Express Top Space Cowboys 4-2 for First Extra-Inning Win

Round Rock Scores Three Late Runs to Beat Sugar Land in 10 Innings

By Andrew Felts/Round Rock Express

April 14, 2022

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Round Rock Express (5-4) rallied to score three late runs, topping the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (3-6) 4-2 after 10 innings of play at Constellation Field on Thursday night. E-Train C Sam Huff blasted a solo home run to level the game at 2-2 in

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Round Rock Express (5-4) rallied to score three late runs, topping the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (3-6) 4-2 after 10 innings of play at Constellation Field on Thursday night. E-Train C Sam Huff blasted a solo home run to level the game at 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning before CF Bubba Thompson drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the 10th.

Round Rock RHP Jesus Tinoco (1-0, 0.00) earned the win after two shutout innings of relief that saw a trio of strikeouts. RHP Hever Bueno earned his first career Triple-A save after striking out two in a 1-2-3 10th inning of relief. Sugar Land RHP Nick Hernandez (0-1, 3.60) suffered the blown save loss after giving up three runs on three hits in an inning of relief.

Along the Train Tracks:

After two scoreless frames, Round Rock jumped ahead 1-0 in the third inning as SS Davis Wendzel walked prior to a single by LF Elier Hernandez. An ensuing Nick Tanielu RBI single off Space Cowboys starter RHP Brandon Bielak scored the first run of the night.
Sugar Land surged ahead with a pair of runs in the sixth inning. E-Train RHP Jason Bahr surrendered back-to-back home runs to * LF J.J. Matijevic* and C Korey Lee.
Huff played the role of hero by extending the game with a full-count, one-out, solo home run in the top of the ninth inning.
With Tanielu on second base, Thompson lined a double to left field, scoring the go-ahead run to put Round Rock up 3-2 in the top of the 10th. After stealing third base, Thompson sprinted home on a Ryan Dorow sacrifice bunt to cement the final score at 4-2.

E-Train Excerpts:

For the second night in a row, Round Rock pitchers shined as starter RHP Cole Winn allowed just four hits and a walk while striking out four in 4.0 innings of work.
RHP Justin Anderson, RHP Jesus Tinoco and RHP Hever Bueno teamed up for four shoutout innings of relief over the final four innings of the game. Sugar Land managed just one hit and a walk against the trio while striking out five times.
Thursday night’s 10-inning victory marked Round Rock’s first extra-inning win of the 2022 season.
With the thrilling victory, Round Rock improved to 21-17 all-time against Sugar Land, including 9-5 at Constellation Field.

Next up: Round Rock and Sugar Land meet for game four on Friday night from Constellation Field. E-Train RHP Glenn Otto (0-0, 0.00) is scheduled to get the start up against Space Cowboys RHP Chad Donato (1-0, 0.00). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

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