CC Surges Late for Friday Night Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Home runs by Austin Deming and Rolando Espinosa spearheaded a four-run seventh inning Friday night as the Hooks knocked off Wichita, 4-1, before 4,577 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi has won two in a row and four of its last six games. Jose Fleury
CORPUS CHRISTI - Home runs by Austin Deming and Rolando Espinosa spearheaded a four-run seventh inning Friday night as the Hooks knocked off Wichita, 4-1, before 4,577 fans at Whataburger Field.
Corpus Christi has won two in a row and four of its last six games.
Jose Fleury held the Wind Surge to two singles and one walk while striking out four over five innings of work.
Joey Mancini stranded a pair in the sixth before surrendering a marker in the seventh.
The 1-0 Wichita lead was short-lived as Deming opened the home seventh with his first Double-A homer. Two batters later, Espinosa launched a big fly to left for his sixth home run of the season and a 2-1 Hooks edge.
Espinosa won the game for CC on Thursday with a ninth-inning, walk-off single.
The first Deming Dinger at Whataburger Field! pic.twitter.com/02r3JWmb1l
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Rolando Espinosa, ladies and gents. pic.twitter.com/N4VUwr8NMx
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Tommy Sacco Jr. and Miguel Palma continued the seventh-inning rally with base hits. Jeremy Arocho cashed them in with a two-out, two-run knock to right.
Mancini retired six in a row to finish his night, with Alejandro Torres pitching a scoreless ninth for his second Double-A save.
Missions Win Big in Finale
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Fleury Dazzles, Hooks Two-Hit Missions
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CC Rallies for Friday Night Triumph
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SA Wins in 10
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Nezuh Strikes Out Six in Debut, Missions Win Opener
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Large Second Lifts RoughRiders
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Hooks Host Javelinas in Spring Training Exhibition Game
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CHRISTUS Spohn Scholars of Tomorrow Program Opens
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