Pitching, Stowers Power Riders in Victory over Hooks
July 30, 2021 - Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders took down the Corpus Christi Hooks 5-4 on Friday night from Whataburger Field.
In the top of the third, Josh Stowers started the scoring for the RoughRiders (46-30) when he blasted a solo home run to make it 1-0. Josh Jung later ripped an RBI single in the inning to push the lead to 2-0 Frisco.
Jung struck again in the fifth when he bashed a solo home run, his ninth of the season, to put Frisco up 3-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Hooks (33-42) drew within a run when Corey Julks reached on an error, allowing Ross Adolph to score, and David Hensley picked up an RBI single, cutting the Frisco lead to 3-2.
In the seventh, Stowers cracked another home run, this time a two-run shot, to jump Frisco to a 5-2 advantage. It was the second multi-home run game of Stowers season and career, giving him 14 long balls on the year to lead the RoughRiders.
The Hooks scored two more in the bottom of the seventh inning on singles from Julks and Joe Perez, bringing them to within one, but Noah Bremer threw the last four innings to lock down the save.
Cole Winn (3-3) earned the win, ceding just two runs, none earned, over his five-plus innings while striking out seven and walking one.
Cesar Rosado (1-5) took the loss, allowing three runs over his six innings of work.
The RoughRiders and Hooks continue their series with game five on Saturday, July 31st at 7:05 p.m. RHP A.J. Alexy (3-1, 1.59) will start for Frisco against RHP Joe Record (3-0, 3.95).
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