Thank you to everyone who helped us open Riverfront Stadium today. What an incredible day.
We'll see you back here May 11th for Wind Surge Opening Day!
ALTERNATE IDENTITY REVEALED: The Turbo Tubs
Fans can cheer on the Turbo Tubs each Thursday of the 2022 season.
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CHRISTIAN ENCARNACION-STRAND HITS FOR THE CYCLE!!! THIS MAN CANNOT BE CONTAINED! 🔥 🔥
Encarnacion-Strand becomes the first player in Wind Surge History to hit for the cycle!
WALK-OFF INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN!
Alex Isola just hit an inside the park walk-off home run to win an absolutely electric ball game!
F10: Wichita 13 | Springfield 12
For the first time EVER, Wind Surge players are on the field at Riverfront Stadium.
There are a whole lot of "firsts" in our future over the next 10 days... thanks for making history with us Wichita!
*starts ugly crying*
Outfielder, Micheal Helman, has been called up to
@StPaulSaints
!
@theHELM_
batted .278 with six home runs, 20 RBI and leads the team with 34 runs scored in 39 games played.
Good luck in St. Paul!
We are deeply saddened of the loss of our leader Lou. Lou lit up any room he entered with his optimism, generosity, and selflessness. His unbelievable baseball legacy is only surpassed by his love for his wife Jane and daughter Jenn. Forever in our hearts…..
A big thank you to the
@marlins
for honoring our beloved leader Lou in their Home Opener last night. It has been a difficult time for us all but as Lou would say let’s rise up and move “ONWARD”!!!
Double-A Wichita infielder Brooks Lee was named
@Twins
Minor League Player of the Week.
Lee, 22, hit .571 (8-for-14) with 4 doubles, 3 walks and a 1.504 OPS in 4 games for the Surge.
In memory of late Managing General Partner Lou Schwechheimer, the Wind Surge will wear a “Lou” patch on their jerseys for the entire 2021 season, designed by
@ToddRadom
.
While we would’ve loved nothing more than to have a stadium full of fans tonight, we can all still admire the beauty of this ball park from afar
#SurgeUp
Congratulations to
@LouieVarland
for being called up to
@StPaulSaints
!
Varland is 2nd in the league with a 3.34 ERA, 2nd in strikeouts, tied for 4th in wins, & 3rd with 105.1 IP. He is also amongst the league leaders in WHIP, batting average against, and win percentage.
MAKE THIS GO VIRAL!
A few tumbles later, our grounds crew and front office staff did an amazing job putting the tarp on the field!
@SportsCenter
@MiLB
@MLB
We are proud to spotlight this message we received during the 2021 season from a baseball mom in Arkansas about her sons interaction with Wind Surge infielder, D.J. Burt.
The Wichita Wind Surge announced today they will host their first high school football game, the 60th anniversary of the “Holy War” featuring rivals Bishop Carroll and Kapaun Mt. Carmel at Riverfront Stadium.
The game will be played on Friday, October 7 at 7 pm.
If this gets 2 million likes, Waino will sing the National Anthem tomorrow*
*Disclaimer: he has not agreed to this deal nor does he know about it :-)
Adam Wainright is expected to start at Riverfront Stadium TOMORROW!
🎟️:
📷:
@Sgf_Cardinals
We aren't crying...
Infielder,
@spenc__er
, has been called up to
@StPaulSaints
.
Steer was named Twins Organization Hitter of the Week two times over the past four weeks.
Good luck in St. Paul!
WITHOUT A DOUBT!
@Matt_Wallner
hits a 411 foot missile to left field for his first HR of the season!
The Surge add an insurance run to build their lead to 5-1 as we head to the bottom of the 8th!
#WindSurge
The Wind Surge advance to 5-1, and are heading home to FINALLY play baseball at Riverfront Stadium!
Be here starting Tuesday night for Wind Surge Opening Week and see your squad in action, in person for the first time ever.
Congrats to
@Matt_Wallner
for being called up to
@StPaulSaints
! We will miss you in Wichita!
New roster additions: Former Wind Surge Catcher,
@roy_morales25
& Infielder, Christian Encarcacion-Stand.
Christian batted .296 with 20 HR & 68 RBI in 74 games with
@CRKernels
JUST ANNOUNCED: High School Football is coming back to Riverfront Stadium!
Featuring 7 games, the Inaugural Air Capital High School Football Series will take this fall presented by Mel Hambelton Ford!
Read more:
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Get ready to see behind the scenes of Riverfront Stadium as we prepare for Opening Day! In the next few weeks we will show you all the features the ballpark has to offer!
#SurgeUp
#OpeningDay2021
@CityofWichita
Thank you to Wichita and Shocker legend Gene Stephenson for taking the time to rep some Wind Surge gear!! Your support is more than appreciated!!
#WeAreBoth