WCH 5, SPR 8 | May 26, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, May 26, 2026•Route 66 Stadium•69°F, Cloudy

WCH

Wind Surge

SPR

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Mason Molina

LOSS

Eli Jones

SAVE

D.J. Carpenter

The Cardinals defeated the Wind Surge 8-5.

★Noah Mendlinger3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Zach Levenson3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Zach Levenson homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Dakota Harris scores. Noah Mendlinger scores.

Weather: 69°F, CloudyWind: 8 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:35 PM UTCT: 2:48Att: 2,120Venue: Route 66 Stadium

Win Probability

SPR WinWCH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WCH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	5	6	0
SPR	0	0	2	2	1	0	0

Game 817169 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Wichita Wind Surge

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kyle DeBargeSS	5	1	2	1	0	1	.210/.314/.377
Kala'i RosarioDH	4	0	1	1	1	2	.193/.326/.404
Jaime Ferrer1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	.240/.296/.320
Garrett SpainCF	3	0	0	1	0	2	.231/.325/.503
Billy Amick3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.235/.350/.523
Andrew CossettiC	3	1	0	0	1	3	.178/.353/.271
Caleb RobertsLF	2	2	1	0	1	1	.219/.500/.375
Maddux HoughtonRF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.195/.246/.373
Miguel Briceno2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.143/.000
Bench
Eli JonesP							.000/.000/.000
Ricky CastroP							.000/.000/.000
Luis QuiñonesP
Totals	30	5	6	4	7	14	-

2B:DeBarge 2; Roberts

3B:Ferrer

TB:11

RBI:DeBarge; Ferrer; Rosario; Spain

CS:Amick

SF:Spain

Team LOB:7

Springfield Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Noah Mendlinger3B	4	2	3	1	1	0	.272/.400/.374
Zach LevensonLF	1	1

Pitching

Wichita Wind Surge

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Eli JonesL	2.2	4	2	2	2	2	0	49-30	4.20
Ricky Castro	2.1	5	3	3	0	0	1	42-31	6.35
Luis Quiñones	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	25-14	3.18
Jarret Whorff	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-10	10.45
Jake Higginbotham	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	1	25-15	6.23
Totals	8.0	12	8	8	5	8	2	152-100	-

WP:Jones

Inherited runners-scored:Castro 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Jones 49-30; Castro 42-31; Quiñones 25-14; Whorff 11-10; Higginbotham 25-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Jones 3-3; Castro 4-3; Quiñones 0-1; Whorff 1-0; Higginbotham 1-0

Springfield Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Mason MolinaW	5.0	1	1	1	4	8	0	85-46	3.18

Game Notes

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B1Rainiel Rodriguez lines out to shortstop Kyle DeBarge.

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B3Rainiel Rodriguez called out on strikes.

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B4Rainiel Rodriguez flies out to center fielder Garrett Spain.

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B6Rainiel Rodriguez walks. Dakota Harris to 2nd.

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B8Rainiel Rodriguez strikes out swinging.

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T3Wild pitch by Mason Molina

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B3Wild pitch by Eli Jones

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T5Wild pitch by Mason Molina

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T6Wild pitch by Chen-Wei Lin

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T9Wild pitch by Chen-Wei Lin

Scoring Plays

Bot 3 • SPR

0-1

Lars Nootbaar doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Maddux Houghton. Dakota Harris scores. Noah Mendlinger to 3rd.

0-2

Miguel Ugueto grounds out softly, pitcher Eli Jones to first baseman Jaime Ferrer. Noah Mendlinger scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd.

Bot 4 • SPR

0-3

Trey Paige homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

0-4

Noah Mendlinger singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Garrett Spain. Dakota Harris scores.

Top 5 • WCH

1-4

Kyle DeBarge grounds out, shortstop Miguel Villarroel to first baseman Trey Paige. Caleb Roberts scores. Miguel Briceno to 2nd.

Bot 5 • SPR

1-5

Miguel Villarroel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Garrett Spain. Miguel Ugueto scores.

Top 8 • WCH

3-5

Garrett Spain out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Miguel Ugueto. Jaime Ferrer scores.

2-5

Jaime Ferrer triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Miguel Ugueto. Kyle DeBarge scores.

Bot 8 • SPR

3-8

Zach Levenson homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Dakota Harris scores. Noah Mendlinger scores.

Top 9 • WCH

5-8

Kala'i Rosario singles on a ground ball to shortstop Miguel Villarroel. Caleb Roberts scores. Miguel Briceno to 2nd.

4-8

Miguel Briceno walks.

HR:Paige (4th off Castro, 0 on, 0 out); Levenson (8th off Higginbotham, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Nootbaar; Mendlinger; Harris

TB:21

RBI:Nootbaar; Ugueto; Villarroel; Mendlinger; Paige; Levenson 3

SB:Ugueto

Team LOB:9

WP:Molina 2; Lin 2

HBP:Roberts (by Molina)

Inherited runners-scored:Carpenter 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Molina 85-46; Lin 71-44; Carpenter 9-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Molina 3-3; Lin 2-2; Carpenter 0-1

Bench
Lars NootbaarLF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250/.250/.500
Mason MolinaP							.000/.000/.000
Chen-Wei LinP							.000/.000/.000
D.J. CarpenterP							.000/.000/.000