DOUBLE A BASEBALL
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
05/16/2060
 
DOUBLE A BASEBALL
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
GAME ID: 9544 - SUNDAY, MAY 16TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (19-14) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Corpus Christi Hooks (25-8) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4 5 1
Hooks Turn Back Naturals, 4-3
The Corpus Christi Hooks managed to get by the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 4-3, at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi pitcher Mike Johnson set himself apart with his performance. The winner in relief was Josh Eisel. He is now 2-0. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.2 innings. The Hooks, now 25-8, have won 5 in a row.

Corpus Christi took the lead, 4-2, on Clint Sposato's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Northwest Arkansas pitcher Jeff Cunningham in the bottom of the seventh.

"It all comes down to competing and our guys love to compete," said Hooks manager .
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Castellanos CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 7 13
B. Nuckels RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .346 5 21
J. Brown 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .348 5 17
S. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 1 15
T. Sato DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 1 8
J. DeHart 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 5 16
J. Scoggins C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 2 3
   a-C. Mantia PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 1 1
P. Overfelt SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .213 2 6
J. Unknown 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   b-W. Peer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 8 9      
a - C. Mantia pinch hit for J. Scoggins in the 9th
b - W. Peer pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Mantia (1, 9th Inning off M. Fleming, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Castellanos , B. Nuckels , S. Williams , J. Scoggins 2 , C. Mantia 4 , P. Overfelt , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Williams , T. Sato , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: H. Castellanos , P. Overfelt
Sac Fly: J. Brown
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Johnson RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 1 2
J. Parker DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347 3 14
K. Igarashi CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .317 7 26
K. Varela SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .314 4 15
B. Gerrish C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .320 4 18
L. Church LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .277 1 13
B. Andre 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 1 15
   a-S. McAlpin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 7
C. Sposato 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 2 4
S. Maldonado 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 5 19
Totals 29 4 5 4 2 3 6      
a - S. McAlpin substituted for B. Andre in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Johnson (1, 1st Inning off J. Stewart, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Varela (4, 4th Inning off J. Stewart, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Sposato (2, 7th Inning off J. Cunningham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Johnson 4 , J. Parker , K. Varela 4 , B. Gerrish , C. Sposato 4
2-out RBI: C. Sposato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Church
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Johnson (1)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson(Scoggins at 3rd base))
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stewart 6.0 3 2 2 1 1 2 82 2.72   
J. Cunningham L (1-3) 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 40 9.00   
M. de la Torre 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stewart 58
Batters Faced: J. Stewart 22, J. Cunningham 8, M. de la Torre 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stewart 15-2, J. Cunningham 2-1, M. de la Torre 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stewart 82-54, J. Cunningham 40-25, M. de la Torre 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. de la Torre 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Johnson 5.1 6 2 0 1 4 0 86 3.35   
J. Eisel W (2-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 1.04   
M. Fleming SV (13) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Johnson 55
Batters Faced: M. Johnson 23, J. Eisel 9, M. Fleming 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Johnson 8-4, J. Eisel 1-4, M. Fleming 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Johnson 86-55, J. Eisel 29-22, M. Fleming 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Johnson
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 5308
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