Midland RockHounds Right Fielder Josh Whitaker

Leather & Lumber

Tuesday's opener of the series between the RockHounds and the Tulsa Drillers (and the first of a six-game road trip for the 'Hounds) came down to two plays - - - the end of the eighth and start of the ninth. In the home half of the eighth, the Drillers tied the game against reliever Bobby Wahl on a single and three walks (one of them intentional) and still had the bases loaded with one man out. Pinch hitter Shawn Zarraga se... Full Story