Gusto & Co. Spin 1-0 Gem
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Ryan Gusto permitted three base runners and struck out eight over five innings Saturday night, leading the Hooks to a 1-0 win over Frisco at Riders Field. With the Hooks clinging to their small lead, Jonathan Sprinkle stranded the bases loaded in the sixth. Tyler
Corpus Christi Splits Six at Amarillo
Box Score AMARILLO - The Hooks banged out 12 hits and coaxed 13 walks while receiving timely relief from Jonathan Sprinkle for a raucous 14-8 victory over the Sod Poodles Sunday night at Hodgetown. By securing a split of the six-game series, Corpus Christi finished its two-week road trip with
Hooks Even Series with Wild Win
Box Score AMARILLO - Thanks to gritty pitching performances, Corpus Christi made eight hits stand up Friday night as it bested the first-place Sod Poodles, 6-3, before 5,614 fans at Hodgetown. The Hooks, who have won 13 of their last 17 games, are 12-10 vs. their rival from the Texas
Sod Poodles Snare Sunday Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Amarillo produced five runs from the fifth through the sixth for a 6-3 win over Corpus Christi before 5,991 fans Sunday evening at Whataburger Field. The Hooks, who played Sunday as the Corpus Christi Cumbias, finished the first half of play in the Texas League
Aviles, Jr. Lifts Hooks to Walk-Off Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Luis Aviles, Jr. belted two-run home runs in both the ninth and the 11th Sunday afternoon, powering Corpus Christi to a 7-5 triumph over Frisco before 3,239 fans at Whataburger Field. By achieving their third walk-off win of the year, the Hooks managed a split
SA Sweeps Doubleheader
Game 1 Box Score Game 2 Box Score SAN ANTONIO - The Missions took both ends of Saturday's doubleheader, dispatching the Hooks by scores of 4-3 and 2-1 at Wolff Stadium. Peyton Plumlee took the tough-luck loss in Game 2, working five one-hit frames. After six came to bat in
Hooks Pen Secures Triumph
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - The Hooks posted a pair of early five spots and enjoyed tremendous relief pitching Saturday afternoon, knocking off Amarillo, 12-7, before 4,327 fans at Whataburger Field. Leading the series, 3-2, Corpus Christi can win the set with a victory in the Sunday finale. Hooks relievers
Hooks March to Fifth Consecutive Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI – The Hooks picked up a season-best fifth straight win with a 7-2 triumph over the Springfield Cardinals Thursday night at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi has won six of its last eight games and improves to 7-2 opposite the Cardinals this year. The Hooks struck for
Abreu’s Big Day Helps Hooks to Series Split
Box Score AMARILLO – Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs, scored four times and drove in five Sunday night as Corpus Christi cruised to a 13-4 victory over the Sod Poodles at Hodgetown. With back-to-back wins, the Hooks earned a split of the six-game set in Amarillo. Abreu opened the
Hooks Battle Back to Win in 10
Box Score AMARILLO – Cesar Salazar and Edwin Díaz clubbed 10th-inning home runs as the Hooks snapped a three-game slide with a 7-2 victory over the Sod Poodles Wednesday night at Hodgetown. Stout pitching enabled the come-from-behind triumph as Adrian Chaidez, Jonathan Sprinkle and Derek West teamed to blank Amarillo
Early Hole Too Much for Hooks
Box Score SAN ANTONIO – The Missions mustered six runs in the first two innings to beat Corpus Christi, 7-4, before 4,462 fans Saturday night at Wolff Stadium. The Hooks received excellent work from their bullpen as Freylin Garcia, Tyler Brown and Jonathan Sprinkle teamed for 5 1/3 shutout innings.
