Hooks clobber Missions, clinch first-half title
SAN ANTONIO - The Hooks took control early and cruised to a 12-0 victory on Monday night at Wolff Stadium as Corpus Christi clinched the Texas League South Division's first half championship. The win clinched the sixth postseason berth in the club's 14-year history.
SAN ANTONIO - The Hooks took control early and cruised to a 12-0 victory on Monday night at Wolff Stadium as Corpus Christi clinched the Texas League South Division's first half championship. The win clinched the sixth postseason berth in the club's 14-year history.
Corpus Christi jumped all over San Antonio starter
In the second,
The Hooks continued to pour on in the third, plating three more runs to make it a 7-0 game.
During the offensive explosion, right-hander
Bostick allowed five hits and struck out two batters. He ran into trouble in the seventh and induced a ground ball double play to escape trouble. Bostick's performance earned the righty his second save of the campaign.
Alvarez put the finishing touches on Corpus Christi's first half title as he crushed a three-run homer to dead centerfield in the eighth against right-hander
McCormick added a run-scoring single in the ninth to make it 12-0.
The Hooks begin the season's second half in San Antonio on Tuesday night. Right-hander