Davis, McCall Lead Hooks Past Frisco

CORPUS CHRISTI - J.D. Davis cracked his Texas League-leading 18^th home run in Corpus Christi's 4-2 victory over Frisco Sunday at Whataburger Field before 4,055.<o:p>

Hooks pitching coach Dave Borkowski deployed three pitchers, each of whom drew a three-inning segment: Yoanys Quiala, Cy Sneed (7-4), and Josh James, who notched his second save.<o:p>
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Corpus Christi (4-2; 38-38) had the makings of a big second inning. Davis drove a double down the left-field line and advanced 90 feet on Trent Woodward's right-side ground out. Davis was retired at the plate by third baseman Juremi Profar's throw to Kevin Torres when Jamie Ritchie bounced into a fielder's choice. Dexture McCall's base hit and an Antonio Nunez walk filled the bases, but Arturo Michelina flew out to right.<o:p>
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The Hooks scratched in the third against Yohander Méndez (5-5), singles from Jason Martin and Ramón Laureano preceding Kyle Tucker's sacrifice fly.<o:p>
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Quiala threw 45 pitches (28 strikes) before retiring for the evening. He permitted two first-inning singles and struck out one.<o:p>
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Davis' home run - a 398-foot bomb to left off Mendez with Laureano at the keystone - lengthened the lead to 3-0 through five. Laureano drew a one-out walk and swiped second.<o:p>
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Sneed encountered sixth-inning difficulty, Frisco (3-3; 34-42) stringing together singles from Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Scott Heineman, Luke Tendler, and Jose Trevino for two runs.<o:p>
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McCall reached for the third time in his Double-A debut with a one-out triple during the sixth and sprinted home when Clayton Cook uncorked a wild pitch.<o:p>
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Only two RoughRiders reached base against James, who struck out four in his stint.<o:p>
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The Davis double extended his hitting streak to 11 games.<o:p>
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After the Texas League all-star break, Corpus Christi travels to Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas, returning to Whataburger Field on Wednesday, July 5 vs. the Naturals.<o:p>
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