In a back-and-forth affair, Abiatal Avelino delivered the final blow for Sacramento.The Giants' No. 27 prospect ripped a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the River Cats an 8-7 win over Round Rock in Game 1 of the best-of-5 Pacific Coast League Championship Series on Tuesday at

Michigan vs. Ohio State has earned the title of "Greatest Sports Rivalry" by the likes of ESPN, USA Today and Bleacher Report, but the annual football showdown has been one-sided in recent years with the Buckeyes winning the last seven meetings.But the results on the football field aren't cooling the

Astros RF Kyle Tucker, Triple-A Round Rock: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI -- What's been a slow start for the Astros' second-ranked prospect could have hit a turning point Wednesday when he collected a pair extra-base knocks, including a game-tying homer in the ninth inning. Facing R.J. Alvarez

CORPUS CHRISTI - Ryan Hartman held the Missions to three hits over 7 2/3 innings Wednesday night as the Hooks pushed past San Antonio, 7-0, before 5,106 fans in Game 1 of the Texas League South Division Series at Whataburger Field.Missions right-hander Michel Baez struck out five of the first

FRISCO - The RoughRiders staved off elimination Friday night by edging Corpus Christi, 5-4, before 11,837 fans at Dr Pepper Ballpark.The Hooks (37-29, 80-55) are 1.5 games ahead of Frisco (36-31, 60-77) with three to play in the Texas League South second-half race.

CORPUS CHRISTI - Chris Huffman struck out seven over seven innings and Gerardo Reyes was perfect in relief as the Mission beat the Hooks, 5-0, in Monday night's series finale at Whataburger Field.With Frisco's 7-1 victory over Midland, Corpus Christi leads the RoughRiders by 3.5 games with seven to play

CORPUS CHRISTI - Brian McCann plated three Sunday night, including a two-run blast in the fourth, paving the way toward a 4-2 Corpus Christi win over The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio before a sellout crowd of 9,612 fans at Whataburger Field.The Hooks (36-25, 79-51), who once again took the

Theme of the dayNotable players hit notable homers:No. 8 overall prospectKyle Tucker made a strong return to the Minor Leagues, homering twice in his first game with Triple-A Fresno following his demotion from the Majors. Phillies No. 4 prospect Adam Haseley hit his third homer in his last five games

CORPUS CHRISTI - Ronnie Dawson hit two home runs Wednesday night and Erasmo Pinales penned a game-ending strikeout which stranded the bases loaded as the Hooks held on for a 9-8 victory over Midland at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi (34-23, 77-49) has won nine of the last 13 and leads second-place

TULSA - Hooks outfielder Ronnie Dawson has been tabbed Texas League Player of the Week, league president Tim Purpura announced Monday.Dawson went 9-for-20 with seven runs scored, one double, two home runs, and three RBIs this past week. The Grove City, Ohio, native was a triple shy of the cycle

CORPUS CHRISTI - Ronnie Dawson was a triple shy of the cycle and Corbin Martin fired six innings of two-run ball Saturday night as the Hooks beat the Cardinals, 5-2, before 5,459 fans at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi's (29-20, 72-46) victory set the stage for a rubber match Sunday afternoon.

CORPUS CHRISTI - For the second time in as many nights, Carmen Benedetti provided the game-winning, walk-off swing. Benedetti's sac fly to center field in the ninth inning Thursday night clinched a 2-1 Hooks win and a series sweep of the Tulsa Drillers before 4,651 fans at Whataburger Field.Benedetti was

A lead-off home run by Carmen Benedetti in the ninth inning Wednesday night vaulted the Hooks to a 3-2 walk-off win over Tulsa in front of 4,359 fans at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi's seventh last-at bat victory of the year secured the series win.The Hooks (27-19, 70-45) were held to three

CORPUS CHRISTI - Ryan Hartman earned his 10th win and Akeem Bostick fired four innings of hitless relief Tuesday night as the Hooks beat Tulsa, 4-1, before 5,383 fans at Whataburger Field.The only damage against Hartman (10-3) was a two-out solo home run by D.J. Peters in the fourth. Corpus

FRISCO - Luis Yander La O's two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning Saturday night sent the RoughRiders to a 5-3 come-from-behind win over Corpus Christi in front of 7,402 fans at Dr Pepper Ballpark.Ronnie Dawson put the Hooks (25-18, 68-44) in front by attacking the game's first pitch and

CORPUS CHRISTI - Corbin Martin carried a perfect game into the seventh Tuesday night, while his Hooks engineered a two-out eighth inning rally to beat the Missions, 5-4, securing a series win at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi (24-15, 67-41) has won four in a row.Following an hour-and-45-minute rain delay, Martin retired

This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.For years, Houston fans heard they needed to trust the

Baseball wasn't much of a blip on Ronnie Dawson's radar when he was a high school junior. A punishing linebacker, the Ohio native was getting offers from Michigan and Wisconsin to play football.  But that all changed after a staff member for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers saw Dawson play high

Josh Rojas was set on proving that he belongs in Class A during his first professional season. Three weeks in, he's doing just that.The 2017 26th-round Houston pick belted two home runs and went 4-for-6 with six RBIs as Class A Quad Cities pummeled Lansing, 20-3, on Wednesday night at

A bunny in Davenport, Iowa got his Sundays mixed up. A week after Easter, an adventurous critter showed up to Bark in the Park Day at Modern Woodmen Park. During the second inning of Class A Clinton's 5-4 win over Quad Cities, the hare hopped its way onto the field causing