TL1 Corpus Christi Hooks

Ugly Start Wrecks Hooks

July 19, 2016 - Texas League (TL1)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release


MIDLAND - The RockHounds sent 18 to bat and scored 10 times over the first two frames Tuesday night, beating the Hooks 14-2 at Security Bank Ballpark.

Midland (17-8, 50-45) went 11-for-21 with men in scoring position and featured six players who boasted a multi-hit performance. Matt Chapman led the charge, going 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBIs. All but three starters drove in runs for the home team.

Corpus Christi (12-13, 59-36) was the first to score Tuesday night. Garrett Stubbs hit a lead-off single and moved to second on a Joel Seddon wild pitch. Stubbs promptly advanced to third via a ground ball, and then came home when Seddon uncorked another wild one.

Seddon (4-8) settled down and, at one point, retired 11 in a row. The Hooks got to him for another run in the seventh. Danry Vasquez worked a walk but was quickly erased on a double play. James Ramsay, Nick Tanielu and Stubbs followed with singles for Corpus Christi's final run.

Cy Sneed (4-3) absorbed the loss for the Hooks, failing to record an out in the second. In their first two turns at bat, the Hounds notched 10 runs on nine hits (five doubles) and four walks. The final two tallies were charged to Gonzalo Sanudo.

Eric Peterson retired the first six men he faced before allowing three unearned runs in the sixth. Lefty Albert Minnis worked the final two frames.

Midland's output matches the most runs and hits (17) allowed by Corpus Christi this season.

The Hooks hope to rebound and force a split of this series Wednesday night. Francis Martes (5-4, 3.91) draws RockHound veteran Chris Jensen (6-4, 4.85). First pitch 6:30. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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