Frisco Defeats Corpus in Series Opener 9-3
Published on May 1, 2009 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
The RoughRiders took the opening game against the Hooks, 9-3, for their first three-game win streak of 2009. Craig Gentry led all batters with three hits and Justin Smoak had a game-best three RBI and extended his reached base streak to 18 consecutive games. Frisco starter Omar Poveda (4-1) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as he won his league-leading fourth victory.
Corpus struck in the first as Drew Meyer reached on an error and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Locke. Frisco scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first frame on back-to-back RBI doubles by Chad Tracy and Steve Murphy to give the âRiders an early 2-1 advantage. Frisco put a three-spot up in the second inning, all with two outs, when Marcus Lemon came around to score on an RBI single by Jose Vallejo followed by a two-run double by Smoak to put Frisco up 5-1. The âRiders scored three more in the sixth frame, beginning with a sacrifice fly by Joe Gaetti, who made his Frisco debut Friday night. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Smoak recorded another RBI with a single to score Lemon, followed by a sacrifice fly by Tracy to score Gentry. The Hooks scored a pair of runs in the eighth frame on a two-run homer, but the Frisco bullpen closed the door for the win.
Poveda finished with seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits, striking out five and walking two. Clayton Hamilton pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Corpus' Brad James (1-1) allowed eight runs on nine hits in his 5.1 innings of work.
Manny Pina also recorded a hit to extend his hit streak to 14 straight games and reached base streak to 24 consecutive contests. Gentry scored a season-high four runs as the RoughRiders get their record over .500 for the first time in 2009.
The RoughRiders and Hooks will match-up Saturday night with Frisco's LHP Kasey Kiker (1-1, 2.86) matched up against Corpus' RHP Brandon Backe (0-0, - ). First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
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