July 7 2017 The Texas AirHogs defeated the Salina Stockade 8-7 in a back-and-forth game. Texas finished with nine hits and scored in the first fifth seventh and eighth innings, while Salina collected 12 hits and answered with runs in the third fourth and eighth.
Texas broke open the game with five runs in the fifth inning to take a 6-5 lead. Salina scored four times in the fourth and added two runs in the eighth, but the AirHogs scored once in the eighth and held on for the victory.
Chris Grider led Texas with two hits, including a home run and a triple, while driving in one run. Luke Scott went 2-for-4 with two RBI, and Tom Sealey added a triple and two RBI. For Salina,
Roche Woodard went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI, while
Jesse Baker and
Jonathan Moroney each collected two hits.
Josh Blanco earned the win for Texas after allowing three hits and two runs, two earned, in two innings. Luis De La Cruz recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning and three strikeouts. Salina starter
Connor Bach worked 4.2 innings and allowed six runs on six hits with five strikeouts, while
Dillon Sunnafrank took the loss.
