June 6 2017 The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Salina Stockade 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel. Cleburne scored the game’s only run in the bottom of the second inning and held Salina to three hits without an error. Cleburne also finished with three hits and no errors.
Ben Tierney provided the decisive offense for Cleburne, going 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. M. Gonzalez and S. Zarraga also collected hits for the Railroaders, while Salina’s three hits came from Eric Ferguson,
Jesse Baker and
Cody Coffman. Ferguson stole a base for the Stockade.
Santos Arias earned the win after allowing three hits and two walks while striking out five over six scoreless innings. Winston Abreu closed the game with a hitless seventh inning and one strikeout to record the save. Salina starter
Taylor Thurber took the loss despite allowing only one run on three hits in six innings, with two walks and two strikeouts.
