Hooks Spoil ONEOK Field Opener
April 15, 2016 - Texas League (TL1)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release
Jack Mayfield of the Corpus Christi Hooks
(Corpus Christi Hooks, Credit: Kyle Mazabob)
TULSA, OK - Jack Mayfield and Teoscar Hernandez accounted for seven runs Thursday night as the Hooks dispatched Tulsa 10-5 before a ONEOK Field record crowd of 8,762.
Mayfield is 7-for-13 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs on the season. Hernandez is 6-for-13 with 6 runs scored and four walks in his last 3 games.
Corpus Christi (4-3) began the scoring in the first, capitalizing on three Chris Anderson walks, a hit batsman and a fielding error by shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena.
Mayfield's two-run homer in the third made it 5-0 Hooks. Back-to-back free passes opened the fourth, ending Anderson's night. Derek Fisher greeted Grant Dayton with an RBI single into left field for a six-run Corpus Christi bulge.
Joe Musgrove struck out six against two walks and three hits over four shutout frames.
The Hooks sent eight men to the plate in the sixth against Rob Rogers. Fisher and J.D. Davis capped the rally with an RBI single and a two-run double, respectively.
Tulsa (2-5) countered in the home half, scoring five times on six hits. Arruebarrena keyed the uprising with a three-run homer off Edgardo Sandoval.
Corpus Christi added run No. 10 in the ninth thanks to consecutive doubles by Mayfield and Danry Vasquez, which began the inning. Ronnie Mitchell cashed in his first Double-A RBI with a high-bounder to second base.
Aaron West logged two innings of relief for Corpus Christi while Reymin Guduan struck out 3 over 1 2/3 frames to earn the victory.
The series continues Friday night at 7:05. RHP David Paulino (0-0, 0.00) draws Tulsa right-hander Felipe Gonzalez (0-1, 11.25).
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