Nezuh Strikes Out Six in Debut, Missions Win Opener
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - A solo home run in the eighth inning proved to be the difference for the Missions Tuesday night as they edged the Hooks, 4-3, before 4,019 fans in the Whataburger Field opener. Corpus Christi jumped out to 2-0 lead thanks to consecutive hits by Luis
CORPUS CHRISTI - A solo home run in the eighth inning proved to be the difference for the Missions Tuesday night as they edged the Hooks, 4-3, before 4,019 fans in the Whataburger Field opener.
Corpus Christi jumped out to 2-0 lead thanks to consecutive hits by Luis Castro, Colin Barber, and Pascanel Ferreras that began the home first. Castro launched a home run to left, with Barber lacing a double down the left-field line. Ferreras' single set the stage for Logan Cerny's RBI groundout.
Luis Castro hits the first homerun of night! pic.twitter.com/v162RWBHNg
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 8, 2025
San Antonio managed three runs against Corpus Christi lefty Luis Angel Rodriguez, taking a 3-2 lead after four frames.
Ryan Johnson and Bryan Lavastida knotted the score with back-to-back doubles to begin the Hooks fifth. Lavastida finished the day 2-for-3 with a pair of two-baggers and one RBI.
Double trouble for Johnson pic.twitter.com/EMb2kUavI6
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 9, 2025
A back2back double ties it up! pic.twitter.com/eaiz3S8YNV
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 9, 2025
The Missions responded by holding CC to two baserunners the rest of the way.
Anderson Bido turned in a scoreless frame out of the Hooks bullpen, bridging the gap to Jackson Nezuh.
Nezuh, making his Double-A debut, breezed six batters against three hits without issuing a walk in 3 1/3 innings. The blemish against came via a two-out home run to right by Romeo Sanabria in the eighth.