Bats, Clevlen hit .247 with three home runs and 10 RBI.Since 2006,… Read More

Explorers Take Opener From Wingnuts

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 8-5 to the Sioux City Explorers at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Friday night.The Explorers scored five unanswered runs from the third through the sixth innings to build a 7-2 lead that they would never relinquish.  Tied 2-2 in the top of the third, Dustin Jones led off with a single to right, stole second,… Read More

Wingnuts Add Three Players

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts added three players to their roster on Friday, signing right-handed pitcher Kendy Batista, second baseman Jose Duran, and catcher Matthew Powell.Batista is 16-9 in his career with a 3.56 ERA, and has pitched as high as the Triple-A level.  A native of Santa Barbara, Venezuela, Batista has averaged 9.7… Read More

Wingnuts Downed by Pheasants

SIOUX FALLS, SD- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 7-3 to the Sioux Falls Pheasants at Sioux Falls Stadium on Wednesday night.Eight of the Wingnuts' nine starters had at least one hit, but Pheasants' starter Brandon Rapoza managed a complete game on 104 pitches to earn the win.Trevor Lawhorn homered to deep left field against Wingnuts' starter Ryan Hinson… Read More

Wingnuts Have Right to Remain Silent on Monday

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts invite all fans to their "Tribute to the Miranda Rights Night" on Monday, June 13th when they host the Shreveport-Bossier Captains.The Miranda rights (also referred to as the Miranda warning) came into law on June 13th, 1966 and state that any criminal suspect must be informed of his or her constitutional… Read More

Wingnuts Dominate Pheasants to Snap Streak

SIOUX FALLS, SD- The Wichita Wingnuts won 9-0 over the Sioux Falls Pheasants in a rain-shortened game at Sioux Falls Stadium on Thursday night.The loss snapped the Wingnuts four-game losing streak and was the team's second shutout of the season.Wichita jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Pheasants' starter Ben… Read More

Pheasants Edge Wingnuts in Extras

SIOUX FALLS, SD- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 8-7 in 10 innings to the Sioux Falls Pheasants at Sioux Falls Stadium on Tuesday night.With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, Trevor Lawhorn worked out a four-pitch walk against Josh Dew to force in the winning run.  Joe Anthonsen opened the inning with a line drive… Read More

T-Bones' Late Homer Edges Wingnuts

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 7-6 to the Kansas City T-Bones at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Sunday evening.Dwayne White hit a tie-breaking solo home run against Cephas Howard to deep right-center field in the top of the eighth inning that proved to drive in the game's final run.The Wingnuts had the tying run on second base in the bottom of… Read More

T-Bones' Late Runs Beat Wingnuts

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts lost 6-3 to the Kansas City T-Bones at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Saturday night.The T-Bones pushed across two unearned runs in the top of the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and ultimately held on for the win.  After Ray Sadler drew a leadoff walk, Jonathan Jaspe dragged a sacrifice bunt attempt up the first… Read More

Singleton Brilliant Again as Wingnuts Win Fourth Straight

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts won 5-0 over the Kansas City T-Bones at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Friday night.Nick Singleton improved to 6-0 with eight shutout innings.  Singleton retired the leadoff hitter in every inning that he worked, and retired the first two hitters in seven of them.  Singleton allowed just four hits, three… Read More

Win a Chance to See Friday's Fireworks From the Sky

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts are holding a giveaway for a 30-minute helicopter flight during the RiverFest's 40th anniversary fireworks show following their game against the Kansas City T-Bones on Friday, June 3rd, courtesy of Cherry Oaks Golf Course and Art's & Mary's Tater Chips.The one-of-a-kind prize will include a prize package from… Read More

Wingnuts Take Series From Cats

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts beat the Fort Worth Cats 9-7 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Thursday night.Wichita rallied for five runs, four of which were unearned, in the bottom of the first against Cats' starter Mike Bacsik.  Ryan Patterson homered to left-center with one out to give Wichita a 1-0 lead.  After Bacsik retired Jorge… Read More

Wingnuts Win Again in Extras

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts won 4-3 in 12 innings over the Fort Worth Cats at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Wednesday night.Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth, and down to their final strike with two outs and no one on base, Josh Horn worked out a walk to keep the Wingnuts alive.  Horn stole second and then advanced to third when first… Read More

Newcomer Murray Helps Wingnuts Bounce Back

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts defeated the Fort Worth Cats 6-2 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Tuesday night.The Wingnuts used a pair of early three-run innings to open a 6-0 lead, giving plenty of support to Justin Murray who earned the win in his Wichita debut.With first and second and two outs in the bottom of the second, Mike Conroy ripped a… Read More