June 3 2017 The St. Paul Saints defeated the Salina Stockade 6-3, scoring in four of the first six innings and holding off a late Salina rally. St. Paul finished with eight hits and no errors, while Salina collected nine hits but committed two errors.
St. Paul took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added another run in the second. The Saints extended the advantage with two runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth to lead 6-1. Salina scored once in the fourth and twice in the seventh, but St. Paul closed out the victory.
N. Hanson led the Saints with two hits and three RBIs. D. Oh and B. Almadova each drove in a run, while T. Colwell, T. Thomas and D. Oh recorded doubles. For Salina,
Aaron Olivas went 3-for-3, and
Jordan Caillouet had two hits, including a double, with one RBI.
Jimmy Heck also drove in a run.
John Straka earned the win for St. Paul after allowing eight hits and three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings, with one walk and three strikeouts. Seth Rosin recorded the save with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Salina starter
Tim Blackmon took the loss, allowing four runs, two earned, on two hits in 3 1/3 innings while walking five and striking out three.
