Huff's Double Lifts Round Rock To Extra-Innings Victory

Round Rock (13-6, 57-36, 1st, +1.0 GB) beat Reno 4-3, as C Sam Huff’s (2-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) RBI double in the 11th inning lifted the Express to their 9th victory in the last 11 G. Huff is now 20-for-53 (.377) in July and ranks among PCL leaders for the month with 6 2B (T2nd), 5 HR (T2nd), and 18 RBI (1st). 1B Blaine Crim (2-for-4, RBI) also finished with a multi-hit effort and is 11-for-24 (.458) in his last 7 games. RHP Daniel Robert (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER, 1 BB) hurled a trio of scoreless innings, his longest outing since Aug. 30, 2019 as a member of Hickory. In extra innings, RHP Edwar Colina (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER, 2 SO) retired all 6 BF to earn his 2nd win of the season. 

Frisco (9-10, 40-47, 4th, 4.0 GB) lost to San Antonio, 7-2, as it dropped its 4th game of the last 6. 1B Josh Hatcher (1-for-4, HR, RBI) belted a 420-foot home run in the 2nd frame to tie the game at one. Since his promotion to Double-A on 6/20, Hatcher has hits in 14 of 17 games while driving in a team-high 16 runs this month. LF Aaron Zavala (1-for-3, 2 BB) and 2B Jax Biggers (1-for-2, 2 BB) both reached base 3 times with two walks and a hit apiece. CF Evan Carter (0-for-3, 2 BB) drew 2 walks. Over 4.0 innings of work, RHP Nick Krauth (L, 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R-ER, 3 BB) allowed 6 runs to shoulder the loss. LHP Antoine Kelly (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER) threw a scoreless 9th frame and hasn’t allowed a run across his last 12 app.: 12.1 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 16 SO. 

Hickory (15-5, 42-39, 1st, +4.0 GA) lost to Rome, 5-3. 3B Keyber Rodriguez’s (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI) 3-R homer accounted for all the Crawdads offense. 2B Frainyer Chavez (0-for-1, BB, R) and CF Angel Aponte (1-for-3, R) walked and singled respectively to set the table for Rodriguez’ 4th home run of the season. RHP Jose Corniell (L, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO) allowed a pair of runs in the 5th inning. LF Geisel Cepeda (1-for-1, 2 BB) reached base in all 3 PA. The scheduled doubleheader saw the second game postponed due to rain in the area, forcing a twin bill on Saturday. 

Down East (11-11, 48-35, 2nd, 2.0 GB) defeated Salem, 7-4. The Red Sox struck for 3 runs off RHP Joseph Montalvo (4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R-ER, 7 SO) who still managed to punch out 7 batters. 3B Gleider Figuereo (2-for-4, BB, HR, 2 RBI) launched a 2-run homer followed by an RBI triple from RF JoJo Blackmon (1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI) to level the game at 3. The Woodies rallied for a trio of runs across the final two innings with RBI knocks from LF Zion Bannister (1-for-5, 2B, RBI) and 2B Danyer Mesa (1-for-3, RBI) to give Down East a 3-run advantage. RHP Wyatt Sparks (W, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) improved to 4-0 with a trio of relief innings. 

The ACL Rangers (14-18, 5th, 7.0 GB) defeated the ACL Dodgers, 10-8, as 2B Echedry Vargas (3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI), SS Chandler Pollard (2-for-4, BB, 2 RBI), and 1B Marcos Torres (2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI) combined to drive in 7 of the Rangers' runs. DH Sebastain Walcott (1-for-4, BB) is in the midst of a 15-G hit streak, including 7 multi-hit efforts over that span. The 17-year-old is 27-for-71 (.380) with 12 XBH and 14 RBI through 17 games this season. 3B Estaban Mejia (3-for-5, 2B) added a trio of hits. RHP Zak Kent (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER, 2 SO) made his 2nd scoreless rehab app, and has thrown 4.0 shutout innings across those outings.