Hooks Fight for Fifth Straight Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Hooks pitchers were at their best Friday night, as a pair of two-out runs in the seventh sent Corpus Christi to a 2-1 win over the Drillers before 5,031 fans at Whataburger Field In clinching the series vs. Tulsa, the Hooks have claimed a season-best
Fast Start Pulls Tourists Through to Victory
GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists jumped out to a fast start against the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Wednesday night. Asheville plated five runs in the first two innings and held on to win 5-3. The Tourists outhit the Grasshoppers 11 to 4 and for the second straight game held Greensboro to one
Emperors Eke Out Double-Header Sweep
ROME- Luis Encarnacion, Walker Janek, and Garret Guillemette all parked Home Runs on Sunday in one of the most difficult hitter’s ballparks in the South Atlantic League; AdventHealt Stadium in Rome, Georgia. Encarnacion even hit two of them. Despite the hard-fought effort, the Rome Emperors received just enough timely breaks
Tourists Suffer Crushing Loss to Emperors in Extra Innings
ROME- The Asheville Tourists’ extra-inning struggles continued Wednesday night with their fifth consecutive post nine-inning loss. Asheville has not scored their automatic runner from second base in a single inning in any of those five games — eight total innings. The Rome Emperors took advantage and scored their automatic runner
Tourists Celebrate Sunday Walk-Off Win over Hot Rods
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists trailed the Bowling Green Hot Rods 6-3 with only four outs left on Sunday. Asheville recorded back-to-back hits in the eighth that netted a run, then came through with three runs in the ninth for a wild 7-6 walk-off win in front of the home crowd.
Cerny and Baez Set the Tone in 10-6 Win
ASHEVILLE- The top of the Asheville Tourists batting order; Logan Cerny, Luis Baez, and Luis Encarnacion, combined for seven hits and seven runs scored in Asheville’s 10-6 victory over the Hickory Crawdads Friday night. Asheville received a balanced offensive attack, hit three Home Runs, and delivered a much-needed win in
Swanson's Start Sends Tourists Back into the Win Column
GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists snapped their six-game losing skid on Wednesday evening with an impressive 5-1 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Nic Swanson matched a season-high with six innings pitched while Anthony Sherwin and Cam Fisher each belted a Home Run for the Tourists.
Espinosa & Pen Send CC to Third Straight Win
Box Score TULSA - Rolando Espinosa snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-run home run in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon, vaulting the Hooks to a 5-3 triumph and a series split at ONEOK Field in Tulsa. Luis Angel Rodriguez struck out a season-best nine batters over a 4 2/3
Drillers Rally in 8th to Top Hooks
Box Score TULSA - The Drillers scored three times in the eighth inning Thursday night, besting the Hooks in come-from-behind fashion, 6-5, before 3,477 fans at ONEOK Field. Down by two in the fifth, the Hooks broke through against Carlos Duran on a lead-off home run to right field by
Hooks Play Long Ball in Saturday Night Win
Box Score FRISCO - A season-high four home runs and lockdown pitching sent the Hooks to a 7-1 victory over the RoughRiders Saturday night at Riders Field. Zach Cole clubbed two-run home runs in his first two trips to the plate, with the second salvo as part of a three-homer
Asheville Bests Bowling Green 1-0
BOWLING GREEN- The Asheville Tourists accomplished something Tuesday night that no other team in the South Atlantic League has done this season — beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods in Game One of a series. The Hot Rods were a perfect 12-0 in series openers until the Tourists dealt their
Johnson's Multi-Homer Game Powers Tourists in Comeback Win
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists overcame a four-run deficit to throttle the Winston-Salem Dash 16-6 on Wednesday night. Ryan Johnson hit two Home Runs and reached base five times in the win. Oliver Carrillo hit his first Homer with the Tourists and Anthony Sherwin belted a two-run shot as part of
John Garcia Makes Baseball History in 18-8 Win
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods 18-8 on Wednesday night in a game that featured baseball history. Asheville’s Designated Hitter, John Garcia, went 5-for-6 with a professional baseball record five doubles. No player in MLB history or in Minor League Baseball since single-game records started being
Swanson and Company Silence the Grasshoppers
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists put on a pitching display Friday night and defeated the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-2 in front of a McCormick Field sellout crowd. Nic Swanson threw a six-inning gem and the bullpen combination of Kelly Austin and Layne Henderson closed out the contest.
