RockHounds Trump RoughRiders in Slugfest
Published on June 21, 2010 under Texas League (TL1)
Midland RockHounds News Release
The RockHounds and Frisco RoughRiders combined to score 18 runs on 32 hits, with the 'Hounds defeating the first half South Division champs, 11-7, Monday night at Citibank Ballpark.
Remarkably, the clubs did all that "damage" in under three hours (2:58)!
The RockHounds jumped to a 4-0 lead in the last of the first inning on 2-run doubles from Jeff Baisley and Shane Peterson, but could never shake the RoughRiders until the tail end of the ballgame. Frisco drew within 4-2, but the 'Hounds put together another 4-run inning, this time in the fourth, for an 8-2 lead. The RoughRiders again stormed back, scoring five unanswered runs to cut the lead to 8-7.
The game's only home run might have been easily overlooked, but J.C. Holt's solo shot to left-center through a strong wind gave the RockHounds a 2-run (9-7) lead and slowed Frisco's momentum. Corey Brown then led off the eighth with one of baseball's most exciting plays, ripping a triple into deep right-center. "Browny's" stand-up three bagger turned into an insurance run and Mickey Storey did the rest. Mickey tossed two scoreless innings (no small feat on this night) in the eighth and ninth to earn his third save.
The RockHounds won their third straight game, and have now taken 8-of-their-last-11 and have guaranteed at least a .500 first half after struggling in early June.
The first half concludes Tuesday night at Citibank Ballpark, with the second half beginning Wednesday, when all eight clubs go back to 0-0 and begin a new, 70-game pennant race. The 'Hounds are at home, hosting Frisco, through Thursday.
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