August 26 2017 The Cleburne Railroaders scored three runs in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and defeat the Salina Stockade 5-1. Cleburne finished with seven hits and one error while Salina also collected seven hits without committing an error.
Salina scored in the third inning, but Cleburne answered in the bottom half before taking control with its three-run seventh. Cleburne’s runs were driven in by M. Gonzalez, who had one hit and one RBI, M. Glasser, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, B. Grant-Parks, who added a double and an RBI, and K. Huth, who also drove in a run. A. Polston scored twice for the Railroaders, while A. Johnson scored once.
Alberto Rodriguez earned the win after allowing one run on seven hits over six innings while striking out six and walking none. R. Romero followed with two scoreless innings, and C. Upperman completed the shutout relief effort with a scoreless ninth. Salina starter
Troy Mannebach took the loss after giving up five runs, four earned, on six hits in 6.2 innings with three walks and six strikeouts.
Jonathan Moroney produced Salina’s lone RBI and added a double.
