June 7 2017 The Cleburne Railroaders overcame an early deficit to defeat the Salina Stockade 10-5. Cleburne collected 11 hits and scored seven runs in the fifth inning to take control after Salina had moved ahead 5-2 with a five-run third.
Cleburne’s offense was led by G. Valentin and O. Mesa with two hits apiece. E. Escobar drove in two runs, while M. Gonzalez, D. Ahart, M. Glasser, G. Valentin, S. Zarraga and A. Polston each added an RBI. S. Zarraga also doubled. Salina’s
Cody Coffman hit a home run and finished with two RBIs, while
Aaron Olivas had three hits and
Jimmy Heck and
Kewby Meyer each had two hits.
Bryce Beeler earned the win for Cleburne after allowing two hits and no runs over 2.1 innings with two strikeouts. Cleburne’s bullpen combined to hold Salina scoreless over the final four innings.
Joe Robinson took the loss for Salina, surrendering nine hits and eight earned runs in 4.2 innings with two walks and two strikeouts.
