Travelers Capture Series
August 21, 2015 - Texas League (TL1)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release
Jio Mier of the Corpus Christi Hooks
(Corpus Christi Hooks)
CORPUS CHRISTI - Arkansas scored three times in the 10th inning Thursday to defeat Corpus Christi 10-7 and win the rubber match of their Texas League series at Whataburger Field before 3,799.
Jandel Gustave (5-2) allowed consecutive singles to Erick Salcedo and Ruben Sosa before striking out Cal Towey. Chad Hinshaw walked to load the bases, and Gustave was lifted for Chris Cotton. Anthony Bemboom lifted a sacrifice fly to deep right field for the go-ahead run, and Brian Hernandez's double to left tallied two insurance runs.
The Hooks loaded the bases against Austin Adams in the home 10th on three free passes, but he recovered to strike out A.J. Reed for the game's final out after four hours and 21 minutes. Adams earned his first save and Danny Reynolds improved to 2-3 after blowing a save in the ninth.
Corpus Christi forced bonus baseball when Conrad Gregor stroked a ninth-inning, two-strike, two-out single to right field, enabling Jon Kemmer to score from second. Kemmer reached on a hustling double into the left-center field gap.
Arkansas took a 7-6 lead in the eighth, Bemboom working a bases-loaded walk off just-inserted Gustave. Gustave entered for Juan Minaya, who threw eight straight two-out balls to Towey and Hinshaw. Erick Salcedo (single) was forced home with the go-ahead run.
There was scoring in each of the first seven half-innings. Hooks pitchers walked 13 and the teams combined for six errors.
The Hooks (29-24; 77-46) averted first-inning disaster by turning a bases-loaded 3-6-1 double play after Ruben Alaniz walked the first three Travelers. Arkansas realized just one run, Alaniz getting Brian Hernandez to bounce out to third baseman Colin Moran.
Corpus Christi then hung three runs on Michael Brady. Jio Mier's two-run, two-out laser up the middle highlighted the surge; Kemmer picked up an RBI and Moran singled and scored.
The Travelers (26-27; 62-60) quickly pulled within one, Salcedo's two-out RBI liner into right field plating Drew Maggi. Maggi walked with two away, stole second, and took third on a throwing error by catcher Roberto Pena.
Teoscar Hernandez's 17th home run - a 385-foot blast into the Hooks bullpen - extended the Corpus Christi lead to 5-2 through two. The shot picked up Pena, who reached on shortstop Salcedo's two-base throwing error.
Alaniz was unable to capitalize on the offensive help as Arkansas responded with a pair. He struck Towey with a pitch and the right fielder came around to score on Brian Hernandez's two-out hit. Hernandez moved into scoring position on a wild pitch and crossed as the result of Blake Gailen's infield hit and an error by first baseman Gregor.
Two of the four runs charged to Alaniz were unearned. He surrendered three hits, walked four, and fanned two.
Mier nine-ironed a shot on to the left-field berm for his seventh round-tripper and a 6-4 home advantage. That was all for Brady, five of his six runs unearned. The former Cal Bear was tagged for six hits, walked one, and struck out two.
Tyler Brunnemann made his Double-A debut for the Hooks in the fourth. The Hardin-Simmons product lasted 2/3 of an inning and was charged with two runs in a two-hit, two-walk, two-error segment as the Travs drew even. Reymin Guduan induced Brian Hernandez's liner to left, stranding two. Guduan was the Hooks' most effective reliever with 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Moran posted three singles and reached base four times. Towey walked four times and was hit by a pitch. Salcedo collected four singles.
Maggi is on a nine-game hitting streak.
Friday, Radiology Associates presents Hawaii Night, with an all-game celebration of the island chain's statehood exactly 56 years ago. Fans also enjoy Bud Light Friday Fireworks postgame. Kyle Westwood (8-6) pitches for the Hooks at 7:05 vs. Northwest Arkansas' Matt Murray (5-2).
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