CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx. -- SS Rayder Ascanio and RF Justin Toerner both hit 9th-inning solo home runs to power the Springfield Cardinals (16-14, 46-54) past the Corpus Christi Hooks (14-16, 47-52), 3-2, on Sunday evening.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx. -- SS Rayder Ascanio and RF Justin Toerner both hit 9th-inning solo home runs to power the Springfield Cardinals (16-14, 46-54) past the Corpus Christi Hooks (14-16, 47-52), 3-2, on Sunday evening.
DECISIONS:
W: RHP Ronnie Williams (2-1)
L: RHP Erasmo Pinales (0-1)
S: RHP Mitchell Osnowitz (1)
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED:
-The Hooks broke through first in the fourth inning with an RBI base hit from LF Seth Beer for the 1-0 lead.
-Springfield struck in the seventh to tie it against RHP Willy Collado. RF Scott Hurst started the rally with a one-out double, before taking third on a wild pitch and scoring on an RBI single from 2B Alberto Triunfel for the 1-1 tie.
-Hooks DH Ronnie Dawson swung the Hooks in front, 2-1, in the bottom of the eighth with a solo home run to left field.
-SS Rayder Ascanio led off the top of the ninth inning and slugged the stanza's second pitch out to left field, tying the game at 2-2. Two outs later with no runners on, RF Justin Toerner connected on a solo blast to left field, lifting the Cardinals into their first lead all game, 3-2.
NOTABLES:
-SS Rayder Ascanio's game-tying homer in the ninth extended his hitting streak to 11 games, the longest hitting streak of the season for Springfield.
-RHP Angel Rondon started the game with seven straight outs, finishing with 5.2 innings with just one run on six hits, two walks and two strikeouts.
-Hooks RHP Yohan Ramirez tossed 5.0 scoreless innings to start, allowing just two hits and three walks to keep the Cardinals at bay through the first half of the game.
WHAT'S ON DECK:
-The Cardinals conclude the Texas trip in Corpus Christi on Monday at 6:15pm. Catch all the action live on Jock 98.7 FM and SpringfieldCardinals.com, and tune in 15 minutes early for the Harbell's Grill and Sports Bar Pregame Show.
