Gelof homers twice as Drillers hammer WindSurge 8‑2

TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — Jake Gelof went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs to lead the Tulsa Drillers to an 8-2 victory over the Wichita WindSurge on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at ONEOK Field.

Gelof hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning, singled in a run in the third, hit a two-run homer in the fifth and added a solo homer in the seventh. Kole Myers also homered twice for Tulsa, finishing with three RBIs. Wichita collected 12 hits to Tulsa’s nine but scored only in the fifth and eighth innings. Khadim Diaw homered in the fifth, and Kyle DeBarge drove in the other run in the eighth with a single.

Tulsa built its lead with one run in the first, one in the third, three in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Aidan Foeller earned the win, allowing one earned run and seven hits in five innings with seven strikeouts. Cory Lewis took the loss after giving up one earned run in four innings with six strikeouts. Tulsa improved to 81-48, while Wichita fell to 51-76. Attendance was 4,237 and the game lasted 2:36.