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Road to The Show™: Astros’ Brice Matthews

Organization's No. 3 prospect proves up to the challenge in first full season
@Gerard_Gilberto
October 8, 2024

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at third-ranked Astros prospect Brice Matthews. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. The Astros have been aggressive when it comes to

Offense Explodes For Double-Digits In Game One Victory

Blubaugh Spins 5.2 Frames of Two-Run Ball As Offense Collects 14 Hits
September 25, 2024

\In the first game of a best-of-three series for the Pacific Coast League Championship, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (1-0) offense pounded the Reno Aces (0-1) pitching staff for 14 runs in their 14-2 win on Tuesday night at Constellation Field. With the victory, the Space Cowboys are one win

Space Cowboys Walk It Off On A Bases-Loaded Hit-By-Pitch

Sugar Land Completes Tenth Walk-Off of the Season
September 15, 2024

With a tie game headed into the ninth, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (90-53, 41-27) won Sunday afternoon’s contest in walk-off fashion against the Reno Aces (74-69, 39-29), taking it 5-4 at Constellation Field in the last home game of the regular season. RHP Wander Suero (W, 7-1) pitched a

Season Recap: 2024 Asheville Tourists

100th Year at McCormick Field Provided Plenty of Memories
September 12, 2024

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists have officially wrapped up the 2024 regular season. Before we move forward into preparations for next year’s Tourists Home Opener, April 8th, 2025, we first glance back at the 2024 campaign. It was a season that brought with it a record-setting 14 home sellout crowds, a

Travs Rally in Eighth, Hooks Drop Road Finale

September 8, 2024

Box Score NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Travelers, employing a five-run eighth inning, came back to beat Corpus Christi, 6-5, Sunday afternoon at Dickey-Stephens Park. James Hicks made the start in the Hooks road finale, blanking Arkansas over four innings of work. Hicks, pitching 30 miles from his hometown

Win Streak Hits Six! 

September 1, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Tyler Guilfoil struck out six over four shutout innings Saturday night, leading the Hooks to a 6-2 triumph over Tulsa before 5,155 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi has won six in a row and seven of its last eight, finishing August with a 14-12

Deming Drives in Six, Hooks Win Fourth in a Row

August 29, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Austin Deming belted two home runs, including the first grand slam by a Hook in 2024, as part of a six-RBI day and a 12-3 Hooks triumph over Tulsa Thursday night at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi has won four in a row and five of

Early Power Surge Sends CC to Victory

August 24, 2024

Box Score AMARILLO - Home runs by Miguel Palma, Zach Cole, and Brice Matthews helped the Hooks to 10 runs before the start of fifth Saturday night, resulting in an 11-7 win over the Sod Poodles at Hodgetown. Corpus Christi notched six of those runs on eight hits in the

Mancini & Fleury Lead Hooks Past Amarillo

August 22, 2024

Box Score AMARILLO - Joey Mancini and Jose Fleury teamed to hold the surging Sod Poodles to four hits Thursday night, helping the Hooks to a 6-2 win before 4,033 fans at Hodgetown. Mancini permitted three base runners over five shutout innings, throwing 40 of 65 pitches for strikes. The

Matthews & Espinosa Power Hooks over Amarillo

August 3, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Brice Matthews and Rolando Espinosa belted home runs Saturday night as the Hooks rolled to a 9-5 triumph against Amarillo before 5,335 fans at Whataburger Field. Matthews connected on his 12th long ball of the season, a two-run tater off the batter's eye in the

Matthews' Mammoth Homer Not Enough, Cards Win in Seven

July 27, 2024

Box Score SPRINGFIELD, MO - Following a delay of two hours and 31 minutes, the Cardinals employed a late rally to stymie the Hooks, 4-2, in a rain-shortened seven inning contest Friday night at Hammons Field. In the third, Brice Matthews turned around a 1-0 deficit by launching a two-run

Hooks Hit Three Homers But Drop Finale

July 21, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - The RockHounds bested the Hooks, 5-3, Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep at Whataburger Field. Pascanel Ferreras, Rolando Espinosa, and Brice Matthews each belted solo home runs for Corpus Christi. Ferreras went deep in the fourth for his fifth Double-A dinger. Espinosa, going yard

