Sports stats



Roadrunners Drop Opener

May 24, 2013 - United League Baseball (ULB)
Edinburg Roadrunners News Release


FORT WORTH, Texas - the Fort Worth Cats used a late rally in the latter innings to defeat the Edinburg Roadrunners by a score of 4-0 on opening night of the United League Baseball at LaGrave Field.

The game was a scoreless until the seventh inning when the Cats (1-0) offense tacked on a pair of runs in seventh and eighth innings courtesy of an RBI single by Greg Bachman which made it 1-0. The second run came on a passed ball to make it 2-0.

In the eighth inning the Cats added RBIs by Kobi Melo and Cody Brooks to make it 4-0 in favor of Fort Worth.

Roadrunners (0-1) starter Justin Klipp pitched six scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts but left with a no decision. The loss went to Taylor Reid (0-1) who gave up four runs in two innings of labor.

The winning pitcher was Stephen Nikonchik (1-0), who threw three scoreless innings with five strikeouts.

Carlton Salters went 1-for-3 and Trevor McDonald went 1-for-1, with a walk paced the offense for the Roadrunners.

The Cats and Roadrunners will play the second game of the four game series in Fort Worth on Friday night with first pitch set for 7:05 pm.

Roadrunners home opener is on Saturday, June 1st at 7:05 as they host the Fort Worth Cats at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

For Roadrunner season tickets and family passes, call the front office at 956-380-4446 or by visiting www.roadrunnerball.com for more information.

• Discuss this story on the United League Baseball message board...

United League Baseball Stories from May 24, 2013


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Edinburg Roadrunners Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central