Minor League Team Crushes 10 Home Runs in Single Game

When the Wichita Wind Surge stepped up to the plate Thursday night, nobody expected they'd rewrite the record books.

The Double-A baseball team crushed 10 home runs in a single game against the Amarillo Sod Poodles, demolishing them 19-7. Seven different players went yard that night, with leadoff hitter Garrett Spain alone smashing three homers over the fence.

Billy Amick, one of the Minnesota Twins' top prospects, added two more. The crowd at HODGETOWN watched ball after ball disappear into the Texas night sky.

"Insane night," texted Wichita hitting coach Andrew Cresci. "When last season's team hit seven, I didn't think I'd witness a better show, but here they are with 10."

The feat is incredibly rare even in the minor leagues. Since 2005, only four other minor league teams have reached the 10-homer mark in a single game.

What makes this even more remarkable? Only one Major League Baseball team has done it in the modern era since 1900.

The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays hit 10 homers in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, winning 18-3. That was 38 years ago, and no MLB team has matched it since.

Why This Inspires

These young players aren't household names yet. They're grinding through long bus rides and small-town ballparks, chasing their dream of making it to the majors.

But Thursday night, they did something that even the best teams in baseball rarely accomplish. They showed that magic can happen anywhere, not just under the bright lights of the big leagues.

Cresci praised his team's preparation and execution all season long. "I'm looking forward to seeing what this group can do," he said.

The Wind Surge players have crushed it this season, proving that hard work and dedication create their own kind of history, one swing at a time.