True Brings the Heat but Tourists Fall 12-3
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists dropped their second straight to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 12-3 on Wednesday night. The Tourists fell behind big early on but held the Grasshoppers to only two runs over the game’s final five innings.
Garcia and Guillemette Combine for Seven Hits in 8-5 Win
HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists scored six runs in the final two innings on Tuesday night to erase a three-run deficit and defeat the Hickory Crawdads 8-5. The victory was Asheville’s fourth straight — a new season high.
Hounds Sweep Doubleheader
Game 1 Box Game 2 Box CORPUS CHRISTI – By scores of 4-3 and 8-7, Midland took both ends of Wednesday’s doubleheader at Whataburger Field. The Hooks were 8-2 in a 10-game stretch before absorbing the pair of one-run setbacks. In Game 1, Shay Whitcomb put CC ahead, 2-1, on
Hooks Net Sixth Straight Win Via Shutout
Box Score SAN ANTONIO – Fueled by a strong start by Jose Bravo and a five-run fifth inning, Corpus Christi cruised to an 8-0 win over the Missions Friday night at Wolff Stadium. The Hooks, who have matched their longest winning streak of the year at six games, secured a
Hooks Slay Six-Run Deficit, Win in 10
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI – C.J. Stubbs lifted a sac fly to left field, scoring Ross Adolph from third base in the 10th inning Saturday night as the Hooks completed a come-from-behind 9-8 win over the Sod Poodles at Whataburger Field. The effort earned CC its sixth walk-off victory of
Diaz Homers Twice, Pen Shines for Fourth Straight Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI – Edwin Diaz belted two home runs and Corpus Christi’s bullpen permitted just four hits over six innings of work as the Hooks edged Springfield, 5-4, Wednesday night at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi has won four in a row and five of its last seven games.
Pen Paves Way to Third Straight Win
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Corpus Christi cracked 10 hits and received a stout performance from its bullpen in a 10-5 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday evening at Hammons Field. The Hooks have won three in a row. Ahead by a run, CC sent eight men to bat in the sixth
Large Second Lifts SA to Win
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Missions scored five times in the second inning Friday night, knocking off the Hooks, 7-4, before 6,283 fans at Whataburger Field. San Antonio has evened the series at 2. Corpus Christi jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Lake Bachar thanks to a two-run home run
Missions Hold Early Edge
CORPUS CHRISTI - Thanks to standout pitching, San Antonio parlayed a first-inning lead into a 5-1 victory over the Hooks in Tuesday's series opener at Whataburger Field. The Missions mustered three consecutive two-out hits in the opening frame, including a double off the bat of Thomas Milonefor a 2-0 advantage.
Familiar Formula Earns CC Another Comeback Win
CORPUS CHRISTI - Home runs by Yainer Diaz and Shay Whitcomb highlighted an 11-hit attack as the Hooks, for a second consecutive night, received shutdown relief work to beat Wichita, 9-5, before 5,080 fans Thursday at Whataburger Field. As was the case Wednesday, the Wind Surge hit a three-run home
Riders Bring the Bats in Opener
FRISCO - Home runs by Trey Hair, Dustin Harris, and Ezequiel Duran highlighted an 11-hit attack as the RoughRiders knocked off Corpus Christi, 13-7, Tuesday afternoon at Riders Field. In the first meeting between the RoughRiders and Hooks this year, Grae Kessinger gave CC a fleeting second-inning lead with a