Cole Plates Eight, Barber Hits for Cycle, Hooks Hang 20-Spot
May 13, 2025 - Texas League (TL)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release
FRISCO - Zach Cole matched the club record with eight RBIs while Colin Barber became the second Hook to hit for the cycle as Corpus Christi beat the RoughRiders, 20-14, in Tuesday afternoon's series opener at Riders Field.
In slaying an eight-game drought, the Hooks posted their highest run total since a 22-5 win over Midland on July 4, 2019.
Barber set the tone Tuesday by pulling a home run into the lazy river in right to lead-off the first, his second long ball in as many games.
Three batters later, Pascanel Ferreras knocked in two with a base hit up the middle. The single upped Ferreras' hit streak to a team-best 10 games, helping CC to a six-run inning.
Pascanel Ferreras sneaks it through, and Rowdey Jordan and Zack Cole make it home pic.twitter.com/DfTUyYfouB - Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) May 13, 2025
Austin Deming contributed with a two-out RBI double in the second before Ryan Wrobleski opened the third with his third home run of the year, a no-doubt blast to left field. Wrobleski, who doubled to drive in a run in the first, joined Barber in scoring four times on the day.
CC added five more in the fourth. Anthony Sherwin cashed in a Deming lead-off double by lifting a sac fly to right field. Three batters later, Cole crushed a home run to right-center for his second professional grand slam.
Barber and Cole recorded back-to-back doubles to begin the seventh before making history in the eighth.
Logan Cerny, who reached base four times while scoring three runs, kept the eighth alive with a two-out single, allowing Barber to shoot a three-bagger into the right-field corner.
Barber is the second Hooks player to hit for the cycle, with catcher Jamie Ritchie accomplishing the feat August 6, 2017 at Frisco.
Colin Barber makes Hooks history as the 2nd Hook to hit for cycle! pic.twitter.com/TvAaJJn1tf - Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) May 13, 2025
Cole was next and hammered a 1-1 pitch over the fence in left for his fifth professional two-homer game. Prior to driving in eight on Tuesday, his personal best for RBIs in a contest was six.
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