TL San Antonio Missions

Contreras Dominates on the Mound, Flying Chanclas Defeat Corpus Christi

May 12, 2023 - Texas League (TL)
San Antonio Missions News Release


SAN ANTONIO - The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio continued their seven-game series with the Corpus Christi Hooks. San Antonio scored twice in the first inning and never surrendered the lead, as stellar pitching and timely hitting carried the Flying Chanclas to a 3-1 victory.

Ripken Reyes kicked things off with a bang for San Antonio, as he lined a leadoff triple off Hooks starter Julio Robaina in the bottom of the first. Reyes scored on a wild pitch to immediately put the Flying Chanclas up 1-0. Pedro Castellanos then doubled and crossed home on a sacrifice fly from Daniel Johnson, so the Flying Chanclas led 2-0 after the first inning.

Efrain Contreras took the mound as the starting pitcher for the Flying Chanclas, and he cruised through the start of the game. He retired the first 10 batters he faced before Drew Gilbert doubled in the top of the fourth inning. However, Contreras stranded Gilbert in scoring position to keep the Flying Chanclas up 2-0.

Robaina kept the Flying Chanclas quiet until a two-out rally broke out in the bottom of the fifth inning again sparked by Reyes. He doubled and scampered home on a Juan Fernandez single, so the Flying Chanclas grew their advantage to 3-0 after five innings of play.

The Hooks loaded the bases in the eighth inning and got on the board when a catcher's interference was called on Chandler Seagle with Drew Gilbert at the plate. However, Fred Schlichtholz recovered with back-to-back strikeouts to escape the jam and hold a 3-1 lead for San Antonio.

Corpus Christi threatened again in the ninth inning with a single and a walk that put the tying run on base, but Lake Bachar slammed the door, picked up the save and secured a 3-1 victory for the Flying Chanclas.

Post-Game Notes

* Final Score: 3-1

* With the win, San Antonio improves to 13-16 on the season

* Jackson Wolf (#16 Padres prospect): Scheduled to pitch May 14th

* Alek Jacob (#26 Padres prospect): DNP

* Tirso Ornelas (#28 Padres prospect): 1-3, 2B

* Efrain Contreras (Flying Chanclas Starter): W, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

* First quality start for a Flying Chanclas pitcher all season

* First win for Contreras since 8-27-2019

* Drew Gilbert (#1 Astros prospect): 2-3, 2 2B, RBI

* Colin Barber (#3 Astros prospect): DNP

* Julio Robaina (Hooks Starter): L, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 K

The San Antonio Flying Chanclas will continue their homestand with the Corpus Christi Hooks on Friday, May 12th. Right-hander Nolan Watson (0-2, 1.21) is scheduled to pitch for the Flying Chanclas. Right-hander Aaron Brown (1-0, 8.84) is scheduled to pitch for the Hooks. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. from Nelson Wolff Stadium.

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