Midland RockHounds Picher Sean Manaea

Sean Manaea threw seven shutout innings, while allowing three hits, walking three and striking out seven in the RockHounds' 2-1 win over the Frisco RoughRiders on Saturday night at Security Bank Ballpark.
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Credit: Frank Longobardo / Midland RockHounds

To Paraphrase Neil Armstrong
"... that's one big swing for Anthony Aliotti and one giant leap for the RockHounds." Not to compare a ball landing on the right field grass berm at Rocky Town to Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, but "Ali's" swing, a two-run home run, was the decisive moment in a win that brought the RockHounds to the brink of a second half championship. On back-to-back at-bats in the sixth, the RockHounds broke a scoreless tie and went on... Full Story