Splits! Series finales! And a series opener!
Mark Appel! Carlos Correa! And all your favorite players from the Houston Astros organization in action.
Oklahoma City 9, Round Rock 1
W- David Martinez (1-0)
L- Colby Lewis (0-1)
OKC home runs: Gregorio Petit (1, solo in 7th)
The RedHawks earned the split as David Martinez was dominant. He struck out 5 over 5 perfect innings, and it only took him 54 pitches (40 strikes) to do it. Bobby Doran threw 3 scoreless, allowing 2 hits, walking 1, and fanning 2 as the piggybacker. Raúl Valdés allowed a run on a double and struck out 2 in the 9th inning.
OKC put up a crooked number in all of their scoring innings as the scored the game's first 9 runs. Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Domingo Santana. Austin Wates went 2-5, led off the game with a triple, and scored the first run of the day on an error off a George Springer fielder's choice. Springer, who went 1-3 with 3 runs scored and a steal (1), wound up scoring on a Jon Singleton groundout. Ronald Torreyes went 3-5 with a 2-run double in the 5th. Gregorio Petit led off the 7th with his 1st homer of the season, then Japhet Amador, who went 2-5, added an RBI single. Singleton had a 2-run single in the 8th, and Amador brought home the bacon with an RBI double. Jonathan Meyer was 2-5 with a run scored.
The RedHawks will now travel to the Crescent City for 4 against the New Orleans Zephyrs. The pairings have been flipped for the first time this season. Mike Foltynewicz will take the mound and Rudy Owens will be tagging in. They'll be taking on Jared Rogers at 7:00.
Corpus Christi 5, Springfield 3
W- Tommy Shirley (1-0)
L- Sam Gaviglio (0-1)
S- Travis Ballew (1)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks took the series opener thanks to an outstanding performance from Tommy Shirley, who allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7 over 5 shutout innings. Matt Heidenreich pitched 2 scoreless, but ended up running into trouble in the 8th inning, where he gave up 3 runs (1 inherited) without recording an out. Heidenreich allowed 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 1 in 2+ innings. Jordan Jankowski came in allowed 2 hits, one of which resulted in the runner he inherited from Heidenreich to score. Both of the outs he recorded were strikeouts. Travis Ballew then made an appearance, inheriting 2 runners. He got Rafael Ortega to ground out to end the 8th, then worked around a single and a walk to end the game.
On offense, Corpus got 2 in the 2nd and 3rd and tacked on one more in the 8th. M.P. Cokinos opened the scoring with an RBI single, then Jio Mier added an RBI groundout in the 2nd. Their 2 in the 3rd came on a Preston Tucker double and another Cokinos single. Jio drove in his 2nd run of the day with an 8th-inning single. After going 0-5 with a hat trick on Saturday, Matt Duffy rebounded by going 3-5 with a double. Tucker finished with 2 doubles. Tyler Heineman was 1-3 with 2 runs scored, while Delino DeShields stole a base (5) for the 3rd straight game.
The middle game of this series pits Colton Cain and Brady Rodgers as they take on Jonathan Cornelius. First pitch will take place at 7:10.
Lancaster 7, Lake Elsinore 4
W- Mike Hauschild (1-0)
L- Matt Shepherd (0-1)
Lancaster home runs: Brandon Meredith (1, 3-run in 5th), Carlos Correa (1, 3-run in 6th)
Not breaking news, but Carlos Correa is really good at baseball.
Appel made his first start of the year, and it seemed like he was laboring. He only lasted 2.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. J.D. Osborne came on to bridge the gap, and went 1.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, walking 1 and striking out 2. Osborne also uncorked 2 wild pitches and was called for a balk. Despite Appel's struggles, Mike Hauschild picked him up with an excellent piggyback outing. He finished off the game with 5 shutout innings and allowed 3 hits while striking out 6.
On offense, Carlos Correa (3) and Brandon Meredith (4) drove in all 7 runs. Meredith finished 2-4 with an RBI single in the 1st and a 3-run homer (1) in the 5th, which tied the game at 4. One inning later, 2012's #1 gave the JetHawks the lead with a 3-run shot of his own. .Correa went 3-4 with 3 runs scored. After the homers, Hauschild finished it off by blanking the Storm the rest of the way. Teoscar Hernandez went 2-5 with a run scored.
Also, with the homer, the Latin JetHawks just won a movie night with Correa.
Get the popcorn ready ... Correa said he told Latin teammates that he'd take them to a movie if he homered today. #JetHawks #Astros
— Eric Smith (@Eric_L_Smith) April 7, 2014
Lancaster will welcome the San Jose Giants to The Hangar for 3 games. In the opener, Kyle Westwood and Vince Velasquez will take on Joe Biagini at 6:30 Pacific.
Quad Cities 7, Kane County 3
W- Gonzalo Sanudo (1-0)
L- Scott Frazier (0-1)
Quad Cities home runs: None.
The River Bandits got 5 runs after stretch time on their way to splitting with the Cougars.
Brian Holberton opened the scoring in the 1st with a 2-run single. Then, in the 7th, Tanner Mathis drew a walk with 1-out. He then stole 2nd and scored the tying run on a Catfish Elkins double. James Ramsay got plunked, and then a wild pitch put him on 2nd and Elkins on 3rd. Brett Phillips completed the comeback with a 2-run single to put QC up 5-3. Phillips then stole 2nd, and then Jack Mayfield worked a walk. They both scored the insurance runs on a Conrad Gregor single. Mayfield and Ramsay both drew 2 walks and scored twice, while Elkins and Mathis had 2-hit days. Ramsay (3 steals) and Mathis (2) also wreaked serious havoc on the bases.
Adrian Houser got the start and went 3.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits, walking 4 and striking out 4. Pat Christensen was first out and he followed with 1.2 scoreless innings, walking 1 and striking out 3. Gonzalo Sanudo got the victory as the piggybacker with 3 scoreless. He allowed 2 hits and struck out 2. Zach Morton allowed a hit and fanned 1 in a scoreless 9th.
Quad Cities will now embark on their first roadtrip of the season, beginning with 3 against the Lansing Lugnuts. Chris Lee will get the start. He and Andrew Thurman will take on Tom Robson in the series opener. First pitch will be at 7:05 Eastern.
Three Stars: Pitchers
3.
Mike Hauschild, RHP, Lancaster
W (1-0), 5 IP, 3 H, 6 K
2.
Tommy Shirley, LHP, Corpus Christi
W (1-0), 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K
1.
David Martinez, RHP, Oklahoma City
W (1-0), 5 IP, 5 K
Apologies to: Bobby Doran, Pat Christensen, Gonzalo Sanudo
Three Stars: Position Players
3.
Ronald Torreyes, 2B, Oklahoma City
3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
2.
Brandon Meredith, 1B, Lancaster
2-4, 3-R HR (1)
1.
Carlos Correa, SS, Lancaster
3-4, 3-R HR (1), 3 R
Apologies to: Preston Tucker, Japhet Amador, Matt Duffy, M.P. Cokinos
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