CC Drops Sunday Finale, Settles for Split
June 8, 2025 - Texas League (TL)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release
CORPUS CHRISTI - The Hooks fell short of a series win Sunday afternoon as the Travelers topped them, 6-1, before 4,223 fans at Whataburger Field.
With the stalemate vs. Arkansas, Corpus Christi is 2-1 with one split over its last four series.
Alex Santos II struck out five over 4 2/3 innings in his seventh start of the season. The Travs managed a run against him in the second and two more in the third.
Luis Encarnacion, who walked twice Sunday, plated the lone Hooks run in the third via a sac fly to center field. The effort came on the heels of back-to-back singles by Trevor Austin and John Garcia.
In 13 games since rejoining the club from High-A Asheville, Encarnacion is hitting .295 with 10 RBIs.
Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a free pass, has been aboard in 16 of his last 20 games, batting .279 during this stretch.
Rowdey Jordan had two of the four Hooks hits, notching a single in the second before lining a double to left-center in the seventh.
Corpus Christi right-hander Amilcar Chirinos turned in an impressive Double-A debut, blanking Arkansas over 2 1/3 innings. Chirinos, a 23-year-old from Valencia, Venezuela, struck out two against one hit and one walk.
With the Travs up 3-1, Wilmy Sanchez was greeted by a pair of singles to start the seventh. Sanchez countered with back-to-back strikeouts but was unable to escape the jam as Josh Hood connected for a three-run home run to left field.
Sanchez finished his outing by striking out two more in a scoreless ninth.
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