Missions Split Series with 6-2 Win
May 17, 2013 - Texas League (TL1)
San Antonio Missions News Release
CORPUS CHRISTI-Keyvius Sampson turned in his best outing of the season as the Missions gained a split in the four game series and moved to within two games of the first-place Hooks Thursday night in front of 4,741 at Whataburger Field.
Sampson worked 5.1 innings, allowing only a first inning run. He threw 67% of his pitches for strikes.
Adam Buschini broke a 1-1 tie with a homerun to start the fifth inning.
Kalian Sams continued his incredible start with the club when he launched a three-run homer to right-center in the seventh.
Sams has played only nine games with the team since signing as a minor league free agent, yet he's tied for the team lead in homeruns with six and has driven in 15 runs. He also added a double.
Rico Noel continued his torrid May by reaching base three times, scoring once and driving home a run. Noel has a 16 game on-base streak.
Notebook: The Missions have homered in seven straight games, hitting 11 homers. They've hit 15 in their last 12 games after hitting only 12 homeruns thru their first 28 contests.
Next Up: Friday-Missions RH Matt Wisler (1-0, 5.40) vs Frisco RH Carlos Pimentel (4-1, 3.07) at 7:05 PM.
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