In 2009, the Wingnuts won the North Division title for the first half of the season, and in 2010 hosted the American Association All-Star Game at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

In 2012, the Wingnuts completed of 3-game sweep of the Laredo Lemurs to advance to the American Association Championship Series against the Winnipeg Goldeyes.

In 2013, they defeated the Grand Prairie AirHogs, but lost to the Gary SouthShore RailCats in the American Association Championship Series.

In September 2018, the city of Wichita paid $2.2 million to the Wingnuts to break their lease at Lawrence–Dumont Stadium, with plans to demolish it and build a larger ballpark on the site to host an affiliated Minor League Baseball team.

[6] Following the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the team began play as the Wichita Wind Surge, Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, in 2021.