July 4 2017 The Salina Stockade defeated the Cleburne Railroaders 7-1 behind 11 hits and a strong pitching performance from
Brian Smith. Salina broke a scoreless tie with one run in the fourth inning, added another in the fifth and scored once more in the seventh before breaking the game open with four runs in the eighth. Cleburne’s lone run came in the fifth inning.
Jesse Baker led Salina with three hits, including two doubles, while
Logan Trowbridge collected two hits and drove in two runs.
Jonathan Moroney also recorded two RBI, and
Jordan Caillouet hit a home run, his sixth of the season, while adding an RBI.
Kewby Meyer scored twice and reached base twice with a hit and a walk.
Smith earned the win by allowing four hits and one run over seven innings. He struck out three and did not allow an earned run. T. Herr completed the victory with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts, as Salina limited Cleburne to five hits.
Harrison Lee took the loss for Cleburne after allowing four hits and two runs, one earned, in five innings. W. Perez surrendered five earned runs on five hits over two innings. Cleburne committed one error, while Salina was charged with two.