Hounds Secure Series

July 20, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Fueled by a four-run fourth, Midland knocked off the Hooks, 5-3, Saturday night before 7,689 fans, the largest crowd of the season at Whataburger Field. Brice Matthews and Zach Cole each hit solo home runs for Corpus Christi. Matthews, who went deep in the fourth,

Caratini Homers in First AB, Hounds Win in 10

July 19, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Blanked over the first seven frames Friday night, Midland rallied for a 7-3 extra-inning win over the Hooks before a crowd of 5,044 at Whataburger Field. The 10-inning setback snapped Corpus Christi's win streak at three. Rehabbing Astros catcher Victor Caratini handed the Hooks a

Back-to-Back Big Innings Steam SA

July 2, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - The Missions totaled seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings Tuesday night, with San Antonio taking an 8-1 victory over the Hooks before 3,352 fans at Whataburger Field. Alimber Santa was a highlight for the Hooks, working 3.1 innings of one-run ball out of

Riders Snap Late Stalemate for Series Win

June 30, 2024

Box Score FRISCO - Frisco scored four two-out runs in the seventh inning Sunday night, spurring a 5-3 victory over Corpus Christi at Riders Field. The Hooks rallied for a pair in the eighth on solo home runs by Collin Price and Brice Matthews. Matthews, blasting his first Double-A home

Rodriguez Stellar in Relief, Hooks Rally for Friday Night Win

June 21, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Luis Angel Rodriguez struck out a season-best eight batters over four shutout frames Friday night as the Hooks came back to beat Springfield, 4-2, before 4,150 fans at Whataburger Field. In the fourth inning, Corpus Christi notched three hits and three runs to turn a

Dapper Debut for Matthews, Hooks Win Big

June 18, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Brice Matthews cracked a two-out, bases-clearing double as part of a seven-run fourth inning Tuesday night, with the Hooks knocking off Springfield, 10-1, before 4,229 fans at Whataburger Field. Matthews, Houston's first-round pick from 2023, reached base in his first three Double-A plate appearances as

Encarnacion and Johnson Go Deep in 13-4 Loss

Greenville's Coffey Homers Twice, Plates Seven
June 14, 2024

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists dropped their second straight to the Greenville Drive on Friday night, 13-4. Greenville’s offense, led by Cutter Coffey, took control after the Tourists struck early. Coffey finished the game with two Home Runs and seven RBI.

Urias Slams the Door in Third Straight Road Win

Tourists Top Drive 3-2 Behind Stellar Pitching
June 13, 2024

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists received a pitching gem from their Wednesday night duo of Jose Guedez and Manuel Urias. Guedez dominated the Greenville Drive for five innings while Urias kept Asheville in front during the final four frames. The pitching effort was critical in the Tourists 3-2 win over the

Garcia, Deming Each Plate Four in Blowout over Greenville

Tourists Hammer the Drive in Series Opener
June 12, 2024

GREENVILLE- Austin Deming and John Garcia made it clear to the Greenville Drive that they are going to have to deal with one of the hottest offenses in the South Atlantic League, the Asheville Tourists, this week. The duo combined for three Home Runs, seven total hits, and eight RBI

Brice Matthews Named South Atlantic League Player of the Week

June 10, 2024

ASHEVILLE- The South Atlantic League announced Asheville’s Brice Matthews as the Player of the Week for the week of June 3 – June 9. Brice joins Cam Fisher as the second Asheville Tourists player to win the award in 2024.

Guillemette and Matthews Go Deep in Series Finale

Hot Rods Hold Off the Tourists at the End
June 9, 2024

ASHEVILLE- Sunday afternoon’s series finale between the Asheville Tourists and the Bowling Green Hot Rods was another closely contested game throughout. The Hot Rods hit four Home Runs while the Tourists belted a pair. In the end, Bowling Green held on for an 8-5 win over Asheville.

Wild Catch Ends Tourists' Comeback Bid

Baez Homers, Drives In Four
June 8, 2024

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists would not go away on Saturday night. Every time the Bowling Green Hot Rods tried to distance themselves, the Tourists responded with a rally. Down 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth, a fly ball with two runners on and two outs carried into centerfield. Bowling

Tourists Belt Season-High Five Home Runs to Even Series

Swanson Keeps Hot Rods In Check for Five Innings
June 7, 2024

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists blasted a single game season-high five Home Runs on Friday night in an 11-7 victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Five different players went deep and the balanced Tourists offense finished the game with 15 hits.