CC Rallies Late Over Hounds

Box Score

CORPUS CHRISTI - Playing Wednesday as the World Famous Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits, Corpus Christi pushed across three eighth-inning runs to knock off Midland, 5-3, at Whataburger Field.

CC struck first thanks to a two-out rally in the second. Colin Barber opened his three-hit night with a double inside the left-field corner. Narbe Cruz was next and notched his first Double-A RBI via a base hit to left.

Luis Encarnacion's second Texas League home run opened the fourth as the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits evened the score at 2.

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— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) September 12, 2024

Encarnacion recorded singles in his next two at-bats, including a lead-off knock in the eighth. Austin Deming cracked an automatic double to right-center, setting up Barber's go-ahead sac fly. Cruz kept the frame alive with a two-out walk, and he scampered to third when Rolando Espinosa doubled to left.

Pascanel Ferreras then provided the game-winning hit, a two-run single into center for a 5-2 advantage.

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— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) September 12, 2024

After stranding five RockHounds over his first three innings, Luis Angel Rodriguez seized the three-run bulge by retiring three of four in the ninth for his sixth win of the year.

Jeremy Eierman, who hit a two-run homer in Midland's 3-0 win on Tuesday, went deep twice, in the third and the ninth, for all three RockHounds runs.

Nic Swanson was impressive in his Double-A debut, holding the visitors to three hits and one walk in 4 1/3 innings.

Railin Perez, also making his first Double-A appearance, retired both batters he faced to finish the fifth.