Bats Stay Hot, Pen Shines to Earn Series Win
Box Score The Hooks earned a series win by beating Northwest Arkansas, 12-7, before 4,952 fans at Whataburger Field Saturday night. CC totaled six walks and 16 hits, with seven going for extra bases. Each man in the lineup recorded a knock as Grae Kessinger, Justin Dirden, Will Wagner, Alex
Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits Roll Wednesday Night
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI – Justin Dirden went 3-for-5 with a double, home run and four RBIs as the Hooks, playing as the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits, earned a 10-3 victory over Northwest Arkansas Wednesday night at Whataburger Field. Following its 8-3 win Tuesday, Corpus Christi notched 13 hits, with
Hooks Blank Riders for Third Straight Win
Box Score FRISCO – Rehabbing Astro Jake Odorizzi struck out six against three hits Wednesday night as the Hooks picked up their second shutout in a span of three games, a 5-0 decision over the RoughRiders at Riders Field. The Hooks, who two-hit Frisco in a 4-2 win Tuesday, have
CC Ends Half with Shutout & Series Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI – The Cumbias wrapped up their debut with a 7-0 victory over Amarillo to secure a series win Sunday evening before 3,375 fans at Whataburger Field. The Hooks, playing as the Corpus Christi Cumbias this weekend, have won three of their last four series. Sunday’s gem
Hooks Slay Skid, Back-to-Back Bombs Spark Win
SPRINGFIELD – Corpus Christi ended a five-game drought with a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals before 3,531 fans Thursday night at Hammons Field. With the score level at 1 in the sixth, Justin Dirden and Shay Whitcomb clubbed back-to-back home runs off lefty Garrett Williams for a 3-1 Hooks lead.
CC Opens Series with Win
SPRINGDALE – The Hooks employed 11 hits and excellent relief work to push past Northwest Arkansas, 8-7, in the series opener Tuesday night at Arvest Ballpark. Corpus Christi has won seven of its last 12 games. Luke Berryhill’s first-inning double was the first of seven Hooks extra-base hits on the
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
Hooks Nail Down Win
FRISCO - A sterling start by Misael Tamarez and home runs from Shay Whitcomb, Wilyer Abreu, and Justin Dirden helped the Hooks to a 7-5 triumph over the RoughRiders Wednesday night at Riders Field. The effort snapped a five-game drought for Corpus Christi. Whitcomb's 428-foot drive to center field kickstarted
CC Earns Mother’s Day Win
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Hooks blasted three home runs and then scored three times in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon, dispatching San Antonio, 9-6, before 4,495 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi (11-16) broke a 6-6 stalemate in the eighth, capitalizing on a pair of walks by Kevin Kopps. Justin
Arias Vaults Hooks to Walk-Off Win
CORPUS CHRISTI – Bryan Arias crushed a double to the track in right-center in the ninth inning Saturday night, chasing Luke Berryhill home from first base to send the Hooks to a come-from-behind, 7-6 win over Arkansas before 4,862 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi climbed back from a 5-0
Hooks Capture Opener in Midland
MIDLAND – Jose Bravo fired five innings of one-run ball while Cesar Salazar and Ross Adolph teamed to drive in six runs Tuesday night as Corpus Christi notched an 11-4 win over the RockHounds at Momentum Bank Ballpark. Salazar paced Hooks (2-2) hitters by going 4-for-5 with four runs scored
Hooks Top Islanders in Wednesday Exhibition
CORPUS CHRISTI – Angel Macuare spun five innings of one-run ball and Yainer Diaz belted a two-run home run as the Hooks cruised to a 6-2 triumph over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before 2,487 fans Wednesday night at Whataburger Field. Staked to an early 6-0 lead, Macuare retired 12 of 14
Bats Back Macuare & Pen, CC Takes Lead in Final Series
SAN ANTONIO – The Hooks supported a strong start by Angel Macuare with a 12-hit effort Saturday night, including a season-high five doubles, to knock off the Missions, 6-1, before 4,632 fans at Wolff Stadium. Corpus Christi chased San Antonio starter Pedro Avila with four straight hits to start the
Homestand Begins with a Bang; Tourists Top Grasshoppers 13-6
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists won for the sixth time in their last seven games with a convincing victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 13-6. Asheville outhit their opponent for the 12th straight game and took Greensboro by surprise with a non-stop offensive outburst.