July 20 2017 The Salina Stockade scored five unanswered runs across the second through fourth innings and held on for a 5-1 victory over the Sioux City Explorers. Salina finished with 10 hits and no errors, while Sioux City collected six hits and committed two errors.
Salina took a 1-0 lead in the second inning before adding two runs in each of the third and fourth.
Cody Coffman went 2-for-3 with a home run and one RBI.
Jesse Baker added two hits and two RBI, while
Troy Paris also recorded two hits.
Jonathan Moroney and
Kewby Meyer each drove in a run.
Sioux City’s lone run came in the sixth inning on a solo home run by Luis Washington, who finished 2-for-4 with one RBI. T. Campana also had two hits, and J. Ray doubled and stole a base.
Jordan Cummings earned the win after allowing one run on six hits in 5.1 innings, with five walks and four strikeouts.
Jake Eaton followed with 2.2 scoreless innings and three strikeouts, and T. Herr completed the shutout relief effort with a scoreless ninth. Sioux City starter Cody Forsythe went the distance but took the loss, allowing five runs on 10 hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
